Aruba
Aruba (Dutch pronunciation: , Papiamento: ) is an island in the soothren Caribbean Sea, locatit aboot 1,600 kilometre (990 mi) wast o the Lesser Antilles an 29 kilometre (18 mi) north o the coast o Venezuela.
Aruba | |
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 Banner  Coat o airms | |
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| Caipital and largest city | Oranjestad 12°31′N 70°2′W / 12.517°N 70.033°W |
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| Releegion | 81% Roman Catholic |
| Demonym(s) | Aruban |
| Sovereign state |  Kinrick o the Netherlands |
| Govrenment | Unitary pairlamentary representative democracy unner constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Willem-Alexander |
• Governor | Alfonso Boekhoudt |
• Prime Meenister | Evelyn Wever-Croes |
| Legislatur | Estates o Aruba |
| Autonomy frae the Netherlands Antilles | |
• Date | 1 Januar 1986 |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 178.91 km2 (69.08 sq mi) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
• 2013 estimate | 102,911 (197t) |
• Density | 575.21/km2 (1,489.8/sq mi) (22nt) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2009 estimate |
• Total | US$2.516 billion (182nt) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2013 estimate |
• Tot | US$2.565 billion (162th) |
• Per capita | US$24,924 (32nt) |
| Currency | Aruban florin (AWG) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
| Drivin side | richt |
| Cawin code | +297 |
| ISO 3166 code | AW |
| Internet TLD | .aw |
References
69°58′W / 12.500°N 69.967°W
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