What country is Aruba?

Aruba is an overseas territory of the Netherlands, located at the westernmost tip of the Lesser Antilles in the South Caribbean, 25 kilometers south of the Venezuelan coast, with an island length of 3 1.5 kilometers, a width of 9.6 kilometers and an area of 1.93 square kilometers. The capital, Oranjestad. Aruba, Bonaire and Cura? ao? Ao) Islands are collectively referred to as ABC Islands.

Human population

65,438+002,000 (2065,438+00). 80% are Caribbean Indians and European whites.

The official language is Dutch, Papiamentu (a Creole language based on Spanish with Portuguese, Dutch and English words) is widely used, and Spanish and English are also widely used. 80% residents believe in Catholicism and 3% believe in Protestantism.

politics

Aruba is an independent or autonomous country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and its relationship with the Netherlands is similar to the Commonwealth system. It has complete autonomy in internal affairs, and only the government of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Rijksregering) is responsible for national defense, foreign affairs, nationality law and supreme judicial power.

1986 promulgated the Constitution (Staatsregeling), which gave the local people the power to elect the Prime Minister and lead the cabinet of 18, while the governor was nominated by the cabinet of Aruba and then appointed by the Dutch monarch for a term of six years. The prime minister's election is indirectly elected by the elected 2 1 parliamentary assembly. The term of office of either the Prime Minister or the Deputy Prime Minister is up to four years.

The development of history

1499, Spain discovered and occupied Aruba. Spanish explorer Allonzot de Ojeda was the first European to come here.

Aruba was incorporated into the Kingdom of the Netherlands on 1636 and lasted for about 200 years under Dutch rule. Until 1805, due to the influence of the Napoleonic wars, the Netherlands gradually lost control of Aruba and was taken over by Britain, but it was returned to the Netherlands in 19 16. The economy remained weak until an oil refinery was built in the1920s, and the living standard on the island was rapidly improved. Immigrants from other parts of the Caribbean, the United States, Venezuela and Europe have greatly increased the population of Aruba. Although it has new economic strength, it is still politically subordinate to Cura? ao.

1983 In March, the central governments of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Antilles, together with all the governments of the Netherlands Antilles, decided to upgrade to an independent autonomous country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

1 986 65438+1October1,Aruba officially left the Netherlands Antilles. Therefore, the Kingdom of the Netherlands has become composed of three people: the Netherlands, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.

Although Aruba's complete independence as a single country was initially put on the agenda, and it was expected to be independent in 1996, due to the opposition of residents, after the communication between the Dutch government, Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles in 1994, it was decided to extend the transition period indefinitely to complete independence. The Dutch government is mainly worried about the safety of the island, fearing that it will become a transit point for drugs produced in Central and South America, while the Aruba government is worried that independence will lead to increased unemployment and economic instability.

On February 12, 2007, the Dutch government reached an agreement with all the islands in the archipelago except Cura? ao: the Netherlands Antilles will cease to exist as of February 10, 2065.

On June 20 10/010, the disintegration ceremony of the Netherlands Antilles was held in Cura? ao. Cura? ao and Dutch Sint Maarten have become constituent countries (autonomous countries) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, with a high degree of autonomy, parallel to the status of the Netherlands and Aruba. They have their own independent police force, prosecutors and the Ministry of Justice. The other three small islands, Saint yust, Bonne and Saba, will become special administrative regions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which will be directly under the jurisdiction of the Netherlands.