Aruba Country Info - North America

Description and Basic Information

Aruba with its capital Oranjestad is located in North America (Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea). It covers some 194 square kilometres (slightly larger than Washington, DC) with 71,566 citizens. Dutch, Spanish and English are languages spoken by the majority in Aruba (consider regional differences).

Aruba is a Caribbean island 15 miles north of the coast of Venezuela. The island is an autonomous dependency of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. This flat, riverless island is 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°C (81°F). The southwest has the white sand beaches, turquoise seas, and warm waters. The northeast coast, exposed to the Atlantic, has a few white sand beaches, rough seas with treacherous currents, and a rocky coastline. The running water in Aruba is absolutely safe to drink; the island's desalination plant is the second largest in the world. Aruba is generally a very safe place at any time of day or night.

Pictures from Capital (Oranjestad)

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About Aruba

The terrain offers flat with a few hills having scant vegetation. The average density of population is about 370 per km². The climate in Aruba can be described as tropical marine with little seasonal temperature variation. Possible natural disasters include hurricanes or lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and being rarely threatened.

To reach someone in Aruba dial +297 prior to a number. There are 38,300 installed telephones. And there are 128,000 registered mobile phones. The cellular networks operate on frequencies of 900, 1800, 1900 Mhz. Websites typically end with the top level domain ".aw". If you want to bring electric appliances (e.g. battery charger), keep in mind the local 127V - 60Hz. The following list are the 1 regions/states in Aruba we know off.

Demographic Statistics

In the year 2010, the total Aruban population grew at a rate of 1.46% (or by 1,524 citizens). With 812 deaths and 1,336 babies born, the natural increase rate lies at 0.5%. 1,000 persons more in total immigrated to the country than emmigrated.

An overview of age distribution in Aruba: Each pair of bars represents a single age group (male/female). Each group is spanning 5 years. E.g. 0 to 5 years, 5 to 10 etc. and group "0 to 5" being at the left end and "100 +" at the right end of the chart.

Based on content from wikitravel.org. The original article can be found here based on the work of these users.
Geographic information is based on the data provided by geonames.org, CIA factsbook and Unesco.