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Association of Caribbean States • Tourism Statistics • Aruba
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Area: 193 square kilometres Currency: Aruban Guilder Official Language: Dutch and Papiamentu Population: 101,000 Head of State or Government: Nelson Oduber (Prime Minister) Aruba signed the convention establishing the ACS in December 1998, to be admitted as an Associate Member. It lies 25 kilometers off the coast of Venezuela and 68 kilometers to the west of Curaçao. The capital is Oranjestad. Originally part of the Netherlands Antilles, Aruba achieved separate status within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1986. There is some cultivation of aloes and a small petrochemicals industry based around St Nicholas oil refinery, but financial services and tourism are the major economic activities. Tourism Arrivals: 728,157
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