Imports - commodities:
machinery and electrical equipment, crude oil for refining and
reexport, chemicals; foodstuffs

Imports - partners:
US 55.9%, Netherlands 12.9%, UK 3.8% (2005)

Debt - external:
$478.6 million (2005 est.)

Economic aid - recipient:
$-11.3 million (2004)

Currency (code):
Aruban guilder/florin (AWG)

Currency code:
AWG

Exchange rates:
Aruban guilders/florins per US dollar - 1.79 (2005), 1.79 (2004),
1.79 (2003), 1.79 (2002)

Fiscal year:
calendar year

Communications Aruba

Telephones - main lines in use:
37,100 (2002)