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- Autonomous Country within the Netherlands
- possession of the Netherlands
- to 1986 part of the Netherlands Antilles
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Flag of Aruba,
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Source, by: Flags of the World






Flag for the Governor of Aruba,
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The flag of Aruba was introduced on the 18th of March in 1976. It shows the colours blue, white and red, so the colours of the Netherland, added by two narrow yellow stripes. Already since 1955 Aruba has it's own coat of arms.
Source: Flags of the World,
Flaggen und Wappen der Welt

Location:

Source: CIA World Factbook
Map of the country:

Source: CIA World Factbook

Area: 69 square miles
Inhabitants: 106.800 (2013), thereof 66% Aruban (Mestizos, Antillians), 9.1% Colombian, 4.3% Dutch, 4.1% Dominican, 3.2% Venezuelan
Religions: 75.3% Roman Catholic, 4.9% Protestant, 5.5% none
Density of Population: 1.545 inh./sq.mi.
Capital: Oranjestad, 28.300 inh.
official Language: Dutch, Papiamento
other Languages: Spanish, English
Currency (since 1986): 1 Aruba Florin (AWG, Afl.) = 100 Cent
Currency (to 1986): 1 Netherlands Antilles Florin (NAFl.) = 100 Cent
Time Zone: GMT – 4 h
Source: Wikipedia (D),
CIA World Factbook

1527 · colonization by Spain
1634 · colonization by the Netherlands
1951 · inner autonomy
1986 · separation from the Netherlands Antilles
Source: Wikipedia (D)
