About Aruba

Country name:            Aruba

Capital:                        Oranjestad

Population:                  116,576  (July 2018 est.)

Nationality:                  Aruban

Area:                            180 sq km

Major language:          Papiamento

Major religions:           Roman Catholisicm, Protestantism

Life expectancy:          74.1 years (men), 80.3 years (women)

Currency:                     Aruban Florin

Conversion rate:          1.80 AWG = 1 USD

Ethnic Groups:            Aruban 66%, Colombian 9.1%, Dutch 4.3%, Dominican 4.1%,                                                            Venezuelan 3.2%, Curacaoan 2.2%, Haitian 1.5%, Peruvian 1.1%,                                                      Chinese 1.1%, other 6.2% (2010 est.)

Languages:                  Papiamento (official) 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.)

Religions:                    Roman Catholic 75.3%, Protestant 4.9% (includes Methodist 0.9%,                                                  Adventist 0.9%, Anglican 0.4%, other Protestant 2.7%),                                                                    Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 12%, none 5.5%, unspecified                                                            0.5% (2010 est.)

Legal System:             Civil law system based on the Dutch civil code