Aruba Travel Guide
Island territories of the Kingdom of the Netherland
Did you know?
The population of Aruba is around 106.8 thous., which puts the island in 192. place in terms of population (out of 231 countries and dependent territories).
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The distance between Oranjestad (AW) and Washington D.C. (US) is 1872 miles
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Cities and Top Tourist Attractions
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Miles | Oranjestad | Eagle Beach | Noord | Santa Cruz | Paradera | San Nicolaas | Savaneta | Palm Island |
Oranjestad | - | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 5 |
Eagle Beach | 3 | - | 1 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Noord | 3 | 1 | - | 5 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 |
Santa Cruz | 4 | 6 | 5 | - | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Paradera | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | - | 9 | 7 | 4 |
San Nicolaas | 11 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 9 | - | 3 | 6 |
Savaneta | 8 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 3 | - | 3 |
Palm Island | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | - |
Facts and Figures
Fundamental socio-economic statistical data pertaining to the country
Population | 192 / 231 Ranking | 106 766 Dutch 82.1%, Colombian 6.6%, Venezuelan 2.2%, Dominican 2.2%, Haitian 1.2% |
Area | 212 / 230 Ranking | 69 mi² |
Life expectancy | 67 / 196 Ranking | 77.8 Life expectancy expressed in years.men 74.7women 80.9 |
Median age | 122 / 157 Ranking | 39.9 Average age of population expressed in years.men 38.2women 41.5 |
Population growth | 76 / 172 Ranking | 1.17% The difference between live births and deaths. A negative value means natural loss. |
Literacy | 22 / 131 Ranking | 97.8% Ability to read, write and count.men 97.8%women 97.8% |
GDP | 39 / 194 Ranking | 38 442 INT$ GDP per capita is gross domestic product converted to international dollars (Int$) using purchasing power parity rates and divided by total population. |