The 2003 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      Diplomatic representation from the US:

       the US does not have an embassy in Aruba; the Consul General to

       Netherlands Antilles is accredited to Aruba

      Flag description:

       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

      Economy Aruba

      Economy - overview:

       Tourism is the mainstay of the small, open Aruban economy, with

       offshore banking and oil refining and storage also important. The

       rapid growth of the tourism sector over the last decade has resulted

       in a substantial expansion of other activities. Construction has

       boomed, with hotel capacity five times the 1985 level. In addition,

       the reopening of the country's oil refinery in 1993, a major source

       of employment and foreign exchange earnings, has further spurred

       growth. Aruba's small labor force and low unemployment rate have led

       to a large number of unfilled job vacancies, despite sharp rises in

       wage rates in recent years. Tourist arrivals have declined in the

       aftermath of the 11 September 2001 terrorist attacks on the US. The

       government now must deal with a budget deficit and a negative trade

       balance.

      GDP:

       purchasing power parity - $1.94 billion (2002 est.)

      GDP - real growth rate:

       −1.5% (2002 est.)

      GDP - per capita:

       purchasing power parity - $28,000 (2002 est.)

      GDP - composition by sector:

       agriculture: NA%

       industry: NA%

       services: NA%

      Population below poverty line:

       NA%

      Household income or consumption by percentage share:

       lowest 10%: NA%

       highest 10%: NA%

      Inflation rate (consumer prices):

       3.2% (2002 est.)

      Labor force:

       41,501 (1997 est.)

      Labor force - by occupation: most employment is in wholesale and retail trade and repair, followed by hotels and restaurants; oil refining

      Unemployment rate:

       0.6%

      Budget:

       revenues: $135.81 million

       expenditures: $147 million, including capital expenditures of $NA

       (2000)

      Industries:

       tourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining

      Industrial production growth rate:

       NA

      Electricity - production:

       531.9 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - production by source: fossil fuel: 100% hydro: 0% other: 0% (2001) nuclear: 0%

      Electricity - consumption:

       494.7 million kWh (2001)

      Electricity - exports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Electricity - imports:

       0 kWh (2001)

      Oil - production:

       0 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - consumption:

       6,500 bbl/day (2001 est.)

      Oil - exports:

       NA (2001)

      Oil - imports:

       NA (2001)

      Agriculture - products:

       aloes; livestock; fish

      Exports:

       $1.88 billion f.o.b. (including oil reexports) (2002 est.)

      Exports - commodities:

       live animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery

       and electrical equipment, transport equipment

      Exports - partners:

       Netherlands 28.6%, Colombia 21.7%, Panama 16.8%, US 12.1%,

       Netherlands Antilles 8.3%, Venezuela 7.6% (2002)

      Imports:

       $2.21 billion f.o.b. (2002 est.)

      Imports - commodities:

       machinery and electrical equipment, crude oil for refining and

       reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs

      Imports - partners:

       US 54.7%, Netherlands 12.7%, UK 5.7% (2002)

      Debt - external:

       $285 million (1996)

      Economic aid - recipient:

       $26 million (1995); note - the Netherlands provided a $127 million

       aid package to Aruba and Suriname in 1996

      Currency:

       Aruban guilder/florin (AWG)

      Currency code:

       AWG

      Exchange rates:

       Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar - 1.79 (2002), 1.79 (2001),

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