Official Name: Aruba Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela. Capital: Oranjestad Area: total: 180 sq km land: 180 sq km water: 0 sq km Lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m Highest point: Ceru Jamanota 188 m

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Population: 110,663 (July 2014 est.) Nationality: Aruban(s) Ethnic groups: Dutch 82.1%, Colombian 6.6%, Venezuelan 2.2%, Dominican 2.2%, Haitian 1.2%, other 5.5% Religions: Roman Catholic 75.3%, Protestant 4.9% (includes Methodist .9%, Adventist .9%, Anglican .4%, other Protestant 2.7%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 12%, none 5.5% Languages: Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 69.4%, Spanish 13.7%, English (widely spoken) 7.1%, Dutch (official) 6.1%, Chinese 1.5%, other 1.7%

Tropical marine with little seasonal temperature variation

Government type: Parliamentary democracy Independence: None (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) National holiday: Flag Day, 18 March (1976)

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