<div style="margin:0; margin-right:2px; border:2px solid #4189DC; background-color:#F8D516;"><!-- Welcome --> '''Welcome to the Aruba Wiki.''' This wiki is an [[Aruba]] oriented wiki environment. We currently have [[SpecialFile:Statistics|{{NUMBEROFARTICLES}}]] articles. Although we are just starting out, I expect this resource to grow quickly. If things go as planned in a very short period of time the Aruba Wiki will become one of the leading resources for Aruba-related information available anywhere. Want to contribute? Read the [[the Aruba Wiki:Getting started|Getting started]] guide to become a valued contributor in minutes. Then [[Special:UserLogin|sign in]] and start [[:Category:Stubs|editing stub articles]] or [[Special:Wantedpages|wanted but still empty pages]]banner.</div> <div style="margin:0; margin-right:2px; border:2px solid #4189DC; background-color:#F8D516;"> '''Aruba''' is an island and a [[Countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands|constituent country]] of the [[Kingdom of the Netherlands]] in the southern [[Caribbean Seajpg]], 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 (Lesser Antilles)|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, Aruba|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]].</div>
