Aruba

Aruba (AW, ABW) is a territory in Caribbean, with Oranjestad as its capital. The currency is the Aruban Florin (AWG, AWG). The international dialling code is +297; mobile numbers are written like 560 1234. The time zone is America/Aruba. Official languages: Dutch and Papiamento.

CurrencyAWGAWG

Dial code+297e.g. 560 1234

Time zoneArubaUTC−04:00

LanguageDutch+1 more

CapitalOranjestad

Population125.1K180 km²

Overview

Official name: Aruba
Native name: Aruba
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2: AW
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3: ABW
ISO 3166-1 numeric: 533
IOC code: ARU
Demonym: Aruban
Capital: Oranjestad
Region: Americas › Caribbean
Status: Dependency or territory
Groups: Caribbean
Internet domain: .aw
Coordinates: 12.5, -69.96666666
Area: 180 km²
Population: 125,063
GDP: $4.5B ($36K per person)
Literacy: 96.8%
Landlocked: No
Land borders: None

Currency

Aruban Florin AWG

Symbol: AWG
Minor units: 2 decimals
Example: Afl. 1.234,50

Former currencies: ANG

Languages

Language	Status	Share of population
Dutch nl	Official	97% (121.3K)
Papiamento pap	Official	61% (76.3K)
English en		2.4% (3K)

Time zones

Time zone	Local time	Standard	Daylight saving	Name
America/Aruba		UTC−04:00	none	Atlantic Standard Time

Phone numbers

Calling code: +297
Dial-out prefix: 00
Trunk prefix: none
National number length: 7 digits
Emergency number: 100 pattern 100|911

Number types

Type	National format	International format	Layout	Digits
Fixed line	521 2345	+297 521 2345	XXX XXXX	7
Mobile	560 1234	+297 560 1234	XXX XXXX	7
Toll free	800 1234	+297 800 1234	XXX XXXX	7
Premium rate	900 1234	+297 900 1234	XXX XXXX	7
VoIP	501 1234	+297 501 1234	XXX XXXX	7

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Show the 1 formatting rules

Digits pattern	Leading digits	Format	International
`(\d{3})(\d{4})`	`[25-9]`	`$1 $2`	`$1 $2`

Address and postal code

No address data.

Calendar, units and conventions

First day of the week: Monday
Weekend: Saturday to Sunday
First week of the year: Contains at least 1 day of the new year
Hour cycle: 24-hour (0–23), also hB
Calendars: gregorian
Measurement system: Metric
Temperature: Celsius
Paper size: A4
Locales: nl-AW
pap-AW

Number and date formats

As written by the Dutch (Aruba) locale (nl-AW), amounts in AWG.

Number: 1.234.567,891
Percent: 45,7%
Currency (AWG): Afl. 1.234.567,89
Accounting: (Afl. 1.234.567,89)
Currency, name: 1.234.567,89 Arubaanse gulden
Compact short: 1,2 mln.
Compact long: 1,2 miljoen
Scientific: 1,235E6
Speed: 88 kilometer per uur
Temperature: 21,5°C
Date, full: vrijdag 27 maart 2026
Date, long: 27 maart 2026
Date, medium: 27 mrt 2026
Date, short: 27-03-2026
Time, medium: 15:04:05
Time, short: 15:04
Date and time: 27 mrt 2026, 15:04
Month and year: maart 2026
Weekday: vrijdag
Relative time: gisteren · over 3 dagen · 2 uur geleden
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