General Information
Capital
Oranjestad
Continent
Americas
Region
Americas
Subregion
Central America & Caribbean
Currency
Aruban guilders/florins
Languages
Papiamento (official) (a creole language that mixes Portuguese
Spanish
Dutch
English
French
African languages
and Arawak) 69.4%
Spanish 13.7%
English (widely spoken) 7.1%
Dutch (official) 6.1%
Chinese 1.5%
other 1.7%
unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)
Timezones
UTC-4
Area
180 km²
Map Reference
Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Demographics
Population (2023)
107,359
Density
596.4 per km²
Urban Population
44.3%
Median Age
40.9 years
Life Expectancy
78.5 years
Major Cities
ORANJESTAD
Economy
GDP (2023)
$3.6B
GDP Per Capita (2022)
$33,017
Inflation (2019)
4.3%
Public Debt
84.7% of GDP
Exchange Rate (2024)
1.790 to USD
Main Exports
1.
tobacco
2.
gas turbines
3.
refined petroleum
4.
steam turbines
5.
heating machinery (2023)
Main Imports
1.
refined petroleum
2.
tobacco
3.
cars
4.
garments
5.
jewelry (2023)