Florida is the U.S. state that's closest to Aruba. Miami is near the southeastern tip of Florida. The distance from Miami to Aruba is 1,132 miles [1,821 kilometers; 983 nautical miles]. It takes about 2.5 hours to fly from Miami to Aruba's capital city at Oranjestad.
Venezuela is the country that is closest to Aruba.
Specifically, Venezuela is located in northern South America. Aruba is located in the southern Caribbean Sea. The distance is about 17 miles (27 kilometers) from the Venezuelan coastline of mainland South America.
Miami in terms of the continental United States and San Juan in terms of all U.S. states and territories are the U.S. cities closest to Aruba.
Specifically, Miami is near the southeastern tip of Florida. It is 1,132 miles (1,821 kilometers; 983 nautical miles) away from Oranjestad, Aruba's capital city. San Juan is near the northeastern portion of Puerto Rico. It is 450 miles 484 miles (779 kilometers; 421 nautical miles) away from Oranjestad.
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No, Aruba isn't in Florida. Florida is one of 50 states that make up the United States of America. Aruba is an island in the Caribbean. So it's much closer to the northern coastlines of South America than to the southern coastlines of the United States.
No, Aruba is not bigger than the United States of America.Specifically, Aruba is a small desert island in the south Caribbean Sea. The United States is one of the three largest countries of the Americas. In fact, Aruba is about one-fiftieth (1/50) the size of Rhode Island, the smallest U.S. state.
If calling to an Aruba land line telephone from the United States, dial 011-297 + Aruba personal/business phone number. For example, to dial the Aruba Tourism Authority from the United States, dial 011-297-582-3777.If calling to an Aruba cellular phone from the United States, dial 011-297-9 + Aruba cell phone number.If calling to an Aruba land line telephone from elsewhere abroad, dial 297 + Aruba personal/business phone number. For example, to dial the Aruba Tourism Authority from elsewhere abroad, dial 297-582-3777.If calling to an Aruba cellular phone from elsewhere abroad, dial 297-9 + Aruba cell phone number.
No, Aruba is not a commonwealth.Specifically, Aruba is an island in the south Caribbean. But it is not one of the Caribbean's sovereign states. Instead, it is an autonomous but yet dependent country within the European Kingdom of the Netherlands.
No, Aruba does not observe daylight saving time.Specifically, Aruba observes Atlantic Standard Time. This means that Aruba time is the same as that of Eastern (United States) Standard Time during the spring and summer months that the United States of America observes daylight savings time. Aruba time therefore is one (1) hour ahead of Eastern Standard Time during the fall and winter months.
Aruba is within the Caribbean Sea.
To call an Aruba land line number from the United States of America, dial 011 + 297 + Aruba personal/business phone number. For example, to call the Aruba Tourism Authority, dial 011-297-582-3777. 011 is the International Direct Dialling [IDD] code for the United States for dialing out of the U.S. 297 is Aruba's country calling code.
Aruba does not have any 7-Eleven stores.Specifically, the closest 7-11s to Aruba are in Florida! Aruba has some mini-markets. There are also supermarkets in Oranjestad, Aruba's capital.
The closest country is Venezuela.
According to the website operated by Frommers, postcard stamps to the United States are 71 cents (1.25 Aruban florins).Specifically, the post office is located at J.E. Irausquinplein 9 in Oranjestad.According to the Official Aruba Community Forum, stamps are also available inshops that sell postcards. The Forum also cautions that postcards tend to arrive in the United States several weeks after they have been mailed on Aruba.
According to the Official Aruba Community Forum, mail tends to take several weeks to travel from Aruba to the United States.Specifically, the Forum encourages mailing Aruban postcards upon your return to the United States and not while you are on vacation in Aruba! Aruba began issuing its own stamps in 1986. The post office is located at J.E. Irausquinplein 9 in Oranjestad.
No, the United States of America doesn't own Aruba. Aruba is a Caribbean island that's off the coast of northern South America. It's an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.