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| Capital and largest city | Oranjestad 12°31′07″N 70°02′09″W / 12.51861°N 70.03583°W |
| Official languages | |
| Religion | 81% Roman Catholic |
| Demonym(s) | Aruban |
| Government | Constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
• Governor | Alfonso Boekhoudt |
| Evelyn Wever-Croes | |
| Legislature | Estates of Aruba |
| Autonomy from the Netherlands Antilles | |
• Date | 1 January 1986 |
| Area | |
• Total | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). (214th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2010 census | 102,484 |
• Density | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1850: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). |
| GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate |
• Total | $2.400 billion (182nd) |
• Per capita | $23,831 (32nd) |
| Currency | Aruban florin (AWG) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +297 |
| ISO 3166 code | AW |
| Internet TLD | .aw |
Aruba is an island in the Caribbean Sea, just north of the Venezuelan Paraguaná Peninsula. It is in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Unlike much of the Caribbean region, it has a dry climate and an arid, cactus-strewn landscape. This climate has helped tourism, because visitors to the island can reliably expect warm, sunny weather.
The island broke off from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986, hoping to gain its independence by 1996. In 1990, that effort stopped at the request of the island people.
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