GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2005): $2.258 billion (US$) or £1,354.8 million(GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2004): $2.205 billion (US$) or £1.323 billion(GBP)
Capital: Oranjestad
Population (Estimated July 2012): 107,635
Area: 193km2 or 75mi2
Currency: Aruban Florin (AF.)
Official Language: Dutch; Papiamentu
Political Information: Autonomous State of the Netherlands with Parliamentary Democracy
Official Religion: No Official Religion (approximately 80.8% of the population are Roman Catholic, 7.8% are Protestant, 1.5% are Jehovah’s Witnesses, 5.1% have other religious beliefs and 4.6% have no or unspecified religious beliefs)
Highest Point: Ceru Jamanota at 188m or 617ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): -4:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States:
Leaders: Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands represented by Governor General Fredis Refunjol; Prime Minister Michiel "Mike" Godfried Eman
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, Encyclopaedia Britannica,
