United States. Central Intelligence Agency

The 1994 CIA World Factbook


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−2.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1994 est.) Infant mortality rate: 8.4 deaths/1,000 live births (1994 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.43 years male: 72.77 years female: 80.27 years (1994 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.82 children born/woman (1994 est.) Nationality: noun: Aruban(s) adjective: Aruban Ethnic divisions: mixed European/Caribbean Indian 80% Religions: Roman Catholic 82%, Protestant 8%, Hindu, Muslim, Confucian, Jewish Languages: Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish Literacy: total population: NA% male: NA% female: NA% Labor force: NA by occupation: most employment is in the tourist industry (1986)

      @Aruba, Government

      Names:

       conventional long form:

       none

       conventional short form:

       Aruba

       Digraph:

       AA

       Type:

       part of the Dutch realm; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in

       1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles

       Capital:

       Oranjestad

       Administrative divisions:

       none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)

       Independence:

       none (part of the Dutch realm; in 1990, Aruba requested and received

       from the Netherlands cancellation of the agreement to automatically

       give independence to the island in 1996)

       National holiday:

       Flag Day, 18 March

       Constitution:

       1 January 1986

       Legal system:

       based on Dutch civil law system, with some English common law

       influence

       Suffrage:

       18 years of age; universal

       Executive branch:

       chief of state:

       Queen BEATRIX Wilhelmina Armgard (since 30 April 1980), represented by

       Governor General Olindo KOOLMAN (since 1 January 1992)

       head of government:

       Prime Minister Nelson ODUBER (since 6 February 1989)

       cabinet:

       Council of Ministers; appointed with the advice and approval of the

       legislature

       Legislative branch:

       unicameral

       Legislature (Staten):

       elections last held 8 January 1993 (next to be held by NA January

       1997); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (21 total) MEP

       9, AVP 8, ADN 1, PPA 1, OLA 1, other 1

       Judicial branch:

       Joint High Court of Justice

       Political parties and leaders:

       Electoral Movement Party (MEP), Nelson ODUBER; Aruban People's Party

       (AVP), Henny EMAN; National Democratic Action (ADN), Pedro Charro

       KELLY; New Patriotic Party (PPN), Eddy WERLEMEN; Aruban Patriotic

       Party (PPA), Benny NISBET; Aruban Democratic Party (PDA), Leo

       BERLINSKI; Democratic Action '86 (AD '86), Arturo ODUBER; Organization

       for Aruban Liberty (OLA), Glenbert CROES

       note:

       governing coalition includes the MEP, PPA, and ADN

       Member of:

       ECLAC (associate), INTERPOL, IOC, UNESCO (associate), WCL, WTO

       (associate)

       Diplomatic representation in US:

       none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)

       US diplomatic representation:

       none (self-governing part of the Netherlands)

       Flag:

       blue with two narrow horizontal yellow stripes across the lower

       portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper

       hoist-side corner

      @Aruba, Economy

      Overview:

       Tourism is the mainstay of the economy, although offshore banking and

       oil refining and storage are also important. Hotel capacity expanded

       rapidly between 1985 and 1989 and nearly doubled in 1990 alone.

       Unemployment has steadily declined from about 20% in 1986 to about 3%

       in 1991 and to less than 1% in 1992. The reopening of the local oil

       refinery, once a major source of employment and foreign exchange

       earnings, promises to give the economy an additional boost.

       National product:

       GDP - exchange rate conversion - $1.2 billion (1993 est.)

       National product real growth rate:

       5% (1993)

       National product per capita:

       $17,400 (1993 est.)

       Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       6.5% (1993)

       Unemployment rate:

       0.6% (1992)

       Budget:

       revenues:

       $145 million

       expenditures:

       $185 million, including capital expenditures of $42 million (1988)

       Exports:

       $1.3 billion (including oil re-exports) (f.o.b., 1993 est.)

       commodities:

       mostly petroleum products

       partners:

       US 64%, EC

       Imports:

       $1.6 billion including oil for processing and re-export (f.o.b., 1993

       est.)

       commodities:

       food, consumer goods, manufactures, petroleum products

       partners:

       US 8%, EC

       External debt:

       $81 million (1987)

       Industrial production:

       growth rate NA%

       Electricity:

       capacity:

       90,000 kW

       production:

       375 million kWh

       consumption per capita:

       6,000 kWh (1990 est.)

       Industries:

       tourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining

       Agriculture:

       poor quality soils and low rainfall limit agricultural activity to the

       cultivation of aloes, some livestock, and fishing

       Illicit drugs:

       drug money laundering center and transit point for narcotics bound for

       the US and Europe

       Economic aid:

       recipient:

       Western (non-US) countries ODA and OOF bilateral commitments

       (1980–89), $220 million