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This article describes the geography of Aruba.
- Location
- Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
- Geographic coordinates
- 12°30′N, 69°58′W
- Map references
- Central America and the Caribbean
- Area
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- Total: 193 km²
- Land: 193 km²
- Water: 0 km²
- Land boundaries
- 0 km
- Coastline
- 68.5 km
- Maritime claims
The "Rijkswet" of December 12, 1985,for the Maritime Boundaries between The Netherlands Antilles and Aruba, and the Maritime Bounderies Treaty signed March 31, 1978, between the Republic of Venezuela and the Kingdom of the Netherlands, introduced December 12, 1978, and valid for Aruba since January 1, 1986.
- Territorial sea: 12 nm
- Climate
- Tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
- Terrain
- Flat with a few hills; scant vegetation
- Elevation extremes
-
- Natural resources
- Negligible; white sandy beaches
- Land use
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- Arable land: 10.53% (including aloe 0.01%)
- Permanent crops: 0%
- Other: 89.47% (1998 est.)
- Irrigated land
- 0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
- Natural hazards
- While Aruba barely lies within the Caribbean hurricane belt, storms rarely if ever pass over the island.
- Environment--current issues
- NA
- Geography--note
- A flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius.
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