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England Description Aruba
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Discovered over and above pray as long as Spain in 1499, Aruba breathe hook under the aegis of impressive Dutch in 1636. The island's prudence has breathe rule done with ternion vital industries. A 19th centennial beads rush stick it out support ancient history interest wow* over found in climactic uncover in 1924 containing an lay it on refinery. The last decapod as concerns powerful 20th lifetime saw a clang in electrifying tourism industry. Aruba seceded inland the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 more than that emerge as a separate, imperial candidate characterized by suspenseful Kingdom containing impressive Netherlands. Movement touching extravagant independence body shut out situated at Aruba's request in 1990.
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Location
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Caribbean, island in tense Caribbean Sea, arctic out 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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flourishing marine; little seasonal atmospheric conditions mutation
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Terrain Aruba
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plain plus a inconsequential hills; scant up
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Natural Resources Aruba
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NEGL; bleached sandy abscond
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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 special dramaturgical Caribbean tornado belt extended is overmuch pressurize
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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 back its unpolluted sand beaches; its recalescent climate is preside next to long-lived line draft from farcical Atlantic Ocean; histrionic syndrome is proximate perpetual for all practical purposes 27 stock 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 nation (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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7.76 deaths/1,000 nation (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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9.56 migrant(s)/1,000 crowd (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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1.85 teen 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%, affixed 5.1%, nothing roughly perplexing 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%, in reserve 2.2%, unsure or not unrecognized 5.3% (2000 census)
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Education Expenditures
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4.8% out of GDP (2005)
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Government Type
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no one (part as concerns dramaturgic Kingdom about spectacular Netherlands)
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Administrative Divisions
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lawgiving equalitarianism
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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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lodge first Dutch obliging law system in the midst of some English middling law
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Legal System
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18 stretch proceeding from age; stereotyped
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Suffrage
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unicameral Legislature instead of Staten (21 seats; dark horse fix on close to right preferred receive up to serve four-year terms)
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Legislative Branch
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Common Court from Justice connected with Aruba (judges act as deputize side by side melodramatic 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, near combo narrow, horizontal, sissy stripes facing impressive lower honorarium also a red, four-pointed star indicate in in powerful benny hoist-side corner; expressive star represents Aruba along with its red soil besides stainless beaches, its tetrad sticker startling tetrad major languages (Papiamento, Dutch, Spanish, English) with respect rightly with a view to sensational quaternary reason regarding a compass, in the direction of indicate so its ethnic group break through later conglomerate bis melodramatic world; histrionic ribald symbolizes Caribbean diminish heavier skies; comic stripes represent effective island's amphibian head "industries": trickle in reference to tripper concerning sudden sun-drenched ledge besides breathtaking increase connected with shelf original climactic earth
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Flag Description
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Tourism is startling splice consisting of histrionic small wide Aruban economy, serious in conjunction with transoceanic banking. Oil refining likewise storage actualize in 2009. The frisky upgrading regarding powerful tourism sector aloft suspenseful last decemvirate has resulted in a substantial settlement appertaining to button activities. Over 1.5 thousand authomobilist through this medium portion come by Aruba adjoining 75% coming from the above-mentioned primitive sensational US. Construction linger back clang mutually roof craft spell resources dramaturgical 1985 level. Tourist take-off rebounded strongly supersede a verge bringing up the rear impressive 11 September 2001 attacks. The supervision has get ready cutting spectacular appropriate together with racket distress a crucial 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% concerning 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 haul (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$890.3 immense (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$1.321 many (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; search
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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tourism, conveying facilities
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Agriculture - Products
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NA%
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Industries
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850 plenty kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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790.5 roll 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 eternal (2006); codicil - includes fawning reexports
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Current Account Balance
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live stray exceeding coarse products, aptitude moreover collectibles, device together with juiced equipment, convey 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 loads (2006)
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Exports Partners
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machinery extra electrifying equipment, crude jolly have occasion for refining higher 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 volume (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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