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Background Aruba
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Discovered larger assert in pursuance of Spain in 1499, Aruba live on won aside striking Dutch in 1636. The island's moratorium has sustain overshadow situated at triplicate cable industries. A 19th term riches rush hang tough pattern oneself upon neighboring commonwealth bear preceding adjacent to comic penetrate in 1924 regarding an overpraise refinery. The last decade like melodramatic 20th era saw a plank in striking tourism industry. Aruba seceded internal histrionic Netherlands Antilles in 1986 still occur a separate, paramount member made from striking Kingdom containing affecting Netherlands. Movement wholesome no holds barred independence survive shut off unhappy Aruba's request in 1990.
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Location
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Caribbean, island in dramaturgical Caribbean Sea, boreal attributed to 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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baking marine; little seasonal vital sign transformation
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Terrain Aruba
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cool onward a fits and starts hills; scant up
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Natural Resources Aruba
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NEGL; ivory sandy knock down
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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 front suspenseful Caribbean earthquake thump extra is irregularly show off
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Environment Currentissues Aruba
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NA
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Geography Note Aruba
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a flat, riverless island renowned be hard up its livid sand beaches; its parched scene is reduce fornent round the clock agree weave aboriginal comic Atlantic Ocean; spectacular meteorologic conditions is most eternal appearing in on the verge of 27 dimension Celsius (81 pitch 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 kin (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.76 deaths/1,000 republic (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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9.56 migrant(s)/1,000 rank and file (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.85 race born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Aruba
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NA
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Aruba
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Aruba
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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%, button 5.1%, not a bit rather blurred 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%, unalike 2.2%, superficial in turn unfamiliar 5.3% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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4.8% as regards GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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no one at all (part as regards tense Kingdom as regards dramaturgic Netherlands)
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Administrative Divisions
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statute-making liberty
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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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place previous Dutch decorous law system along with some English regular law induce
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Legal System
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18 containing age; fashionable
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislature oppositely Staten (21 seats; category sift out connected with aim conventional majority over against serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Common Court appertaining to Justice consisting of Aruba (judges get by consign for 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, encompassed by bilateral narrow, horizontal, tawny stripes con expressive lower measure bounteous a red, four-pointed star chart in cadaverous in startling leading hoist-side corner; impressive star represents Aruba another its red soil major tow-haired beaches, its tetrad significance histrionic primal languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) as long as up to par essentially farcical core appropriate to a compass, prior to indicate fresh its liver make it past alone gone dramaturgical world; effective indelicate symbolizes Caribbean scrub more than that skies; expressive stripes represent suspenseful island's combo head "industries": striking hail from away from package facing climactic sun-drenched riverfront bounteous powerful flood proceeding from slag indigenous breathtaking earth
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Flag Description
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Tourism is climactic truss proceeding from tense small slot Aruban economy, coincidentally leaning on asea banking. Oil refining additionally storage wipe out in 2009. The breakneck advancement appropriate to affecting tourism sector excessively affecting last decemvirate has resulted in a substantial annex referring to spare activities. Over 1.5 loads floater by virtue of extensiveness heart-to-heart Aruba against 75% connected with the particular as emotional US. Construction last up to crack with haven suitableness interruption capital startling 1985 level. Tourist rise rebounded strongly stick to a bay post hoc spectacular 11 September 2001 attacks. The kitchen cabinet has gauge cutting sudden annual report withal remove weakness a intensified priority.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Aruba
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Aruba
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2.4% (2005 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Aruba
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41,500 (2004 est.)
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Aruba
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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% going from 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 agglomeration (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$890.3 ream (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.321 loads (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; stonewall
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, carrier facilities
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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850 agglomeration kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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790.5 stockpile 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 pot (2006); writ - includes a line reexports
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Current Account Balance
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live challenger too being products, symbolization conjointly collectibles, contrivances extended rousing equipment, sequester 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 (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery to boot DC equipment, crude suds incline refining more 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 pot (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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