Quick Facts:
| Area: | 75 sq miles (194 sq km) |
| Population: | 80,000 |
| Capital city: | Oranjestad (pop 18,000) |
| Language: | Dutch is the official language, Papiamento is the local dialect, plus English and Spanish |
| Currency: | Aruban florin (Afl) / U.S. Dollar widely accepted |
| Religion: | Roman Catholic (82%), plus Protestants, Jews and Baha'i |
| Government: | Autonomous state within the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Major industries: | Tourism, oil refining, offshore banking, phosphates |
| Health risks: | Sunburn |
| Time: | GMT/UTC minus four hours, Year round Atlantic Standard Time |
| Electricity: | 110V, 60Hz |
| Weights & measures: | Imperial, with some metric |
| Telephoning: | Country code 297; area code 8 |
| Visas: | Most nationalities require just a passport. US and Canadian citizens can visit with proof of citizenship, such as a photo ID and a birth certificate. A roundtrip or onward ticket is required of all visitors. |
| Climate: | yearly averages: temp 82, rainfall 17", humidity 76%, watertemp 89, year round tropical tradewinds. Average daily sunshine is more than 8 hours per day. |
| Drinking water: | Distilled and purified from the tap |
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