Aruba Geography

Country Name: Aruba

Capital City: Oranjestad

Population: 100,018

Population Growth: 1.522% 2007

Currency: Aruban guilder/florin (AWG)

Languages: Dutch

Area: 193 sq km

Inflation Rate: 3.4% (2005)

Unemployment Rate: 6.9% (2005)

Domain extension:

GEOGRAPHIC DETAILS OF ARUBA

Location:

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela

Geographic Co-ordinates:

12 30 N, 69 58 W

Area - total:

193 sq km

Area - total:

193 sq km

Area - land:

193 sq km

Area - water:

0 sq km

Land Boundaries:

0 km

Border Countries:

Terrain:

flat with a few hills; scant vegetation

Elevation - highest point:

Mount Jamanota 188 m

Elevation - lowest point:

Caribbean Sea 0 m

Natural Resources:

NEGL; white sandy beaches

Arable Land:

10.53%

Permanent Crops:

Other Land Use:

89.47% (2005)

Natural Hazards:

lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt