Aruba At-A-Glance
Location: Heart of the southern Caribbean, approximately 12° north of the equator
Size: 70 square miles (19 miles long and 6 miles across at its widest point)
Climate: Averages an idyllic 82° daily with no rainy season and lies completely outside the hurricane belt
Language: Dutch and Papiamento officially, with English and Spanish widely spoken
Currency: Aruba florin (divided into 100 cents), though major U.S. credit cards accepted most everywhere