Aruba
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Aruba (Dutch pronunciation: [aːˈrubaː], Papiamento: [aˈruba]) 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)[5] north o the coast o Venezuela.
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| Caipital and largest city | Oranjestad 12°31′N 70°2′W |
| Offeecial leids | |
| 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[2] (197t) |
• Density | 575.21/km2 (1,489.8/sq mi) (22nt) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2009 estimate |
• Total | US$2.516 billion[3] (182nt) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2013[4] 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 |
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