Aruba is a 33-kilometre (21 mi)-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, 27 km (17 mi) north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela. A country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, 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.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and introduction to Aruba:
General reference
- Pronunciation:
- Common English country name: Aruba
- Official English country name: Aruba of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Aruban
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of Aruba
- International rankings of Aruba
Geography of Aruba
- Aruba is: an island, and a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- North America (just off the coast of South America, north of Venezuela)
- Atlantic Ocean
- Caribbean
- Antilles
- Lesser Antilles (island chain)
- Antilles
- Caribbean
- Time zone(s): [[]]
- Extreme points of Aruba
- Northern Hemisphere and Western Hemisphere
- Population of Aruba: 104,494 (2007) - 195th most populous country
- Area of Aruba: 193 square kilometres (75 sq mi)
- Atlas of Aruba
Environment of Aruba
Natural geographic features of Aruba
- Main article: Landforms of Aruba
- Fjords of Aruba
- Glaciers of Aruba
- Islands of Aruba
- Lakes of Aruba
- Mountains of Aruba
- Rivers of Aruba
- Valleys of Aruba
- World Heritage Sites in Aruba: None
Regions of Aruba
- Main article: Regions of Aruba
Ecoregions of Aruba
- Main article: Ecoregions in Aruba
Administrative divisions of Aruba
None.
Demography of Aruba
- Main article: Demographics of Aruba
Government and politics of Aruba
- Main article: Government of Aruba and Politics of Aruba
- Form of government: constitutional monarchy and parliamentary representative democracy
- Capital of Aruba: Oranjestad
- Elections in Aruba
- (specific elections)
- Political parties in Aruba
- Political scandals of Aruba
- Taxation in Aruba
Branches of government
Executive branch of the government of Aruba
- Head of state: Monarchy of the Netherlands, Queen Beatrix
- Her Majesty's representative: Governor of Aruba, Fredis Refunjol
- Head of government: Prime Minister of Aruba, Nelson Oduber
- Cabinet: Council of Ministers of Aruba
Legislative branch of the government of Aruba
Judicial branch of the government of Aruba
Foreign relations of Aruba
International organization membership
- Main article: International organization membership of Aruba
Aruba is a member of:
- [[]]
- [[]]
- [[]]
Law and order in Aruba
- Main article: Law of Aruba
- Capital punishment in Aruba
- Constitution of Aruba
- Crime in Aruba
- Human rights in Aruba
- Law enforcement in Aruba
Military of Aruba
- Main article: Military of Aruba
- Aruba is a protectorate of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and has no defense forces of its own
- Forces
- Army of Aruba: None
- Navy of Aruba: None
- Air Force of Aruba: None
- Special forces of Aruba: None
- Military history of Aruba
- Military ranks of Aruba: None
Local government in Aruba
History of Aruba
- Main article: History of Aruba, Timeline of the history of Aruba, and Current events of Aruba
Culture of Aruba
- Main article: Culture of Aruba
- Architecture of Aruba
- Cuisine of Aruba
- Ethnic minorities in Aruba
- Festivals in Aruba
- Humor in Aruba
- Languages of Aruba
- Media in Aruba
- National symbols of Aruba
- People of Aruba
- Prostitution in Aruba
- Public holidays in Aruba
- Records of Aruba
- Religion in Aruba
- World Heritage Sites in Aruba: None
The arts in Aruba
- Art in Aruba
- Cinema of Aruba
- Literature of Aruba
- Music of Aruba
- Television in Aruba
- Theatre in Aruba
Sports in Aruba
- Main article: Sports in Aruba
Economy of Aruba
- Main article: Economy of Aruba
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 154th (one hundred and fifty fourth)
- Economic history of Aruba
- Energy policy of Aruba
- Mining in Aruba
- Oil industry in Aruba
- Tourism in Aruba
- Transport in Aruba
Education in Aruba
- Main article: Education in Aruba
Infrastructure of Aruba
- Communications in Aruba
- Energy in Aruba
- Health care in Aruba
- Transportation in Aruba
- Water supply and sanitation in Aruba
See also
- All pages with titles beginning with Aruba
- All pages with titles containing Aruba
- List of Aruba-related topics
- List of Caribbean-related topics
- List of international rankings
- Lists of country-related topics
- Topic outline of geography
- Topic outline of North America
- Topic outline of South America
References
External links
- Government
- Government of Aruba
- Central Bank of Aruba
- Central Bureau of Statistics Aruba
- Aruba Ports Authority
- Department of Economic Affairs, Commerce and Industry of Aruba
- Aruba Airport Authority
- Aruba Health Insurance (AZV)
- Aruba.com - Governmental Tourism Portal
- Other