History of Aruba

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Aruba , officially the Country of Aruba (Dutch: Land Aruba; Papiamento: Pais Aruba), is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the Venezuela peninsula of Paraguaná and 80 kilometres (50 mi) northwest of Curaçao. It measures 32 kilometres (20 mi) long from its northwestern to its southeastern end and 10 kilometres (6 mi) across at its widest point. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Collectively, these and the other three Dutch substantial islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean, of which Aruba has about one-third of the population. In 1986, it became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and acquired the formal name the Country of Aruba.

Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten; the citizens of these countries are all Dutch nationals. Aruba has no administrative subdivisions, but, for census purposes, is divided into eight regions. Its capital is Oranjestad.

Unlike much of the Caribbean region, Aruba has a dry climate and an arid, cactus-strewn landscape. The relatively warm and sunny weather, and the climate allow for related tourism activities all year round. Its area is 179 km2 (69.1 sq mi) and it is quite densely populated, with 108,166 inhabitants per the 2020 census.

Historia di Aruba (Papiamentu)

Aruba, un isla situa den e parti zuid di e Lama Caribe 27 km noord di e peninsula di Paraguaná na Venezuela, ta un pais autonomo cu ta forma parti di e Reino Hulandes. E isla ta cubri un area di 193 km2 y desde 2020 ta conoce un poblacion di 108,166 hende.

Oranjestad ta e capital di Aruba y na mes momento e ciudad mas habita cu un poblacion estima na 35,000 hende. Aruba ta rondona pa lama y mester comparti frontera di su awanan teritorial cu tres pais. E frontera den direccion oost ta wordo comparti cu Corsou, e fronteranan den direccion zuid y west ta ser comparti cu Venezuela y den direccion noord ta comparti e frontera cu Republica Dominicana. E punto mas halto di Aruba ta e sero Jamanota (188m) cu ta situa den Parke Nacional Arikok na e parti noord oost di e isla, pero e sero mas central y visibel ta Hooiberg (165m).

Aruba su posicion central entre Estadonan Uni di Merca y continente di Sur America, democracia stabil, clima leve y sistema di impuesto cu reglanan suave pa compania stranhero a atrae varios negoshi internacional pa establece nan mes riba e isla. Desde 1926 cu e construccion di e refineria pa refina azeta na San Nicolas di Lago Oil & Transport Company y atrobe na 1986 cu inversion di gobierno pa desaroya sector turistico, caminda varios cadenanan hotelero Mericano a establece nan mes na Palm Beach, e economia y poblacion di Aruba a conoce un crecemento rapido cu a pone cu pa casi un siglo Aruba a disfruta di un calidad di bida halto den region Caribe.

Geschiedenis van Aruba (Nederlands)

E nomber Aruba probablemente ta bin di e idioma Arawak cu ya no ta existi mas. E prome biaha cu e palabra Aruba ta aparece, ta den un documento cu ta data for di 1526. Nunca por a determina si e nomber di e isla ta danki na su habitantenan of ta net robes.

E prome habitantenan di Aruba tabata e Indjannan Caquetio di e tribo Arawak. Na aña 1499 e prome Europeo cu a yega riba e beachnan di Aruba ta e descubrido Spaño Alonso de Ojeda. Rond 1515 Spañonan a deporta e Indjannan di Aruba pa Hispañola, (Republica Dominicano) unda nan mester a traha como esclavo den e mina di koper y plantacion. Di tera firme otro Indjannan a bin establece na Aruba. Na 1526 Juan de Ampués, un mandatario Spaño lo a cuminsa rehabita Aruba atrobe.