Aruba is a 33-kilometre long island of the Lesser Antilles inthsouthern Caribbean Sea, 27 kmnorthoftheParaguanáPeninsula,FalcónState,Venezuela. A country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Aruba has no administrative subdivisions. 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 193 km² and lies outside the hurricane belt.
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