The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean
Country name Aruba, in 35 editions.
The entry for Aruba published Country name in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 10 editions. Each is shown as published. Country name in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 10
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Long-form name” (1990 to 1992), “Names” (1993 to 1995), “Name of country” (1996) and “Country name” (1997 to 2025).
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2025 edition
Changed since 2024The same text in 3 editions, 1990 to 1992.
Published as “Long-form name”
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Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Aruba
The entry for Aruba did not include Country name.
Published as “Names”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
Published as “Name of country”
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba
The same text in 4 editions, 1997 to 2000.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba
- conventional long form:
- none conventional short form: Aruba
conventional long form: none
The same text in 7 editions, 2002 to 2008.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba
The same text in 6 editions, 2009 to 2014.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
conventional long form:
none
conventional short form:
Aruba
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
conventional long form:
conventional short form:
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
- etymology:
- the origin of the island's name is unclear;
- according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase "oro huba" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island;
- another possibility is the native word "oruba," which means "well situated"
Rewritten: too little of the 2015 text remains to mark the changes.
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba
etymology: the origin of the island's name is unclear; according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase "oro huba" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island; another possibility is the native word "oruba," which means "well situated"
The same text in 3 editions, 2017 to 2019.
- conventional long form:
- none
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
- etymology:
- the origin of the island's name is unclear;
- according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase "oro huba" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island;
- another possibility is the native word "oruba," which means "well-situated"
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba
etymology: the origin of the island's name is unclear; according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase "oro huba" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island; another possibility is the native word "oruba," which means "well situated" "well-situated"
The same text in 5 editions, 2020 to 2024.
- conventional long form:
- Country of Aruba
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
- local long form:
- Land Aruba (Dutch); Pais Aruba (Papiamento)
- local short form:
- Aruba
- etymology:
- the origin of the island's name is unclear;
- according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase "oro huba" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island;
- another possibility is the native word "oruba," which means "well-situated"
conventional long form: none Country of Aruba
conventional short form: Aruba
local long form: Land Aruba (Dutch); Pais Aruba (Papiamento)
local short form: Aruba
etymology: the origin of the island's name is unclear; according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase "oro huba" (there was gold), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island; another possibility is the native word "oruba," which means "well-situated"
- conventional long form:
- Country of Aruba
- conventional short form:
- Aruba
- local long form:
- Land Aruba (Dutch); Pais Aruba (Papiamento)
- local short form:
- Aruba
- etymology:
- the origin of the island's name is unclear;
- according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase oro hubo ("there was gold"), but no gold was ever found on the island;
- other possible sources are either the local word oruba ("well-situated") or a combination of two Carib Indian words, ora and oubao ("shell" and "island," respectively)
conventional long form: Country of Aruba
conventional short form: Aruba
local long form: Land Aruba (Dutch); Pais Aruba (Papiamento)
local short form: Aruba
etymology: the origin of the island's name is unclear; according to tradition, the name comes from the Spanish phrase "oro huba" (there oro hubo ("there was gold), gold"), but in fact no gold was ever found on the island; another possibility is other possible sources are either the native local word "oruba," which means "well-situated" oruba ("well-situated") or a combination of two Carib Indian words, ora and oubao ("shell" and "island," respectively)
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Aruba: Country name.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/aruba/country-name.