The CIA World Factbook Every edition, 1990 to 2025 Central America and the Caribbean
Flag Aruba, in 35 editions.
The entry for Aruba published Flag in 35 editions of 36, from 1990 to 2025. The text changed in 8 editions. Each is shown as published. Flag in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 8
- the first edition with it
- 1990
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “Flag” (1990 to 2025) and “Flag description” (1997 to 2024).
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2010 edition
Same as 2009The same text in 1990 and 1991.
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
The same text in 1992 and 1993.
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and
a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
The entry for Aruba did not include Flag.
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower
portion and
hoist-side corner
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower
lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper
upper hoist-side corner
The same text in 1997 and 1998.
Published as “Flag description”
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes
across the
white in the
Published as “Flag description”
- blue,
- with two narrow,
- horizontal,
- yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red,
- four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
blue blue, with two narrow horizontal narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes
stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star
outlined in
The same text in 9 editions, 2000 to 2008.
Published as “Flag description”
- blue,
- with two narrow,
- horizontal,
- yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red,
- four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner
blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow
The same text in 16 editions, 2009 to 2024.
Published as “Flag description”
- blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner;
- the star represents Aruba and its red soil and white beaches, its four points the four major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) as well as the four points of a compass, to indicate that its inhabitants come from all over the world;
- the blue symbolizes Caribbean waters and skies;
- the stripes represent the island's two main "industries": the flow of tourists to the sun-drenched beaches and the flow of minerals from the earth
Rewritten: too little of the 2008 text remains to mark the changes.
blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner; the star represents Aruba and its red soil and white beaches, its four points the four major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) as well as the four points of a compass, to indicate that its inhabitants come from all over the world; the blue symbolizes Caribbean waters and skies; the stripes represent the island's two main "industries": the flow of tourists to the sun-drenched beaches and the flow of minerals from the earth
- description:
- blue, with two narrow, horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper-left corner
- meaning:
- the star stands for Aruba's red soil and white beaches, and its four points for the major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) and the points of a compass, to indicate that its inhabitants come from all over the world;
- blue symbolizes Caribbean waters and skies;
- the stripes represent the island's two main industries, tourism and mining
description: blue, with two narrow, horizontal, horizontal yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, red four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner; upper-left corner
meaning: the star represents Aruba and its stands for Aruba's red soil and white beaches, and its four points for the four major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) as well as and the four points of a compass, to indicate that its inhabitants come from all over the world; the blue symbolizes Caribbean waters and skies; the stripes represent the island's two main "industries": the flow of tourists to the sun-drenched beaches industries, tourism and the flow of minerals from the earth mining
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Central Intelligence Agency. “Aruba: Flag.” The World Factbook, 1990–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/aruba/flag.