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{{wikipedia|Aruba|Aruba}} | {{wikipedia|Aruba|Aruba}} | ||
Aruba officially became a member state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on January 1, 1986, with full independence set for 1996, within a Dutch Commonwealth of sovereign states. Aruba | Aruba officially became a member state of the Kingdom of the Netherlands on January 1, 1986, with full independence set for 1996, within a Dutch Commonwealth of sovereign states. Aruba was the western most island of the Netherland Antilles of the West Indies in the Caribbean Sea, off the north shore of Venezuela. | ||
See also the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aa.html | See also the CIA World Factbook at https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/aa.html | ||
== Jurisdictions == | == Jurisdictions == | ||