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'''Aruba''' is an island and a constituent country of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands] in the southern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea Caribbean Sea], located about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) west of the main part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antilles Lesser Antilles] and 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the coast of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela Venezuela]. It measures 32 kilometers (20 mi) long from its northwestern to its southeastern end and 10 kilometers (6 mi) across at its widest point. Together with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire Bonaire] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao Curaçao], Aruba forms a group referred to as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_islands_(Lesser_Antilles) ABC islands]. Collectively, Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean Dutch Caribbean]. | '''Aruba''' is an island and a constituent country of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_the_Netherlands Kingdom of the Netherlands] in the southern [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Sea Caribbean Sea], located about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) west of the main part of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_Antilles Lesser Antilles] and 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the coast of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela Venezuela]. It measures 32 kilometers (20 mi) long from its northwestern to its southeastern end and 10 kilometers (6 mi) across at its widest point. Together with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire Bonaire] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao Curaçao], Aruba forms a group referred to as the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_islands_(Lesser_Antilles) ABC islands]. Collectively, Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Caribbean Dutch Caribbean]. | ||
Revision as of 18:16, 7 July 2018
Aruba is an island and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea, located about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) west of the main part of the Lesser Antilles and 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the coast of Venezuela. It measures 32 kilometers (20 mi) long from its northwestern to its southeastern end and 10 kilometers (6 mi) across at its widest point. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Collectively, Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean.
Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten; the citizens of these countries are all Dutch nationals. Aruba has no administrative subdivisions, but, for census purposes, is divided into eight regions. 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 179 km2 (69.1 sq mi) and is densely populated, with a total of 102,484 inhabitants at the 2010 Census. It lies outside Hurricane Alley.
