Aruba, beach and sea notebook

AssetID: 119704184 / {Daniel Grill} / Aruba, beach and sea Aruba ( / ə ˈ r uː b ə / ə-ROO -bə , Dutch pronunciation: ) is a 33 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea , located 27 km north of the coast of Venezuela and 130 km (approx.) east of Guajira Peninsula (Colombia ). Together with Bonaire and Curaçao , it forms a group referred to as the ABC islands of the Leeward Antilles , the southern island chain of the Lesser Antilles . Aruba is one of the four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands , together with the Netherlands , Curaçao , and Sint Maarten whose citizens share a single nationality: Dutch citizen. Aruba has no administrative subdivisions, but for census purposes is divided into 8 regions. Its capital is Oranjestad . 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 179 square kilometres ( sq mi) and is densely populated with a total of 101,484 inhabitants at the 2010 Census. It lies outside the hurricane belt . It is also home to the endemic Aruba Island Rattlesnake . This page is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, anyone associated with the topic.