The 2010 CIA World Factbook. United States. Central Intelligence Agency

country comparison to the world: 140 $1.321 billion (31 December 2008)

      Agriculture - products:

      aloes; livestock; fish

      Industries:

      tourism, transshipment facilities

      Industrial production growth rate:

      NA%

      Electricity - production:

      850 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 147

      Electricity - consumption:

      790.5 million kWh (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 148

      Electricity - exports:

      0 kWh (2008 est.)

      Electricity - imports:

      0 kWh (2008 est.)

      Oil - production:

      2,235 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 102

      Oil - consumption:

      8,000 bbl/day (2009 est.) country comparison to the world: 155

      Oil - exports:

      231,100 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 50

      Oil - imports:

      236,400 bbl/day (2007 est.) country comparison to the world: 39

      Oil - proved reserves:

      0 bbl (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 100

      Natural gas - production:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 206

      Natural gas - consumption:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 208

      Natural gas - exports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 202

      Natural gas - imports:

      0 cu m (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 202

      Natural gas - proved reserves:

      0 cu m (1 January 2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 204

      Exports:

      $124 million (2006); note - includes oil reexports country comparison to the world: 188

      Exports - commodities:

      live animals and animal products, art and collectibles, machinery and electrical equipment, transport equipment

      Exports - partners:

      Panama 23.84%, Netherlands Antilles 20.49%, Colombia 17.48%,

       Venezuela 12.61%, US 9.12%, Netherlands 7.5% (2009)

      Imports:

      $1.054 billion (2006) country comparison to the world: 169

      Imports - commodities:

      machinery and electrical equipment, crude oil for refining and reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs

      Imports - partners:

      US 49.51%, Netherlands 16.15%, UK 4.94% (2009)

      Debt - external:

      $478.6 million (2005 est.) country comparison to the world: 164

      Exchange rates:

      Aruban guilders/florins (AWG) per US dollar - NA (2007), 1.79 (2006), 1.79 (2005), 1.79 (2004), 1.79 (2003)

      Communications ::Aruba

      Telephones - main lines in use:

      38,300 (2009) country comparison to the world: 169

      Telephones - mobile cellular:

      128,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 180

      Telephone system:

      general assessment: modern fully automatic telecommunications system

      domestic: increased competition through privatization; 3 mobile-cellular service providers are now licensed

      international: country code - 297; landing site for the PAN-AM submarine telecommunications cable system that extends from the US Virgin Islands through Aruba to Venezuela, Colombia, Panama, and the west coast of South America; extensive interisland microwave radio relay links (2007)

      Broadcast media:

      2 commercial television stations; cable TV subscription service provides access to foreign channels; about 20 commercial radio stations broadcast (2007)

      Internet country code:

      .aw

      Internet hosts:

      25,080 (2010) country comparison to the world: 101

      Internet users:

      24,000 (2009) country comparison to the world: 187

      Transportation ::Aruba

      Airports:

      1 (2010) country comparison to the world: 210

      Airports - with paved runways:

      total: 1

      2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 (2010)

      Ports and terminals:

      Barcadera, Oranjestad, Sint Nicolaas

      Military ::Aruba

      Military branches:

      no regular military forces (2010)

      Manpower available for military service:

      males age 16–49: 24,779

      females age 16–49: 26,090 (2010 est.)

      Manpower fit for military service:

      males age 16–49: 20,398

      females age 16–49: 21,371 (2010 est.)

      Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually:

      male: 738

      female: 715 (2010 est.)

      Military - note:

      defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands

      Transnational Issues ::Aruba

      Disputes - international:

      none

      Illicit drugs:

      transit point for US- and Europe-bound narcotics with some accompanying money-laundering activity; relatively high percentage of population consumes cocaine

      page last updated on January 11, 2011

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      @Ashmore and Cartier Islands (Australia-Oceania)

      Introduction ::Ashmore and Cartier Islands

      Background:

      These uninhabited islands came under Australian authority in 1931; formal administration began two years later. Ashmore Reef supports a rich and diverse avian and marine habitat; in 1983, it became a National Nature Reserve. Cartier Island, a former bombing range, became a marine reserve in 2000.

      Geography ::Ashmore and Cartier Islands

      Location:

      Southeastern Asia, islands in the Indian Ocean, midway between northwestern Australia and Timor island

      Geographic coordinates:

      12 14 S, 123 05 E