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СКАЧАТЬ style="font-size:15px;">       18 years of age; universal

      Executive branch:

       chief of state: Queen BEATRIX of the Netherlands (since 30 April

       1980), represented by Governor General Fredis REFUNJOL (since 11 May

       2004)

       election results: Nelson O. ODUBER elected prime minister; percent

       of legislative vote - NA

       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 four-year terms; election last

       held 28 September 2001 (next to be held by December 2005)

       head of government: Prime Minister Nelson O. ODUBER (since 30

       October 2001)

       cabinet: Council of Ministers (elected by the Staten)

      Legislative branch:

       unicameral Legislature or Staten (21 seats; members elected by

       direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms)

       elections: last held 28 September 2001 (next to be held by NA 2005)

       election results: percent of vote by party - MEP 52.4%, AVP 26.7%,

       PPA 9.6%, OLA 5.7%, Aliansa 3.5%, other 2.1%; seats by party - MEP

       12, AVP 6, PPA 2, OLA 1

      Judicial branch:

       Joint High Court of Justice (judges are appointed by the monarch)

      Political parties and leaders:

       Aruba Solidarity Movement or MAS [leader NA]; Aruban Democratic

       Alliance or Aliansa [leader NA]; Aruban Democratic Party or PDA [Leo

       BERLINSKI]; Aruban Liberal Party or OLA [Glenbert CROES]; Aruban

       Patriotic Party or PPA [Benny NISBET]; Aruban People's Party or AVP

       [Jan (Henny) H. EMAN]; Concentration for the Liberation of Aruba or

       CLA [leader NA]; People's Electoral Movement Party or MEP [Nelson O.

       ODUBER]; For a Restructured Aruba Now or PARA [Urbana LOPEZ];

       National Democratic Action or ADN [Pedro Charro KELLY]

      Political pressure groups and leaders:

       NA

      International organization participation:

       ILO, IMF, Interpol, IOC, UNESCO (associate), UPU, WCL, WToO

       (associate)

      Diplomatic representation in the US:

       none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands)

      Diplomatic representation from the US:

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

       Netherlands Antilles, Robert E. SORENSON, 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:

       41,500 (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% (2003 est.)

      Budget:

       revenues: $135.8 million

       expenditures: $147 million, including capital expenditures of NA

       (2000)

      Agriculture - products:

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