Aruba and the Netherlands?

Question

On the maps Aruba looks like this Aruba (Neth). Is Aruba apart of the Netherlands, I know that things like defence are the responsibility of the Netherlands and the Dutch coast guard etc. Say If I went to Aruba, could I say that I have been the the Netherlands, or just one of its territories?

Answer 1

As said before, Aruba is part of the Netherlands. You could say it's a territory, we say it's part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

You could say the Kingdom of the Netherlands is a federal kingdom, including three countries. Those would be the Netherlands, the Dutch Antilles and Aruba.

Aruba does have it's own constitution, like the other 2 federal parts. The Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands describes the political relationship. The queen is represented by a governor. You can read that at http://www.arubachamber.com/kingdom.htm. I know Wikipedia isn't the best source, but it's quite clear on how it works. You could check that out if you want.



So technichally, you could say that you've been to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. If you would say the Netherlands itself, that would be a no.

Answer 2

Its not the Netehrlands,

Arubu is one of the Dutch Antilles (Also called ABC Islands -Aruba - Bonaire - Curacau)



Its Dutch Territory, called the Dutch Antilles, but not the Netherlands

Answer 3

no, you would say you were in aruba, its one of the territories..like the US virgin islands is to united states