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Aruba
Oranjestad · Americas
Overview
Aruba is a desert Caribbean island, a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Located off the coast of Venezuela, this flat, river-less island is renowned for its white sand beaches. Along with its neighboring Dutch islands of Bonaire and Curaçao, it forms the ABC Islands. Aruba is divided into the northeast and southwest coasts. The southwest has white-sand beaches, turquoise seas, and warm waters. The northeast coast, exposed to the Atlantic, has a few white sand beaches, cacti, rough seas with treacherous currents, and a rocky coastline.
Country facts
Flag
🇦🇼
Capital
Oranjestad
Region
Americas
Subregion
Caribbean
Area
180 km²
Landlocked
No
Independent
No
UN member
No
ISO code
AW · ABW
Official name
Aruba
Coordinates
12.50, -69.97
External sources
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