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Aruba
Official Title: Aruba
General Information:
Capital
Oranjestad
Total Area
Currency
National Holiday
193 km²
1 CAN$=1.4 Afl Aruba Florin (AWG) (2015 - Annual average)
18 March (Flag Day)
Language(s)
Dutch, Papiamento, English, Spanish
Population (million) n/a
Political Information:
Type of State
Cons. Country of Kingdom of the Netherlands
Type of Government
Parliamentary democracy with control over internal affairs, including aviation, customs and
immigration; the Netherlands is responsible for external matters such as citizenship, foreign
affairs and defence. The parliament (Staten) has 21 members elected every 4 years by
proportional representation. The Head of state represents H.M. King Willem-Alexander, the
Netherlands.
Bilateral Product trade
Canada - Aruba
80
60
Representative
Fredis REFUNJOL
Head of Government
Prime Minister
Michiel Godfried EMAN
Balance
40
Millions
Head of State
Can.
Export s
20
Can.
Import s
0
-20
Ministers: Deputy Prime Minister: Mike Eric DE MEZA
Ec., Social Affairs & Culture: Michelle Janice Hooyboer-WINKLAAR
Foreign Affairs (Netherlands): Uri ROSENTHAL
Main Political Parties
Aruban People's Party - Arubaanse Volks Partij (AVP); People's Electoral Movement Movimiento Electoral di Pueblo (MEP); Real Democratic Party - Partido Democracia Real
(PDR)
Tot al
Trade
-40
-60
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Canadian Imports
from: Aruba
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Staten (Legislature): AVP - 12; MEP - 8; PDR - 1
Elections: 2013
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2015
Economic Information: (2015)
Canada
$1,987.87
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n/a
$55,487.60
1.078
Inflation: (%)
n/a
1.105
Unemployment: (%)
n/a
6.892
Canadian Imports:
Foreign Direct Investment in Canada
Canadian Direct Investment in Aruba
Representation:
Foreign Representation in Canada
Ambassador (Netherlands) Cees Kole
Canadian Representation Abroad
Canadian Exports
to: Aruba
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Product Trade and Investment: (2015)
Canadian Exports:
Statistics Canada
IMF/Statistics Canada
Aruba
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GDP: (billion)
GDP per capita:
GDP Growth rate: (%)
Statistics Canada
Statistics Canada
C hemi cal Pr o d .
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$9,599,584
n/a
$54,182,431
n/a (million)
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2015
B ase M et al Pr o d .
Statistics Canada
Sources:
Statistics/Industry Canada
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/tdo-dcd.nsf/eng/Home
IMF
http://www.imf.org/external/ns/cs.aspx?id=28
Ambassador (Netherlands) James LAMBERT
October 2016
www.international.gc.ca
HTML version: http://www.canadainternational.gc.ca/netherlands-pays_bas/bilateral_relations_bilaterales/fs_aruba_fd.aspx?lang=eng
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