0 population (1995 est.)

Death rate: 6.17 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Net migration rate: -1.91 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)

Infant mortality rate: 8.3 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)

Life expectancy at birth:
total population: 76.56 years
male: 72.89 years
female: 80.42 years (1995 est.)

Total fertility rate: 1.82 children born/woman (1995 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%

Labor force: NA
by occupation: most employment is in the tourist industry (1995)

@Aruba:Government

Names:
conventional long form: none
conventional short form: Aruba

Digraph: AA

Type: 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 (since 30 April
1980), represented by Governor General Olindo KOOLMAN (since 1 January
1992)
head of government: Prime Minister Jan (Henny) H. EMAN (since 29 July
1994)
cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed with the advice and approval
of 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), Le