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ARUBA
Map of ARUBA
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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:
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total: 193 sq km
land: 193 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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Area - comparative:
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slightly larger than Washington, DC |
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Land boundaries:
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0 km |
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Coastline:
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68.5 km |
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Maritime claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm |
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Climate:
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tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation |
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Terrain:
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flat with a few hills; scant vegetation |
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Elevation extremes:
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lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m
highest point: Mount Jamanota 188 m |
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Natural resources:
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NEGL; white sandy beaches |
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Land use:
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arable land: 10.53%
permanent crops: 0%
other: 89.47% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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0.01 sq km (1998 est.) |
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Natural hazards:
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hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened |
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Environment - current issues:
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NA |
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Population:
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101,541
note: estimate based on a revision of the base population, fertility, and mortality numbers, as well as a revision of 1985-1999 migration estimates from outmigration to inmigration, which is assumed to continue into the future; the new results are consistent with the 2000 census (July 2008 est.) |
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 19.4% (male 9,933/female 9,747)
15-64 years: 70.3% (male 34,123/female 37,228)
65 years and over: 10.4% (male 4,189/female 6,321) (2008 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun: Aruban(s)
adjective: Aruban; Dutch |
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Ethnic groups:
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mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 80%, other 20% |
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Religions:
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Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, other (includes Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish) 10% |
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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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Literacy:
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definition: NA
total population: 97.3%
male: 97.5%
female: 97.1% (2000 census) |
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School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):
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total: 14 years
male: 13 years
female: 14 years (2006) |
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Education expenditures - percent of GDP:
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4.8% (2005) |
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Country name:
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conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba |
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Dependency status:
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member country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles; Dutch Government responsible for defense and foreign affairs |
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Government type:
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parliamentary democracy |
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Capital:
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name: Oranjestad
geographic coordinates: 12 31 N, 70 02 W
time difference: UTC-4 (1 hour ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
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Administrative divisions:
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none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
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Independence:
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none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
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National holiday:
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Flag Day, 18 March (1976)
Source: http://cia.gov
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