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Status: Part of the Kingdom of the
Netherlands
Governor: Fredis Refunjol (2004)
Prime Minister: Nelson O. Oduber
(2001)
Current government officials
Total area: 75 sq mi (193 sq km)
Population (2008 est.): 101,541 (growth
rate: 1.5%); birth rate: 12.8/1000; infant mortality rate:
14.2/1000; life expectancy: 75.0; density per sq mi: 969
Capital and largest city (2003 est.):
Oranjestad, 20,700
Monetary unit: Aruban
guilder/florin
Languages: Dutch (official), Papiamento,
English, Spanish
Ethnicity/race: mixed European/Caribbean
Indian 80%
Religions: Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant
8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish
National Holiday:
Flag Day, March 18
Literacy rate: 97% (2003 est.)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2004
est.): $2.13 billion; per capita $21,800. Real growth rate:
3.5%. Inflation: 3.8% (2005 est.). Unemployment:
7.3%. Arable land: 11% aloe plantations included (0.01%).
Agriculture: aloes; livestock; fish. Labor force:
41,500 (2004 est.); most employment is in wholesale and retail trade
and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining.
Industries: tourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining.
Natural resources: negl.; white sandy beaches. Exports:
$80 million f.o.b. (including oil reexports) (2004 est.): live
animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and
electrical equipment, transport equipment. Imports: $875
million f.o.b. (2004 est.): machinery and electrical equipment,
crude oil for refining and reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs. Major
trading partners: Netherlands, Panama, Venezuela, Netherlands
Antilles, Colombia, U.S. (2004).
Major sources and definitions
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