Aruba

Aruba
Constituent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: "Aruba Dushi Tera" (English: "Aruba, Sweet Land")
Location of Aruba (circled in red)
Sovereign state	Kingdom of the Netherlands
Before separation	Netherlands Antilles
Country status	1 January 1986
Capital and largest city	Oranjestad 12°31′07″N70°02′09″W / 12.51861°N 70.03583°W / 12.51861; -70.03583
Official languages	Dutch Papiamento^[1]
Ethnic groups (2010)	66% Aruban 9.1% Colombian 4.3% Dutch 4.1% Dominican 3.2% Venezuelan 2.2% Curaçaoan 1.5% Haitian 1.2% Surinamese 1.1% Peruvian 1.1% Chinese 6.2% other^[2]
Demonym(s)	Aruban
Government	Parliamentary representative democracy within a constitutional monarchy

• Monarch	Willem-Alexander
• Governor	Alfonso Boekhoudt
• Prime Minister	Evelyn Wever-Croes

Legislature	Estates of Aruba
Area
• Total	180^[3] km² (69 sq mi)
• Water (%)	negligible
Highest elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population
• 1 January 2019 estimate	116,576^[3] (193rd)
• Density	624/km² (1,616.2/sq mi) (22nd)
GDP (PPP)	2019 estimate
• Total	$4.4 billion
• Per capita	$37,576^[4]
GDP (nominal)	2019 estimate
• Total	$3.4 billion
• Per capita	$28,898^[4]
HDI (2013)	0.908 very high
Currency	Aruban florin (AWG)
Time zone	UTC-4:00 (AST)
Mains electricity	127 V–60 Hz
Driving side	right
Calling code	+297
ISO 3166 code	AW NL-AW
Internet TLD	.aw

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