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  1.  People
  2.  
  3. Population: 62,656 (July 1990), growth rate 0.2% (1990).
  4.  
  5. Birth rate: 16 births/1,000 population (1990).
  6.  
  7. Death rate: 6 deaths/1,000 population (1990).
  8.  
  9. Net migration rate: -8 migrants/1,000 population (1990).
  10.  
  11. Infant mortality rate: 8 deaths/1,000 live births (1990).
  12.  
  13. Life expectancy at birth: 72 years male, 80 years female (1990).
  14.  
  15. Total fertility rate: 1.8 children born/woman (1990).
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  17. Nationality: noun--Aruban(s); adjective--Aruban.
  18.  
  19. Ethnic divisions: 80% mixed European/Caribbean Indian.
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  21. Religion: 82% Roman Catholic, 8% Protestant; also small Hindu, 
  22. Muslim, Confucian, and Jewish minority.
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  24. Language: Dutch (official), Papiamento (a Spanish, Portuguese, 
  25. Dutch, English dialect), English (widely spoken), Spanish.
  26.  
  27. Literacy: 95%.
  28.  
  29. Labor force: NA, but most employment is in the tourist industry 
  30. (1986).
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  32. Organized labor: Aruban Workers' Federation (FTA).
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