Outline of Aruba

The location of Aruba

An enlargeable map of Aruba of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

See also: Index of Aruba-related articles

Aruba is a Caribbean island nation that is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Aruba comprises the Island of Aruba, an island of the Lesser Antilles archipelago, 33 kilometres (21 mi) in length in the southern Caribbean Sea, 27 kilometres (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):
• ISO country codes: AW, ABW, 533
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AW
• Internet country code top-level domain: .aw

Geography of Aruba

Main article: 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)
          • Leeward Antilles
  • Time zone: Eastern Caribbean Time (UTC-04)
    • High: Mount Jamanota 188 m (617 ft)
    • Low: Caribbean Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: none
  • Coastline: 68.5 km
• 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

• Climate of Aruba
• Wildlife of Aruba
  • Fauna of Aruba
    • Mammals of Aruba

Natural geographic features of Aruba

• Islands of Aruba
• Rivers of Aruba
• World Heritage Sites in Aruba: None

Regions of 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

Branches of government

Main article: Government of Aruba

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

• Parliament: Estates of Aruba (unicameral)

Judicial branch of the government of Aruba

Main article: Court system of Aruba

• Supreme Court of Aruba

Foreign relations of Aruba

Main article: Foreign relations of Aruba

• Diplomatic missions in Aruba
• Diplomatic missions of Aruba

International organization membership

Aruba is a member of:

• Caribbean Community and Common Market (Caricom) (observer)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)

• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) (associate)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) (associate)

In many other organizations (most notably the United Nations) the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a member acceding on behalf of all countries of the Kingdom.

Law and order in Aruba

Main article: Law of Aruba

• Aruba Police Force
• Capital punishment in Aruba
• Coast guard – Netherlands Antilles & Aruba Coast Guard
• Constitution of Aruba
• Crime in Aruba
• Human rights in Aruba
  • LGBT rights in Aruba
  • Freedom of religion 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

Main article: Local government in Aruba

History of Aruba

Main article: History of Aruba, Timeline of the history of Aruba, and Current events of Aruba

• Economic history of Aruba
• Military history 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
  • Coat of arms of Aruba
  • Flag of Aruba
  • National anthem of Aruba
• People of Aruba
• Prostitution in Aruba
• Public holidays in Aruba
• Records of Aruba
• Religion in Aruba
  • Buddhism in Aruba
  • Christianity in Aruba
  • Hinduism in Aruba
  • Islam in Aruba
  • Judaism in Aruba
  • Sikhism in Aruba
• World Heritage Sites in Aruba: None

Art 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

• Football in Aruba
• Aruba at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Aruba

Main article: Economy of Aruba

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 154th (one hundred and fifty fourth)

• Agriculture in Aruba
• Banking in Aruba
  • National Bank of Aruba
• Communications in Aruba
  • Internet in Aruba
• Companies of Aruba

• Currency of Aruba: Florin
  • ISO 4217: AWG

• Economic history of Aruba
• Energy in Aruba
  • Energy in Aruba
  • Energy policy of Aruba
  • Oil industry in Aruba
• Mining in Aruba
• Tourism in Aruba
• Transport in Aruba

• Aruba Stock Exchange

Education in Aruba

Main article: Education in Aruba

Infrastructure of Aruba

• Health care in Aruba
• Transportation in Aruba
  • Airports in Aruba
  • Rail transport in Aruba
  • Roads in Aruba
• Water supply and sanitation in Aruba

See also

Main article: Aruba

• All pages with titles beginning with Aruba
• All pages with titles beginning with Aruban
• All pages with titles containing Aruba
• All pages with titles containing Aruban
• Index of Aruba-related articles
• List of international rankings
• Outline of geography
• Outline of North America
• Outline of South America
• Outline of the Caribbean
• Outline of the Netherlands

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Aruba

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

• Template:Wikitravel
• University of Aruba
• A Cruisers Guide to Aruba
• Aruba Paper Money