Aruba

LC control no.	n 79063420
Descriptive conventions	rda
Geographic heading	Aruba *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Geographic subdivision usage	Aruba
Variant(s)	Teritorio Insular di Aruba
Associated country	Netherlands
Associated place	Caribbean Area ABC Islands
Found in	Its Verslag van de toestand van het eilandgebied Aruba, 1951- Statesman's yearbook, 1987-88: p. 896 (Aruba separated from Netherlands Antilles Jan. 1, 1986 in move towards full independence) Its Texto di e proyecto di Constitushon di Aruba, 1985: t.p. (Teritorio Insular di Aruba, Antiya Hulandes) Wikipedia, Dec. 15, 2010 (Aruba; one of the four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, together with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten; on 1 January 1986, after elections were held for Aruba's first parliament, Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles and officially became a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) GEOnet, Dec. 15, 2010 (Aruba--section of independent political entity, 12°30ʹN 69°58ʹW; country: Aruba) The world factbook, via WWW, July 1, 2019 (Aruba. Location: Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela. Geographic coordinates: 12 30 N, 69 58 W. Dependency status: constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs. Government type: parliamentary democracy (Legislature); part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) Wikipedia, July 1, 2019 (Aruba is an island and a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in the southern Caribbean Sea, located about 1,600 kilometres (990 mi) west of the main part of the Lesser Antilles and 29 kilometres (18 mi) north of the coast of Venezuela; Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands; Coordinates: 12°30ʹ40ʺN 69°58ʹ27ʺW)
Geographic area code	nwaw---
Invalid LCCN	sh 92003642