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Introduction - Aruba:
CountryAruba
BackgroundDiscovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The islands economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Arubas request in 1990.
Location - Aruba:
LocationCaribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela
Geographic coordinates12 30 N, 69 58 W
Map referencesCentral America and the Caribbean
Areatotal: 193 sq km
land: 193 sq km
water: 0 sq km
Area comparativeslightly larger than Washington, DC
Land boundaries0 km
Coastline68.5 km
Maritime claimsterritorial sea: 12 nm
Climatetropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation
Terrainflat with a few hills; scant vegetation
Elevation extremeslowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Jamanota 188 m
Natural resourcesNEGL; white sandy beaches
Land usearable land: 10.53%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 89.47% (2005)
Irrigated land0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
Natural hazardslies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt
Environment current issuesNA
Geography notea flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit)
People - Aruba:
Population100,018
note: estimate based on a revision of the base population, fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-1999 migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent with the 2000 census (July 2007 est.)
Age structure0-14 years: 19.7% (male 9,943/female 9,761)
15-64 years: 70.2% (male 33,553/female 36,661)
65 years and over: 10.1% (male 4,046/female 6,054) (2007 est.)
Dependency statusmember country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs
Median agetotal: 37.3 years
male: 35.5 years
female: 39 years (2007 est.)
Population growth rate1.522% (2007 est.)
Birth rate12.83 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Death rate7.61 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Net migration rate10 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
Sex ratioat birth: 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.019 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 0.915 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.668 male(s)/female
total population: 0.906 male(s)/female (2007 est.)
Infant mortality ratetotal: 14.75 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 19.59 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 9.81 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.)
Life expectancy at birthtotal population: 74.83 years
male: 71.8 years
female: 77.91 years (2007 est.)
Total fertility rate1.85 children born/woman (2007 est.)
Hiv aids adult prevalence rateNA
Hiv aids people living with hiv aidsNA
Hiv aids deathsNA
Nationalitynoun: Aruban(s)
adjective: Aruban; Dutch
Ethnic groupsmixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%, other 20%
ReligionsRoman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, other (includes Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 10%
LanguagesPapiamento (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)
Literacydefinition: NA
total population: 97.3%
male: 97.5%
female: 97.1% (2000 census)
Government - Aruba:
Country nameconventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba
Government typeparliamentary democracy
Capitalname: Oranjestad
geographic coordinates: 12 31 N, 70 02 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
Administrative divisionsnone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
Independencenone (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands)
National holidayFlag Day, 18 March (1976)
Constitution1 January 1986
Legal systembased on Dutch civil law system, with some English common law influence
Suffrage18 years of age; universal
Executive branchchief of state: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (since 30 April 1980); represented by Governor General Fredis REFUNJOL (since 11 May 2004)
head of government: Prime Minister Nelson O. ODUBER (since 30 October 2001)
cabinet: Council of Ministers elected by the Staten
elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed for a six-year term by the monarch; prime minister and deputy prime minister elected by the Staten for four-year terms; election last held in 2005 (next to be held by 2009)
election results: Nelson O. ODUBER elected prime minister; percent of legislative vote - NA
Legislative branchunicameral Legislature or Staten (21 seats; members elected by direct popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 23 September 2005 (next to be held in 2009)
election results: percent of vote by party - MEP 43%, AVP 32%, MPA 7%, RED 7%, PDR 6%, OLA 4%, PPA 2%; seats by party - MEP 11, AVP 8, MPA 1, RED 1
Judicial branchCommon Court of Justice of Aruba (judges are appointed by the monarch)
Political parties and leadersAliansa/Aruban Social Movement or MSA [Robert WEVER]; Aruban Liberal Organization or OLA [Glenbert CROES]; Aruban Patriotic Movement or MPA [Monica ARENDS-KOCK]; Aruban Patriotic Party or PPA [Benny NISBET]; Aruban Peoples Party or AVP [Mike EMAN]; Peoples Electoral Movement Party or MEP [Nelson O. ODUBER]; Real Democracy or PDR [Andin BIKKER]; RED [Rudy LAMPE]; Workers Political Platform or PTT [Gregorio WOLFF]
Political pressure groups and leadersNA
International organization participationCaricom (observer), ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, ITUC, UNESCO (associate), UNWTO (associate), UPU, WCL, WMO
Diplomatic representation in the usnone (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands); note - Mr. Henry BAARH, Minister Plenipotentiary for Aruba at the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Diplomatic representation from the usthe US does not have an embassy in Aruba; the Consul General to Netherlands Antilles is accredited to Aruba
Flag descriptionblue, 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
Economy - Aruba:
Economy overviewTourism is the mainstay of the small, open Aruban economy, with offshore banking and oil refining and storage also important. The rapid growth of the tourism sector over the last decade has resulted in a substantial expansion of other activities. Over 1.5 million tourists per year visit Aruba, with 75% of those from the US. Construction continues to boom, with hotel capacity five times the 1985 level. In addition, the countrys oil refinery reopened in 1993, providing a major source of employment, foreign exchange earnings, and growth. Tourist arrivals have rebounded strongly following a dip after the 11 September 2001 attacks. The island experiences only a brief low season, and hotel occupancy in 2004 averaged 80%, compared to 68% throughout the rest of the Caribbean. The government has made cutting the budget and trade deficits a high priority.
