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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: 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% (including aloe 0.01%) permanent crops: 0% other: 89.47% (2001)
irrigated land:
0.01 sq km (1998 est.)
natural hazards:
lies outside the caribbean hurricane belt
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)
population:
71.566 (july 2005 est.)
age structure:
0-14 years: 19.9% (male 7.308/female 6.960) 15-64 years: 68.2% (male 23.736/female 25.068) 65 years and over: 11.9% (male 3.486/female 5.008) (2005 est.)
median age:
total: 38 years male: 36.07 years female: 39.7 years (2005 est.)
population growth rate:
0.47% (2005 est.)
birth rate:
11.26 births/1.000 population (2005 est.)
death rate:
6.57 deaths/1.000 population (2005 est.)
net migration rate:
0 migrant(s)/1.000 population (2005 est.)
sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.05 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.95 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.7 male(s)/female total population: 0.93 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
infant mortality rate:
total: 5.89 deaths/1.000 live births male: 6.71 deaths/1.000 live births female: 5.03 deaths/1.000 live births (2005 est.)
life expectancy at birth:
total population: 79.14 years male: 75.8 years female: 82.65 years (2005 est.)
total fertility rate:
1.79 children born/woman (2005 est.)
hiv/aids - adult prevalence rate:
na
hiv/aids - people living with hiv/aids:
na
hiv/aids - deaths:
na
nationality:
noun: aruban(s) adjective: aruban; dutch
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:
definition: total population: 97% male: na% female: na%
country name:
conventional long form: none conventional short form: aruba
dependency status:
part of the kingdom of the netherlands; full autonomy in internal affairs obtained in 1986 upon separation from the netherlands antilles; dutch government responsible for defense and foreign affairs
government type:
parliamentary democracy
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