The 1996 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

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      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 area: 193 sq km

       land area: 193 sq km

       comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DC

      Land boundaries: 0 km

      Coastline: 68.5 km

      Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm

      International disputes: none

      Climate: tropical marine; little seasonal temperature variation

      Terrain: flat with a few hills; scant vegetation lowest point: Caribbean Sea 0 m highest point: Mount Jamanota 188 m

      Natural resources: negligible; white sandy beaches

      Land use:

       arable land: 0%

       permanent crops: 0%

       meadows and pastures: 0%

       forest and woodland: 0%

       other: 100%

      Irrigated land: NA sq km

      Environment:

       current issues: NA

       natural hazards: lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt

       international agreements: NA

      People———

      Population: 67,794 (July 1996 est.)

      Age structure:

       0–14 years: 22% (male 7,850; female 7,155)

       15–64 years: 69% (male 22,499; female 24,596)

       65 years and over: 9% (male 2,353; female 3,341) (July 1996 est.)

      Population growth rate: 0.31% (1996 est.)

      Birth rate: 14.62 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Death rate: 6.24 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Net migration rate: −5.31 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)

      Sex ratio:

       at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female

       under 15 years: 1.1 male(s)/female

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

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

       all ages: 0.93 male(s)/female

      Infant mortality rate: 8.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)

      Life expectancy at birth: total population: 76.68 years male: 73 years female: 80.55 years (1996 est.)

      Total fertility rate: 1.81 children born/woman (1996 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: NA

      Government—————

      Name of country: conventional long form: none conventional short form: Aruba

      Data code: AA

      Type of government: 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 (of the Netherlands

       since 30 April 1980), a constitutional monarch, is represented by

       Governor General Olindo KOOLMAN (since 1 January 1992) who was

       appointed for a six-year term by the queen

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

       July 1994) and Deputy Prime Minister Glenbert F. CROES were

       appointed by the legislature

       cabinet: Council of Ministers was appointed by the legislature

      Legislative branch: unicameral Legislature (Staten): elections last held 29 July 1994 (next to be held by NA July 1998); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (21 total) AVP 10, MEP 9, OLA 2

      Judicial branch: Joint High Court of Justice

      Political parties and leaders: Electoral Movement Party (MEP),

       Nelson ODUBER; Aruban People's Party (AVP), Jan (Henny) H. 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; Aruban Liberal Party (OLA),

       Glenbert CROES

       note: governing coalition includes the AVP and OLA

      International organization participation: ECLAC (associate),

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

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