Hooiberg (Haystack) Hill; national colors: blue, yellow, red, white.
Title | "Aruba Deshi Tera" (Aruba Precious Country) |
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Lyric/music | Juan Chabaya 'Padu' LAMPE/Rufo Inocencio WEVER |
Date of Independence | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
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National holiday | National Anthem and Flag Day, 18 March (1976) |
Legal system | civil law system based on the Dutch civil code |
International law organization participation | |
Constitution | |
History | Previous 1947, 1955; latest drafted and approved August 1985, enacted 1 January 1986 (regulates governance of Aruba but is subordinate to the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands); in 1986, Aruba became a semi-autonomous entity within the Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Citizenship | |
Executive Branch | |
Chief of state | King WILLEM-ALEXANDER of the Netherlands (since 30 April 2013); represented by Governor General Alfonso BOEKHOUDT (since 1 January 2017) |
Head of government | Prime Minister Evelyn WEVER-CROES (since 17 November 2017) |
Cabinet | Council of Ministers elected by the Legislature (Staten) |
Elections/appointments | the monarchy is hereditary; governor general appointed by the monarch for a 6-year term; prime minister and deputy prime minister indirectly elected by the Staten for 4-year term; election last held on 25 June 2021 (next to be held by June 2025) |
Election results | as leader of the majority party of the ruling coalition, Evelyn WEVER-CROES (MEP) elected prime minister; percent of Staten vote - NA |
Legislative branch | |
Legislature name | Legislature (Staten) |
Legislative structure | Unicameral |
Number of seats | 21 |
Electoral system | Proportional representation |
Scope of elections | Full renewal |
Term in office | 4 years |
Most recent election date | 6/25/2021 |
Parties elected and seats per party | MEP (9); AVP (7); ROOTS (2); MAS (2); Accion21 (1) |
Percentage of women in chamber | 38.1% |
Expected date of next election | June 2025 |
Judicial branch | |
Highest court(s) | Joint Court of Justice of Aruba, Curacao, Sint Maarten, and of Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba or "Joint Court of Justice" (sits as a 3-judge panel); final appeals heard by the Supreme Court in The Hague, Netherlands |
Judge selection and term of office | Joint Court judges appointed for life by the monarch |
Subordinate courts | Court in First Instance |
Diplomatic representation in the US | |
Diplomatic representation from the US | |
Embassy | The US does not have an embassy in Aruba; the Consul General to Curacao is accredited to Aruba |
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