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Aruba Information

Population: 103,000

Transportation:

Total Highways: 800 km

Paved Highways: 513 km

Airports: 1 -

National Anthem: "Wilhelmous van Nassouwe" (William of Nassau)

Money:

Currency: guilder (a.k.a. florin or gulden)

Symbol: Af.

Regime: US-$ (1.79)

Economy:

GDP: $1.94 billion (2002 est.)

GDP per capita: $27384.11 per person

Aruba boasts the greatest amount of export dollars per capita to the United States than any other nation.

Industries: tourism, transshipment facilities, oil refining

Education:

Literacy: Total population: 97%

Aruba has the second highest private secondary schools enrollment in the world behind United Kingdom.