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СКАЧАТЬ the purpose of forced labor tier rating: Tier 2 Watch List - Armenia is placed on the Tier 2 Watch List for a fourth consecutive year; its efforts to increase compliance with the minimum standards were assessed based on its commitments to undertake future actions, particularly in the areas of improving victim protection and assistance; while the government elevated anti-trafficking responsibilities to the ministerial level, adopted a new National Action Plan, and drafted a National Referral Mechanism, it has yet to show tangible progress in identifying and protecting victims or in tackling trafficking complicity of government officials; the Armenian Government made some notable improvements in its anti-trafficking law enforcement efforts, but it failed to demonstrate evidence of investigations, prosecutions, convictions, and sentences of officials complicit in trafficking (2008)

      Illicit drugs:

      illicit cultivation of small amount of cannabis for domestic consumption; minor transit point for illicit drugs - mostly opium and hashish - moving from Southwest Asia to Russia and to a lesser extent the rest of Europe

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      @Aruba

      Introduction

       Aruba

      Background:

      Discovered and claimed for Spain in 1499, Aruba was acquired by the Dutch in 1636. The island's economy has been dominated by three main industries. A 19th century gold rush was followed by prosperity brought on by the opening in 1924 of an oil refinery. The last decades of the 20th century saw a boom in the tourism industry. Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986 and became a separate, autonomous member of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Movement toward full independence was halted at Aruba's request in 1990.

      Geography

       Aruba

      Location:

      Caribbean, island in the Caribbean Sea, north of Venezuela

      Geographic coordinates:

      12 30 N, 69 58 W

      Map references:

      Central America and the Caribbean

      Area:

      total: 193 sq km land: 193 sq km water: 0 sq km

      Area - comparative:

      slightly larger than Washington, DC

      Land boundaries:

      0 km

      Coastline:

      68.5 km

      Maritime claims:

      territorial sea: 12 nm

      Climate:

      tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation

      Terrain:

      flat with a few hills; scant vegetation

      Elevation extremes:

      lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Jamanota 188 m

      Natural resources:

      NEGL; white sandy beaches

      Land use:

      arable land: 10.53% permanent crops: 0% other: 89.47% (2005)

      Irrigated land:

      0.01 sq km (1998 est.)

      Natural hazards:

      hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened

      Environment - current issues:

      NA

      Geography - note:

      a flat, riverless island renowned for its white sand beaches; its tropical climate is moderated by constant trade winds from the Atlantic Ocean; the temperature is almost constant at about 27 degrees Celsius (81 degrees Fahrenheit)

      People

       Aruba

      Population:

      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.)

      Age structure:

      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.)

      Median age:

      total: 37.6 years male: 35.8 years female: 39.3 years (2008 est.)

      Population growth rate:

      1.501% (2008 est.)

      Birth rate:

      12.81 births/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Death rate:

      7.65 deaths/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Net migration rate:

      9.85 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2008 est.)

      Sex ratio:

      at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.02 male(s)/female 15–64 years: 0.92 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.66 male(s)/female total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2008 est.)

      Infant mortality rate:

      total: 14.26 deaths/1,000 live births male: 18.92 deaths/1,000 live births female: 9.51 deaths/1,000 live births (2008 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth:

      total population: 75.06 years male: 72.03 years female: 78.14 years (2008 est.)

      Total fertility rate:

      1.85 children born/woman (2008 est.)

      HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS:

      NA

      HIV/AIDS - deaths:

      NA

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