| The island of Aruba is part of the West
Indies in the Caribbean Sea, and lies about 12 degrees north of
the equator, approximately 29km (18 miles) off the Paraguanį Peninsula of Venezuela. One of the Lesser Antilles islands, Aruba is about 30
km (19 miles) long and about 8 km (5 miles) wide with an area
of 193 sq km (75 sq miles). The island's population is about 89,000.
The capital is Oranjestad named
after the Dutch House of Orange. |
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