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'''Aruba''' is a 32 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, 27 km north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, [[Venezuela]]. It is in the [[Nederland|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 as visitors to the island can reliably expect warm, sunny weather. It has a land area of 193 km². It is part of the ABC islands. | '''Aruba''' is a 32 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, 27 km north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, [[Venezuela]]. It is in the [[Nederland|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 as visitors to the island can reliably expect warm, sunny weather. It has a land area of 193 km². It is part of the ABC islands. | ||
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The '''Netherlands Antilles''' (Dutch: ''Nederlandse Antillen''), previously known as the '''Netherlands West Indies''' or '''Dutch Antilles/West Indies''', are part of the Lesser Antilles and consist of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: ''Curaçao'' and ''Bonaire'', just off the [[Venezuela]]n coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands. The islands form an autonomous part of the [[Nederland|Kingdom of the Netherlands]]. The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism and petroleum. | The '''Netherlands Antilles''' (Dutch: ''Nederlandse Antillen''), previously known as the '''Netherlands West Indies''' or '''Dutch Antilles/West Indies''', are part of the Lesser Antilles and consist of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: ''Curaçao'' and ''Bonaire'', just off the [[Venezuela]]n coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands. The islands form an autonomous part of the [[Nederland|Kingdom of the Netherlands]]. The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism and petroleum. | ||
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Revision as of 06:54, 22 April 2007
Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba is a region in the Netherlands.
Aruba
Aruba is a 32 km-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea, 27 km north of the Paraguaná Peninsula, Falcón State, Venezuela. It is in 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 as visitors to the island can reliably expect warm, sunny weather. It has a land area of 193 km². It is part of the ABC islands.
Nederlandse Antillen
The Netherlands Antilles (Dutch: Nederlandse Antillen), previously known as the Netherlands West Indies or Dutch Antilles/West Indies, are part of the Lesser Antilles and consist of two groups of islands in the Caribbean Sea: Curaçao and Bonaire, just off the Venezuelan coast, and Sint Eustatius, Saba and St. Maarten, located southeast of the Virgin Islands. The islands form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The islands' economy depends mostly upon tourism and petroleum.
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