Island Details: Aruba
Number of Islands (approx.)
1*
Type of Islands
continental, volcanic
Surface Area (km²)
180.00*
Terrain
flat with a few hills; scant vegetation*
Highest Elevation (m)
188.0*
Highest Elevation (name)
Ceru Jamanota*
Climate Risk Index Rank (1993-2012)
70*
Mean Sea Level Trends (mm/year)
0.00
Population (total)
107,488*
Census Year [Population (total)]
2010*
Population Density (p/km²)
597.2*
Census Year [Population Density (p/km²)]
2010*
Population Growth (annual %)
0.818*
Census Year [Population Growth (annual %)]
2010*
GDP (per capita in current US$)
25,300*
Dominant Economic Sector
offshore banking, tourism*
Administration
dependent (autonomous parliamentary democracy, but part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)*
Miscellaneous
Unlike much of the Caribbean region, Aruba has a dry climate and an arid, cactus-strewn landscape*
