Aruba

12.03.1983: autonomy within Netherlands Antilles
01.01.1986: separation from Netherlands Antilles (still dependency of Netherlands)

Area: 193 km²
Population: 66,687 (1991)
Capital: Oranjestad
Currency: 1986 Arubaanse florin (AWG, ƒ or Afl.) = 100 cent
GDP per capita: 21,800 $ (2004)
Official languages: Dutch, Papiamento

Merchant marine: 5 ships (1,968 Grt; 1996)
Coastline: 68.5 km
Territorial sea: 12 nm

Military service age and obligation: defense in responsibility of the Netherlands

Queen: Beatrix I of Netherlands (30.04.1980)
Governor: Fredis Refunjol (11.05.2004)
Prime Minister: Nelson Orlando Oduber (30.10.2001)
Finance Minister: Nilo Swaen

Defense is in responsibility of Netherlands. There is a Coast Guard, common with Netherlands Antilles, and Aruban Finance Ministry has a patrol vessel (see below).

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Ministry of Finances (Ministerie van Financiën)

1 Patrol Vessel

1 "PB 1" class
Schottel Nederland BV - Warmond, 43 t, 17.5×4.8×2.6 m, 1205 bhp.
PB 1 (02.1989)

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Queen (Koningin, Reina):

01.1986-

Beatrix I [Wilhelmina Armgard] of Netherlands

Governors (Gouverneur, Gobernador):

01.1986-03.1992	Felipe Tromp
03.1992-05.2004	Olindo Koolman
05.2004-	Fredis Refunjol

Prime Ministers (Minister-president, Promé minister):

01.1986-02.1989	Henny (Jan Hendrik Albert) Eman
02.1989-07.1994	Nelson Orlando Oduber
07.1994-10.2001	Henny Eman
10.2001-	Nelson Orlando Oduber

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