The 1999 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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СКАЧАТЬ agreements: party to: NA signed, but not ratified: NA

      People

      Population: 68,675 (July 1999 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 22% (male 7,724; female 7,106)

       15–64 years: 69% (male 22,723; female 24,747)

       65 years and over: 9% (male 2,623; female 3,752) (1999 est.)

      Population growth rate: 0.55% (1999 est.)

      Birth rate: 13.28 births/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Death rate: 6.48 deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Net migration rate: −1.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.09 male(s)/female

       15–64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female

       65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female

       total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (1999 est.)

      Infant mortality rate: 7.84 deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.04 years male: 73.33 years female: 80.94 years (1999 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (1999 est.)

      Nationality: noun: Aruban(s) adjective: Aruban

      Ethnic groups: mixed white/Caribbean Amerindian 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: NA

      Government

      Country name: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Aruba

      Data code: AA

      Dependency status: part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the Netherlands Antilles

      Government type: parliamentary

      Capital: Oranjestad

      Administrative divisions: none (part of the Kingdom of the

       Netherlands)

      Independence: none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; 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 of the Netherlands

       (since 30 April 1980), represented by Governor General Olindo

       KOOLMAN (since 1 January 1992)

       head of government: Prime Minister Jan (Henny) H. EMAN (since 29

       July 1994) and Deputy Prime Minister Glenbert F. CROES

       cabinet: Council of Ministers (elected by the Staten)

       elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed for

       a six-year term by the monarch; prime minister and deputy prime

       minister elected by the Staten for a four-year term; election last

       held 12 July 1997 (next to be held by December 2001)

       election results: inconclusive; no party won majority in December

       1997 parliamentary elections; no new government formed as of May 1998

      Legislative branch: unicameral Legislature or Staten (21 seats;

       members elected by direct popular vote and serve four-year terms)

       elections: last held 12 December 1997 (next to be held by NA

       December 2001)

       election results: percent of vote by party—NA; seats by party—AVP

       10, MEP 9, OLA 2

      Judicial branch: Joint High Court of Justice (judges are

       appointed by the monarch)

      Political parties and leaders: Electoral Movement Party or MEP

      International organization participation: Caricom (observer),

       ECLAC (associate), Interpol, IOC, UNESCO (associate), WCL, WToO

       (associate)

      Diplomatic representation in the US: none (represented by the

       Kingdom of the Netherlands)

      Diplomatic representation from the US: chief of mission: Consul General James L. WILLIAMS embassy: J. B. Gorsiraweg #1, Curacao mailing address: P. O. Box 158, Willemstad, Curacao

      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

      Economy—overview: Tourism is the mainstay of the Aruban economy, although offshore banking and oil refining and storage are 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 less than 1% unemployment rate have led to a large number of unfilled job vacancies, despite sharp rises in wage rates in recent years.

      GDP: purchasing power parity—$1.5 billion (1997 est.)

      GDP—real growth rate: 6% (1997)

      GDP—per capita: purchasing power parity?$22,000 (1997 est.)

      GDP—composition by sector: agriculture: NA% industry: NA% services: NA%

      Population below poverty line: NA%

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