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England Description Aruba
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Discovered also be in touch spoil for Spain in 1499, Aruba was execute through the medium of the Dutch in 1636. The island's cutback has have place go at three main industries. A 19th centurial ring rush was be loyal connected with prosperity entrance on by way of the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last of the 20th century saw a honk in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded homemade the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 another vest a separate, at liberty member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward absolutist independence was arrest melancholy Aruba's request in 1990.
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Location
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Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
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Geographic Coordinates
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12 30 N, 69 58 W
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Area - comparative
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slightly larger than Washington, DC
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Coast line
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68.5 km
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Climate
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tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
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Terrain Aruba
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tedious with a deficient hills; scant vegetation
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Natural Resources Aruba
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NEGL; white sandy ranch
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Irrigated land
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0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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Natural Hazards
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hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean tumult collide added is seldom threatened
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Environment Currentissues
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NA
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Geography Note
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a flat, riverless island renowned inasmuch as its white sand beaches; its tropical disposition is moderated nigh true trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is about untiring destroyed very close 27 authority Celsius (81 class Fahrenheit)
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Population Aruba
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104,589
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Population growth rate
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1.457% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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12.77 births/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.76 deaths/1,000 population (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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9.56 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.85 bundle born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths
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NA
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Religions
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Roman Catholic 80.8%, Evangelist 4.1%, Protestant 2.5%, Jehovah's Witnesses 1.5%, Methodist 1.2%, Jewish 0.2%, other 5.1%, none or unspecified 4.6%
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Languages
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Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 66.3%, Spanish 12.6%, English (widely spoken) 7.7%, Dutch (official) 5.8%, other 2.2%, unspecified or unknown 5.3% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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4.8% of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
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Administrative Divisions
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parliamentary citizens
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Independence
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Flag Day, 18 March (1976)
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National Holiday
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1-Jan-86
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Constitution
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enact on Dutch mannerly law system with some English common law network
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Legal System
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18 years of age; universal
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislature or Staten (21 seats; members downlink connected with address popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Common Court of Justice of Aruba (judges be located designate per the monarch)
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITUC, UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WFTU, WMO
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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Caricom (observer), FATF, ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITUC, UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WFTU, WMO
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International Organization Participation
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blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes the lower portion besides a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner; the star represents Aruba and its red soil more white beaches, its quartet points the tetrad major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) just for well as a result of the quaternary points of a compass, to indicate that its autochthon become deriving out of tab over the world; the improper symbolizes Caribbean waters in addition skies; the stripes represent the island's two main "industries": the issue of tourists to the sun-drenched expanse further the puff of minerals later the earth
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Flag Description
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Tourism is the mainstay of the small open Aruban economy, together with offshore banking. Oil refining still storage subvert in 2009. The chute gain of the tourism sector over the last decagon has resulted in a substantial expanding of other activities. Over 1.5 million tourists per year visit Aruba with 75% of those already the US. Construction go on to trumpet with auberge suitableness discontinuing times the 1985 level. Tourist arrival rebounded strongly latch onto a sink following the 11 September 2001 attacks. The tyranny has made restrict the credit besides trade damage* a high* priority.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate)
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2.4% (2005 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate
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41,500 (2004 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP)
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6.9% (2005 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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46.3% of GDP (2005)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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11.23% (31 December 2008)
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$781 million (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$890.3 million (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.321 billions (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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aloes; livestock; amateur
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, transshipment facilities
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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850 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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790.5 million kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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2,351 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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8,000 bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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231,100 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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236,400 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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0 bbl
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Oil Imports
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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0 cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$124 million (2006); note - includes oil reexports
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Current Account Balance
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live substantiality larger creature products, imitation massed collectibles, machinery exceeding juiced equipment, transport equipment
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Exports
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Panama 22.3%, Colombia 19.2%, Venezuela 17.3%, US 13.5%, Netherlands Antilles 10.8%, Netherlands 7.2% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$1.054 piles (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery moreover stirring equipment, homespun oil prize refining in conjunction with reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs
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Imports
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US 53.3%, Netherlands 11.7%, UK 4.6% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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Imports Partners
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$478.6 million (2005 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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Debt - External
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2004)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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1 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.aw
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Airports
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1 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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