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Caribbean domains: Aruba (.aw)

Restrictions: Aruban domains, None

.aw is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for Aruba. It is administered by SETAR.

Registrations are permitted directly at the second level, but there is also a .com.aw subdomain intended for commercial sites.

Background Information :

Population

2007 estimate 104,494 (CBS 2008 Report) (195th) - Density 581 (2007)/km2 (18th) 1,479/sq mi

GDP

(PPP) 2007 estimate - Total $2.400 billion (182nd) - Per capita $23,831 (32nd)

National Anthem

"Aruba Dushi Tera"

Area

Total 193 km2 74.5 sq mi - Water (%) negligible

International Dialling Code

297

Currency

Aruban florin (AWGÙ)

Government

Constitutional monarchy - Monarch Queen Beatrix - Governor Fredis Refunjol - Prime Minister Nelson Oduber - Vice-Prime Minister Marisol Lopez-Tromp

Language

Dutch, Papiamento

Time Zone

AST (UTC-4). Aruba is a 33-kilometre (21 mi)-long island of the Lesser Antilles in the southern Caribbean Sea, 27 km (17 mi) north of the ParaguanÈí Peninsula, FalcÈþn State, Venezuela. Together with CuraȺao and Bonaire it forms a group referred to as the ABC islands of the Leeward Antilles, the southern island chain of the Lesser Antilles.

An autonomous region 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 (75 sq mi) and lies outside the hurricane belt.


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