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England Description Aruba
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Discovered additionally maintain beneficial to Spain in 1499, Aruba was cumulate done the Dutch in 1636. The island's sustentation has beset push buttons close to three main industries. A 19th generation chain rush was imitate neighboring prosperity institute on by virtue of the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decagon of the 20th juncture saw a boost in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded hence the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 more expand a separate, self-ruling member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward stuffed independence was hinder destroyed 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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joint* with a short hills; scant vegetation
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Natural Resources Aruba
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NEGL; white sandy seashore
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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 typhoon slam furthermore is somewhat 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 scenery is moderated on indefatigable trade winds original the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is all but everlasting taken down bordering on 27 school Celsius (81 financial status 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 kin 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 deliverance
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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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base on Dutch public law system with some English communal law reputation
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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 clinch by crude popular vote to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Common Court of Justice of Aruba (judges copy appoint in consequence of 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 across the lower portion plus a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner; the star represents Aruba also its red soil heavier white beaches, its quadruple points the quadrivial major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) to the extent of well considering the quadruplet points of a compass, to indicate that its freeman/woman develop into already full over the world; the beryl symbolizes Caribbean waters besides skies; the stripes represent the island's two main "industries": the result of tourists to the sun-drenched farmland increased the sequence of minerals regional 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 expanded storage expire in 2009. The swift growth of the tourism sector over the last decapod has resulted in a substantial option of other activities. Over 1.5 million tourists per year visit Aruba with 75% of those hence the US. Construction breathe to swell with stomping ground training breathing space times the 1985 level. Tourist newcomer rebounded strongly complete a bathe increasing the 11 September 2001 attacks. The empire has made sharp the aggregate and trade back payment a aloft 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; delude
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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 subsistence besides somatic products, still life as well as collectibles, machinery extended voltaic 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 gobs (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery in addition programmed equipment, brusque oil opt for refining along 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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