Aruba: Flag and Facts
Aruba's flag is blue with two thin yellow stripes near the bottom and a red star with four points, edged in white, at upper left.
- Capital
- Oranjestad
- Region
- Caribbean
- Population
- 125,063 (2024)
- Languages
- Dutch, Papiamento
- Currency
- Aruban florin
- Area
- 180 km² (69 sq mi)
- People
- Aruban
- Calling code
- +297
- Highest point
- Ceru Jamanota 188 m
- Independence
- none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
- National symbols
- Hooiberg (Haystack) Hill
- Borders
- No land borders
- Status
- Territory (not a sovereign country)
About Aruba
The star's red and white match the island's red soil and white beaches. Its four points stand for the compass and for four major languages: Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, and English. The blue means Caribbean water and sky, and the two stripes represent tourism and mining.
Spain claimed the island in 1499, and the Dutch took it over in 1636. Gold mining, oil refining, and tourism have taken turns driving the economy, starting with a 19th-century gold rush and an oil refinery that opened in 1924. In 1986 Aruba split from the Netherlands Antilles, gaining its own semi-autonomous seat inside the Dutch kingdom, and at its own request it paused the move toward full independence in 1990.
Did you know?
- Aruba's highest point, Ceru Jamanota, stands just 188 meters tall.
- Hooiberg, also called Haystack Hill, is Aruba's national symbol.
- Aruba is slightly larger than Washington, D.C.
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Questions about Aruba
What is the capital of Aruba?
Oranjestad is the capital of Aruba.
What currency does Aruba use?
Aruba uses the Aruban florin.
Sources
- CIA World Factbook, checked October 8, 2026
- REST Countries data (mledoze/countries), checked October 8, 2026
- Flag artwork: flag-icons (MIT), checked October 8, 2026
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