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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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