Embassy of India, Caracas, Venezuela : Aruba Fact Sheet

Aruba Fact Sheet

Capital	Oranjestad
Official language	Dutch (Papiamento, English and Spanish are widely spoken)
Political Status	Gained internal autonomy within the Kingdom of the Netherlands o 1 January, 1986
Nationality	Dutch
Head of State	H.M. Queen Beatrix Wilhelmina Armgard of the Netherlands
Governor	H.E. Mr. Fredis Refunjol (Appointed by Queen)
Head of Government	H.E. Ms. Evelyn Wever-Croes, Prime Minister (since 1 November 2017 for 4 year term)
Government	Constitutional Monarchy (multi-party system)
Parliament	‘Staten’ or ‘Parlamento’ which consist of 21 members elected for 4 year term
Main Political Parties	Aruba People’s Party (AVP), People’s Electoral Movement (MEP), Real Democracy Party
Area	180 sq. kms. (69 sq. miles)
Location	Caribbean Sea, 27 km off the coast of Venezuela
Time Zone	UTC - 4
Climate	Tropical, outside the Hurricane belt
Temperature	27.8°C (Average)
Population	110,400 (2017)
Religion	Catholics (82%), Protestants (8%), Hindus, Muslims, Jews
Currency	Aruban Florin (AWG). US Dollar widely accepted
Main Industries	Tourism, banking, oil refining, transshipment facilities
GDP (PPP)	Total (US$ 2.400 billion), Per Capita (US$ 23,831)
GDP (Composition)	Agriculture (0.4%), Industry (33.3%), Services (66.3%)
Trade Partners	Panama, Colombia, USA, Venezuela, Netherlands, UK
Exports	oil re-exports, animals and animal products, machinery, transport equipment
Imports	Crude oil for refining, chemicals, foodstuff, Machinery