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Aruba

Aruba
General information
Common nameAruba
NameAruba
Anthem"Aruba Dushi Tera"
CapitalOranjestad
Largest citycapital
Official languagesDutch, Papiamento
DemonymAruban
Government
GovernmentConstitutional monarchy
MonarchQueen Beatrix
GovernorFredis Refunjol
Prime MinisterMike Eman
LegislatureEstates of Aruba
AutonomyAutonomy (from Netherlands Antilles)
Date1 January 1986
Geography
Total Area69 sq mi (178.7 km2) (214th)
Water %negligible
Demography
Population Est.103,065 (186th)
Density (pop.)533.8/km2 (18th) (1383/sq mi)
Economy
GDP PPP$2.400 billion (2007) (182nd)
GDP (PPP) per capita$23,831 (32nd)
Other information
CurrencyAruban florin (AWG)
Time zoneAST (UTC-04) (UTC)
Drives on theright
Internet TLD.aw
Calling code297

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Aruba (c-eniconəˈruːbə , -nlaˈruba) is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km (aprox.) east of Guajira Peninsula (Colombia). Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, it forms a group referred to as the ABC islands of the Leeward Antilles, the southern island chain of the Lesser Antilles.

Aruba, which has no administrative subdivisions, is one of the four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, together with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten whose citizens share a single nationality: Dutch citizen. Its capital is Oranjestad. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, Aruba has a dry climate and an arid, cactus-strewn landscape. This climate has helped tourism as visitors to the island can reliably expect warm, sunny weather. It has a land area of 180 km2 (69.5 sqmi) and is densely populated with its estimated 103,000 people. It lies outside the hurricane belt.


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