Aruba

Background of Aruba

Although Aruba conducts foreign affairs primarily through the Dutch Government, it also has strong relations with other Caribbean governments. Aruba is an observer in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), an associate member of the World Trade Organization through the Netherlands, and is a full member of the Association of Caribbean States.

Geography of 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: 180 sq km

country comparison to the world: 218

land: 180 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: Ceru Jamanota 188 m

• Natural resources: NEGL; white sandy beaches

• Land use:

arable land: 11.11%

permanent crops: 0%

other: 88.89% (2005)

• Irrigated land: NA

• 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 and Society of ARUBA

• Nationality:

noun: Aruban(s)

adjective: Aruban; Dutch

• Ethnic groups: Dutch 82.1%, Colombian 6.6%, Venezuelan 2.2%, Dominican 2.2%, Haitian 1.2%, other 5.5%, unspecified 0.1% (2010 est.)

• Languages: Papiamento (a Spanish-Portuguese-Dutch-English dialect) 69.4%, Spanish 13.7%, English (widely spoken) 7.1%, Dutch (official) 6.1%, Chinese 1.5%, other 1.7%, unspecified 0.4% (2010 est.)

• Religions: Roman Catholic 75.3%, Protestant 4.9% (includes Methodist .9%, Adventist .9%, Anglican .4%, other Protestant 2.7%), Jehovah's Witness 1.7%, other 12%, none 5.5%, unspecified 0.5% (2010 est.)

• Population: 110,663 (July 2014 est.)

• country comparison to the world: 190

Age structure:

0-14 years: 17.8% (male 9,852/female 9,797)

15-24 years: 13.5% (male 7,469/female 7,427)

25-54 years: 43% (male 22,981/female 24,615)

55-64 years: 13.5% (male 6,804/female 8,093)

65 years and over: 12.3% (male 5,346/female 8,279) (2014 est.)

• population pyramid:

Dependency ratios:

total dependency ratio: 44.1 %

youth dependency ratio: 27.1 %

elderly dependency ratio: 16.9 %

potential support ratio: 5.9 (2014 est.)

• Median age:

total: 38.8 years

male: 36.9 years

female: 40.6 years (2014 est.)

• Population growth rate: 1.36% (2014 est.)

• country comparison to the world: 90

Birth rate: 12.65 births/1,000 population (2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 158

• Death rate: 8.09 deaths/1,000 population (2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 96

Net migration rate: 9.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 15

• Urbanization:

urban population: 46.8% of total population (2011)

rate of urbanization: 0.54% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Major urban areas - population:

• ORANJESTAD (capital) 37,000 (2011)

Sex ratio:

at birth: 1.02 male(s)/female

0-14 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

15-24 years: 1.01 male(s)/female

25-54 years: 0.93 male(s)/female

55-64 years: 0.9 male(s)/female

65 years and over: 0.65 male(s)/female

total population: 0.9 male(s)/female (2014 est.)

• Infant mortality rate:

total: 11.74 deaths/1,000 live births

country comparison to the world: 128

male: 15.44 deaths/1,000 live births

female: 7.97 deaths/1,000 live births (2014 est.)

• Life expectancy at birth:

total population: 76.35 years

country comparison to the world: 82

male: 73.3 years

female: 79.47 years (2014 est.)

• Total fertility rate:

1.84 children born/woman (2014 est.)

country comparison to the world: 150

• Drinking water source:

improved:

urban: 97.8% of population

rural: 97.8% of population

total: 97.8% of population

unimproved:

urban: 2.2% of population

rural: 2.2% of population

total: 2.2% of population (2012 est.)

• Sanitation facility access:

improved:

urban: 97.7% of population

rural: 97.7% of population

total: 97.7% of population

unimproved:

urban: 2.3% of population

rural: 2.3% of population

total: 2.3% of population (2012 est.)

• HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: NA
• HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA
• HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA

• Education expenditures: 6% of GDP (2011)

country comparison to the world: 41

• Literacy:

definition: age 15 and over can read and write

total population: 96.8%

male: 96.9%

female: 96.7% (2010 est.)

• School life expectancy (primary to tertiary education):

total: 13 years

male: 13 years

female: 14 years (2011)

• Unemployment, youth ages 15-24:

total: 23.2%

country comparison to the world: 47

male: 24.1%

female: 22.9% (2007)

Disclaimer

This is not the official site of this country. Most of the information in this site were taken from the U.S. Department of State, The Central Intelligence Agency, The United Nations, [1],[2], [3], [4], [5],[6], [7], [8], [9], [10], [11], [12], [13], [14],[15], [16], [17], [18], [19], [20], [21], [22], [23], [24],[25], [26], [27], [28], [29], [30],[31], [32], [33], [34], and the [35].

Other sources of information will be mentioned as they are posted.