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| Overview | People | Geography | Economy | Government | Communications | Transport | Military | Map |
| Country | Aruba |
| Flag |  |
| Capital | name: Oranjestad geographic coordinates: 12 33 N, 70 06 W time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Population | 100,018 note: estimate based on a revision of the base population, fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-1999 migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent with the 2000 census (July 2007 est.) |
| GMT | -4 |
| Location | Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela see map |
| Area | total: 193 sq km land: 193 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Ethnic groups | mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%, other 20% |
| Religions | Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, other (includes Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 10% |
| 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) |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy |
| National holiday | Flag Day, 18 March (1976) |
| Constitution | 1 January 1986 |
| Legal system | based on Dutch civil law system, with some English common law influence |
| Background | Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990. |
| Internet country code | .aw |
