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Islands of Aruba (Netherlands)
Aruba [860]
Group: Archipelago: Lesser Antilles
Country: Netherlands - Netherlands Antilles Region: Caribbean Sea
Lat: 12.50º N Long : 70.00º W
Area: 181.1 sq. km Altitude: 188 m
Shoreline: 76.3 km (scale 1:769000) Coastal Index: 0.4213
Depth to nearest land: 200 m
Nearest island: 67 km group: 24 km
Nearest continent: South America Distance: 24 km Isolation Index: 18
ISLAND TYPE: Natural Protection Indicator: 0
CLIMATE: dry tropical 28øC, 432 mm
CATASTROPHIC THREATS: oil spills
Threat Indicator: 1
ECOSYSTEMS:
HUMAN OCCUPATION: Inhabited
Population: 66523 (1982) Density: 367.3 persons/sq. km
Growth Rate: 0.0%/yr Stable
Major Human Activities: oil refining
Habitat: Urban Pop: 22000 Urban Indicator: 3
Accessibility: airport
Gross Domestic Product: $ 4340 per capita Economic Pressure Indicator: 2
PROTECTED AREAS: Protected Area Coverage Indicators - Terrestrial: 1 Marine: 0
Number: 2 Area: Terrestrial: 1.0 sq. km Marine: 0 sq. km
DATA RELIABILITY: Data Rel. Indicator: 1
HUMAN IMPACT INDEX HI: 12
CONSERVATION IMPORTANCE INDEX CI-Terrestrial: 1 Low
CI-Marine: 1 Low
Last updated: 22/10/90
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