Aruba

Map of Aruba

Country Name	Aruba
Capital	Oranjestad
Independence	None (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Population	107,635 (July 2012 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth	1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.01 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
Nationality	Aruban(s)
Religions	Roman Catholic 80.8%, Protestant 7.8% (Evangelist 4.1%, Methodist 1.2%, other Protestant 2.5%), Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%, Jewish 0.2%, other 5.1%, none or unspecified 4.6%
Languages	Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 66.3%, Spanish 12.6%, English (widely spoken) 7.7%, Dutch (official) 5.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified or unknown 5.3% (2000 census)
Literacy	Age 15 and over can read and write Total population: 97.3% Male: 97.5% Female: 97.1% (2000 census)
National holiday	Flag Day, 18 March (1976)
Location	Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates	12 30 N, 69 58 W
Map references	Central America and the Caribbean
Area	total: 180 sq km land: 180 sq km water: 0 sq km
Area - comparative	slightly larger than Washington, DC
Land boundaries	0 km
Coastline	68.5 km
Maritime claims	territorial sea: 12 nm
Climate	tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrain	flat with a few hills; scant vegetation
Elevation extremes	lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Ceru Jamanota 188 m
Natural resources	NEGL; white sandy beaches
Exports - commodities	Live animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment
Imports - commodities	Machinery and electrical equipment, crude oil for refining and reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs
Land use	arable land: 10.53% permanent crops: 0% other: 89.47% (2005)
Irrigated land	NA (1998 est.)
Natural hazards	hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
Environment - current issues	NA
Geography - note	a flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit)