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Aruba

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Background :

Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's 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 Aruba's request in 1990. 

Location :

Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

12 30 N, 69 58 W  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West -70.06
North 12.63
East -69.87
South 12.41

Area :

total 180 square km
land 180 square km
water 0 square km

Coastline :

68.50 km

Climate :

tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation 

Terrain :

flat with a few hills; scant vegetation 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 188 metres

Natural resources :

white sandy beaches

Land use :

arable land 10.53 %
permanent crops 0.00 %
other 89.47 %

Natural hazards :

hurricanes

Population :

103 065 

Indicators :

Growth rate 1.48 %
Birth rate 12.79 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 1.85 children born/woman
Death rate 7.71 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 9.70 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 19.10 %
15-64 years 70.30 %
65 years and over 10.60 %

Median age :

total 37.80 years
male 36.00 years
female 39.50 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.02 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.02 male(s)/female
15-64 years 0.92 male(s)/female
65 years and over 0.66 male(s)/female
total population 0.90 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 13.79 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 75.28 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 72.25 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 78.38 years

Religions :

Roman Catholic 80.80 %
Evangelist 4.10 %
Protestant 2.50 %
Jehovah's Witnesses 1.50 %
Methodist 1.20 %
Jewish 0.20 %
other 5.10 %
none 4.60 %

Languages :

Papiamento 66.30 %
Spanish 12.60 %
English 7.70 %
Dutch 5.80 %

Literacy :

total population 97.30 %
male 97.50 %
female 97.10 %

Country name :

conventional short form Aruba

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 AW
ISO Numeric 533
ISO3 ABW
FIPS AA
ccTLD aw
English Aruba

Capital :

name Oranjestad
geographic coordinates 12 31 N, 70 02 W
time difference -4.00

International organization participation :

Caricom (observer) FATF
ILO IMF
IOC ITUC
Interpol UNESCO (associate)
UNWTO (associate) UPU
WFTU WMO

National holiday :

Flag Day

1976-03-18

Executive branch :

Prime Minister Michiel Godfried Queen BEATRIX

Legislative branch :

AVP 48.00 %
MEP 35.90 %
PDR 5.70 %

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 2 258 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 2 258 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate 2.40 %
PPP - per capita 21 800 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 0.40 %
industry 33.30 %
services 66.30 %

Other Indicators :

Unemployment rate 6.90 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 3.40 %
Debt external 478 600 000 $
Public debt 46.30 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 507 900 000 $
expenditures 577 900 000 $

Agriculture - products :

aloes fish
livestock

Industries :

oil refining tourism
transshipment facilities

Energy :

Electricity Production 850 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 790 500 000 kWh
Oil Production 2 351 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 8 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 231 100 bbl/day
Oil Imports 236 400 bbl/day

Value :

124 000 000 $

Commodities :

art and collectibles live animals and animal products
machinery and electrical equipment transportation equipment

Value :

1 054 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals foodstuffs
machinery and electrical equipment petroleum

Currency-name :

Aruban guilder 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 38 500
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 127 100
FM Radio broadcast stations 16
Television broadcast stations 1
Internet Country code (ccTLD) aw
Internet Hosts 25 051
Internet Users 24 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 1

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