Aruba
Aruba is a Caribbean island constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its capital is Oranjestad. About 106,739 people live there (2022). It covers 179 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Oranjestad
- People (2022)
- 106,739
- Area
- 179 km²
- Currency
- Aruban florin
Aruba at a glance
- Status
- Country
- Continent
- North America
- Capital
- Oranjestad
- Population
- 106,739 (2022)
- Area
- 179 km² (69 mi²)
- People are called
- Aruban
- Official languages
- Dutch, Papiamento
- Currency
- Aruban florin
- GDP (nominal)
- US$3.1 billion (2021)
- Life expectancy
- 75.9 years (2016)
- Government
- monarchy
- Head of state
- William Alexander of the Netherlands
- Head of government
- Evelyn Wever-Croes (since 2017)
- Country codes
- AW, ABW
- Calling code
- +297
- Internet domain
- .aw
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- Atlantic Time Zone, America/Aruba, UTC−04:00
- Coordinates
- 12.515°, -69.975°
Aruba on a map
Aruba is shown in green. It has no neighbours listed in the data.
- Aruba
Member of
- Interpol
- UNESCO
How far are you from Aruba?
On a phone this uses GPS. The calculator shows the straight-line distance to the nearest country border from where you are.
Questions
What is the capital of Aruba?
The capital of Aruba is Oranjestad.
What is the population of Aruba?
Aruba has about 106,739 people, as recorded in 2022.
How big is Aruba?
Aruba covers 179 square kilometres (69 square miles).
What currency does Aruba use?
The Aruban florin.
What language is spoken in Aruba?
The official languages of Aruba are Dutch and Papiamento.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.