Aruba
Flag Coat of arms
Motto: "One Happy Island"
Anthem: Aruba Dushi Tera
Capital (and largest city)		Oranjestad 12°31′N, 70°1′W
Official languages		Dutch, Papiamento1
Demonym		Aruban
Government		Constitutional monarchy
-	Monarch	Queen Beatrix
-	Governor	Fredis Refunjol
-	Prime Minister	Nelson O. Oduber
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Independence		from Netherlands Antilles
-	Date	1 January 1986
Area
-	Total	193 km²  74.5 sq mi
-	Water (%)	negligible
Population
-	2006 estimate	103,484 (195th)
-	Density	571/km² (18th) 1,479/sq mi
GDP (PPP)		2006 estimate
-	Total	$3.079 billion (182nd)
-	Per capita	$23,299 (32nd)
Currency		Aruban florin (AWG²)
Time zone		AST (UTC-4)
Internet TLD		.aw
Calling code
1	Spanish and English also spoken.
2	Arubaanse Waarde Geld.

Aruba is a 32-kilometre (20 mi)-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, 27 km (17 mi) north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela. It is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of a European part (The Netherlands) and an American part (Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles). As a separate member state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Aruba has no administrative subdivisions. 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 193 km² (75 sq mi) and lies outside the hurricane belt.

History

Alto Vista Chapel

Arikok National Park

Ayo and Casibari Rock Formations

Bushiribana and Balashi

California Lighthouse

Frenchman's Pass