This article is about the Dutch Caribbean island country. For other uses, see Aruba (disambiguation).

Dec 13, 2025 · Aruba, island lying southwest of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, some 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Curacao and 18 miles (29 km) north of the Venezuelan peninsula of …

Jun 14, 2023 · Aruba, a tiny island nation (that is technically a constituent country within the Netherlands) located in the southern Caribbean Sea, lies just about 18 miles (29 kilometers) north of …

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On 1 January 1986, after elections were held for its first parliament, Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles; it officially became a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

Aruba is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and belongs to the Leeward Antilles island group, along with Curaçao and Bonaire. Aruba lies just south of the hurricane belt, near the coast of Venezuela, in …

6 days ago · Aruba is an island state of the Lesser Antilles in the South Caribbean and is located about 27 km north of Venezuela. The dwarf state has a total area of only 179 km² (69 mi²) and a total …

It is a country inside of 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 …

6 days ago · Aruba is one of the three ABC islands in the southern Caribbean, miles off the coast of Venezuela. Aruba is an independent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands and has a …

Though the Dutch took possession of Aruba in 1636, they did not begin to develop it aggressively until 1816. In 1845 it became one of the six Dutch island dependencies in the West Indies to come under …