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| Country name |
conventional long form: none conventional short form: aruba |
| Government type | parliamentary democracy |
| Capital | Oranjestad |
| Administrative divisions | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
| Independence | none (part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
| National holiday | Flag Day, 18 March |
| Constitution | 1 January 1986 |
| Legal system | based on Dutch civil law system, with some English common law influence |
| Suffrage | 18 years of age; universal |
| Executive branch |
chief of state: queen beatrix of the netherlands (since 30 april 1980), represented by governor general fredis refunjol (since 11 may 2004) election results: nelson o. oduber elected prime minister; percent of legislative vote - na elections: the monarch is hereditary; governor general appointed for a six-year term by the monarch; prime minister and deputy prime minister elected by the staten for four-year terms; election last held 28 september 2001 (next to be held by december 2005) head of government: prime minister nelson o. oduber (since 30 october 2001) cabinet: council of ministers (elected by the staten) |
| Legislative branch | unicameral Legislature or Staten (21 seats; members elected by direct, popular vote to serve four-year terms)
elections: last held 28 september 2001 (next to be held by na 2005) election results: percent of vote by party - mep 52.4%, avp 26.7%, ppa 9.6%, ola 5.7%, aliansa 3.5%, other 2.1%; seats by party - mep 12, avp 6, ppa 2, ola 1 |
| Judicial branch | Joint High Court of Justice (judges are appointed by the monarch) |
| Political parties and leaders | Aruba Solidarity Movement or MAS [leader NA]; Aruban Democratic Alliance or Aliansa [leader NA]; Aruban Democratic Party or PDA [Leo BERLINSKI]; Aruban Liberal Party or OLA [Glenbert CROES]; Aruban Patriotic Party or PPA [Benny NISBET]; Aruban People's Party or AVP [Jan (Henny) H. EMAN]; Concentration for the Liberation of Aruba or CLA [leader NA]; People's Electoral Movement Party or MEP [Nelson O. ODUBER]; For a Restructured Aruba Now or PARA [Urbana LOPEZ]; National Democratic Action or ADN [Pedro Charro KELLY] |
| Political pressure groups and leaders | NA |
| International organization participation | Interpol, IOC, UNESCO (associate), WCL, WToO (associate) |
| Diplomatic representation in the US | none (represented by the Kingdom of the Netherlands) |
| Diplomatic representation from the US | the US does not have an embassy in Aruba; the Consul General to Netherlands Antilles, Robert E. SORENSON, is accredited to Aruba |
| Flag description | blue, with two narrow, horizontal, yellow stripes across the lower portion and a red, four-pointed star outlined in white in the upper hoist-side corner |
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