Aruba is one of the Caribbean's ABC Islands.
Aruba -LRB- -LSB- əˈruːbə -RSB- ; -LSB- aːˈrubaː -RSB- -RRB- is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea , located about 1600 km west of the main part of the Lesser Antilles and 29 km north of the coast of Venezuela .. Caribbean. Caribbean. Kingdom of the Netherlands. Kingdom of the Netherlands. constituent country. constituent state. Caribbean Sea. Caribbean Sea. Lesser Antilles. Lesser Antilles. Venezuela. Venezuela. Netherlands. Netherlands. It measures 32 km long from its northwestern to its southeastern end and 10 km across at its widest point .. Together with Bonaire and Curacao , Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands .. Bonaire. Bonaire. Curacao. Curacao. ABC islands. ABC islands ( Lesser Antilles ). Collectively , Aruba and the other Dutch islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean .. Caribbean. Caribbean. Dutch. Dutch language. Dutch Caribbean. Dutch Caribbean. Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands , along with the Netherlands , Curacao and Sint Maarten .. Kingdom of the Netherlands. Kingdom of the Netherlands. Curacao. Curacao. Netherlands. Netherlands. Sint Maarten. Sint Maarten. The citizens of these countries all share a single nationality  : Dutch .. Dutch. Dutch language. Aruba has no administrative subdivisions , but , for census purposes , is divided into eight regions .. Its capital is Oranjestad .. Oranjestad. Oranjestad, Aruba. Unlike much of the Caribbean region , Aruba has a dry climate and an arid , cactus-strewn landscape .. Caribbean. Caribbean. cactus. cactus. This climate has helped tourism as visitors to the island can reliably expect warm , sunny weather .. It has a land area of 179 km2 and is densely populated , with a total of 102,484 inhabitants at the 2010 Census .. It lies outside Hurricane Alley .. Hurricane Alley. Hurricane Alley