Gdp purchasing power parity $2.258 billion (2005 est.)
Gdp official exchange rate $2.258 billion (2005 est.)
Gdp real growth rate2.4% (2005 est.)
Gdp per capita ppp $21,800 (2004 est.)
Gdp composition by sectoragriculture: 0.4%
industry: 33.3%
services: 66.3% (2002 est.)
Labor force41,500 (2004 est.)
Labor force by occupationagriculture: NA%
industry: NA%
services: NA%
note: most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining
Unemployment rate6.9% (2005 est.)
Population below poverty lineNA%
Household income or consumption by percentage sharelowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA%
Inflation rate consumer prices 3.4% (2005)
Budgetrevenues: $507.9 million
expenditures: $577.9 million; including capital expenditures of $NA (2005 est.)
Public debt46.3% of GDP (2005)
Agriculture productsaloes; livestock; fish
Industriestourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining
Industrial production growth rateNA%
Electricity production770 million kWh (2004)
Electricity consumption716.1 million kWh (2004)
Electricity exports0 kWh (2004)
Electricity imports0 kWh (2004)
Oil production2,363 bbl/day (2004)
Oil consumption7,000 bbl/day (2004 est.)
Oil exportsNA bbl/day
Oil importsNA bbl/day
Oil proved reserves0 bbl
Natural gas production0 cu m (2004 est.)
Natural gas consumption0 cu m (2004 est.)
Exports$80 million f.o.b.; note - includes oil reexports (2004 est.)
Exports commoditieslive animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment
Exports partnersNetherlands 27.7%, Panama 25.5%, Colombia 12.8%, Venezuela 11.1%, US 9.4%, Netherlands Antilles 7.1% (2006)
Imports$875 million f.o.b. (2004 est.)
Imports commoditiesmachinery and electrical equipment, crude oil for refining and reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs
Imports partnersUS 53.6%, Netherlands 12.9%, UK 3.6% (2006)
Debt external$478.6 million (2005 est.)
Economic aid recipient$11.3 million (2004)
Currency code Aruban guilder/florin (AWG)
Exchange ratesAruban guilders/florins per US dollar - 1.79 (2006), 1.79 (2005), 1.79 (2004), 1.79 (2003), 1.79 (2002)
Communications - Aruba:
Fiscal yearcalendar year
Telephones main lines in use38,300 (2005)
Telephones mobile cellular108,200 (2005)
Telephone systemgeneral assessment: modern fully automatic telecommunications system
domestic: increased competition through privatization; 3 wireless service providers are now licensed
international: country code - 297; 1 submarine cable to Sint Maarten (Netherlands Antilles); extensive interisland microwave radio relay links
Radio broadcast stationsAM 2, FM 16, shortwave 0 (2004)
Television broadcast stations1 (1997)
Internet country code.aw
Internet hosts11,548 (2006)
Internet users24,000 (2005)
Transportation - Aruba:
Airports1 (2006)
Airports with paved runwaystotal: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2006)
Roadwaystotal: 800 km
paved: 513 km
unpaved: 287 km
Ports and terminalsBarcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas
Military - Aruba:
Military branchesno regular indigenous military forces; the Netherlands maintains a detachment of marines, a frigate, and an amphibious combat detachment in the neighboring Netherlands Antilles (2005)
Manpower available for military servicemales age 18-49: 16,278 (2005 est.)
Manpower fit for military servicemales age 18-49: 13,219 (2005 est.)
Military notedefense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Manpower reaching military service age annuallymales age 18-49: 520 (2005 est.)
Disputes internationalnone
This page was last updated on 16 September, 2007
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