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Aruba
(Autonomous member state of the Netherlands)
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BBC News Profile - Aruba
A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
CIA World Factbook - Aruba
Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
ITC - Aruba
Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
UNdata Country Profile - Aruba
Provides summary, economic, social, and environmental statistics from the United Nations Statistics Division.
UNESCO Worldwide - Latin America and the Caribbean
Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
U.S. Department of Energy - Caribbean (includes Aruba)
Regional analysis report from the Energy Information Administration on production and consumption of energy resources.
U.S. Department of State - Background Note: Aruba
This resource provides background information on issues such as the economy, history, politics, and foreign relations. The State Department also provides access to annual reports on human rights and terrorism.
A guide to history, politics and economic background of countries from BBC News.
CIA World Factbook - Aruba
Country profile provides information on country background, geography, people, government, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues.
ITC - Aruba
Country-specific trade and market profiles, map, and trade statistics from the International Trade Centre (ITC).
UNdata Country Profile - Aruba
Provides summary, economic, social, and environmental statistics from the United Nations Statistics Division.
UNESCO Worldwide - Latin America and the Caribbean
Highlights cooperation between the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its Member States.
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics - Aruba
A selection of national statistics on education, literacy, science and technology, culture, and communication. - UNESCO Office Havana
Cluster Office representing UNESCO in Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Aruba.
Country snapshots offer national environment statistics.
U.S. Department of Energy - Caribbean (includes Aruba)
Regional analysis report from the Energy Information Administration on production and consumption of energy resources.
U.S. Department of State - Background Note: Aruba
This resource provides background information on issues such as the economy, history, politics, and foreign relations. The State Department also provides access to annual reports on human rights and terrorism.
Netherlands: Country Guide
Gobierno di Aruba (in Dutch only)
Government of Aruba
Central Bank of Aruba
Central Bureau of Statistics
Governor of Aruba
History of Aruba
Ministeries, Departementen en Diensten (in Dutch only)
Ministries Directory
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations - Carribbean Parts of the Kingdom Parliment of Aruba (in Dutch only)
Gobierno di Aruba (in Dutch only)
Government of Aruba
Central Bank of Aruba
Central Bureau of Statistics
Governor of Aruba
History of Aruba
Ministeries, Departementen en Diensten (in Dutch only)
Ministries Directory
Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations - Carribbean Parts of the Kingdom Parliment of Aruba (in Dutch only)
Find Articles & More
Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room.
Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
"Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
PAHO/WHO Databases
Regional Core Health Data Initiative Table Generator System from the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization. Provides national health statistics and other data on the health situation in the Caribbean and North, Central, and South American countries.
UNdata
UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Aruba
U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Aruba.
World dataBank
Contains data from the World Bank, including the World Development Indicators & Global Development Finance, Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, African Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, and Millennium Development Goals. Users can select variables (some going as far back as 1960) to create customized tables, charts, maps, and reports.
- International Area Studies General CU
Collection of general databases from the University of Colorado covering international issues. - International Area Studies Latin America CU
Collection of databases from the University of Colorado covering Latin America. - International Area Studies Statistics CU
Collection of international statistics databases from the University of Colorado.
Declassified information available from the FOIA Electronic Reading Room.
- National Intelligence Council (NIC) Declassified Documents
Database of intelligence reports, National Intelligence Estimates, and other publications produced by the National Intelligence Council or its predecessor organizations, the Office of National Estimates and the Office of Reports and Estimates since 1946.
Department of Defense Scientific and Technical Reports Collection provides access to citations to unclassified unlimited documents that have been entered into DTIC's Technical Reports (TR) Database, as well as the electronic full-text of many of these documents.
Global Legal Information Network (GLIN)
"Public database of official texts of laws, regulations, judicial decisions, and other complementary legal sources contributed by governmental agencies and international organizations."
PAHO/WHO Databases
Regional Core Health Data Initiative Table Generator System from the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization. Provides national health statistics and other data on the health situation in the Caribbean and North, Central, and South American countries.
UNdata
UNdata provides a single entry point allowing users to search and download numerous statistical resources of the United Nations System.
U.S. Census Bureau Foreign Trade Statistics - Aruba
U.S. trade in goods (imports, exports and balance) with Aruba.
World dataBank
Contains data from the World Bank, including the World Development Indicators & Global Development Finance, Gender Statistics, Education Statistics, Health Nutrition and Population Statistics, African Development Indicators, Global Economic Monitor, and Millennium Development Goals. Users can select variables (some going as far back as 1960) to create customized tables, charts, maps, and reports.
EU Relations with Aruba
Overview, country strategy, agreements, and documents on the European Union's relations with Aruba.
IMF - Aruba
Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
ReliefWeb - Aruba
ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
UNHCR
News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Select Aruba from the "Browse by country" drop-down menu on the right.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Trinidad and Tobago
UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention. The Trinidad and Tobago country office also covers Suriname, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
U.S. Department of State Background Notes - Aruba
Country background notes.
Overview, country strategy, agreements, and documents on the European Union's relations with Aruba.
IMF - Aruba
Country information, reports and publications from the International Monetary Fund.
ReliefWeb - Aruba
ReliefWeb, administered by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), provides news, documents, maps, and background information on emergency assistance by country.
UNHCR
News, operations, statistics, background, analysis and policy, and maps from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. Select Aruba from the "Browse by country" drop-down menu on the right.
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Trinidad and Tobago
UNDP helps countries work toward human rights, democratic governance, poverty reduction, crisis prevention and recovery, energy and environment for sustainable development, and HIV/AIDS prevention. The Trinidad and Tobago country office also covers Suriname, Netherlands Antilles and Aruba.
U.S. Department of State Background Notes - Aruba
Country background notes.
PAHO/WHO
Official site of the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization.
Official site of the Pan American Health Organization, a regional office of the World Health Organization.
- Country Health Profile - Aruba
Information, health situation analysis, and statistics about countries in the Americas.
Defense is the responsibility of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
See Ministry of Defence: The Netherlands
The library collection contains numerous secondary, federal, and international sources of information on Aruba.
Try these searches to see some of the resources in Chinook, the library catalog:
| Electronic Resources | Print and Electronic Resources |
| aruba and econom* | aruba and econom* |
| aruba and histor* | aruba and histor* |
| aruba and politic* | aruba and politic* |
| aruba (government publications only) |
aruba (government publications only) |
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For additional foreign information, arranged by subject, see the Subject Page.
