PRINCIPALITY of ARBOREA

Principado de Arbórea

Official name: Principado de Arbórea (Principality of Arborea)
Kaupelanese Name: Manikdahen Arborèa
Location: Northern South America; between Guyana and Suriname. 
Area: 125 km²
Population: 12 000 (September 2004)
Population Density: 96 inhabit./km²
Capital: Kasteel
Nationality: Arborean (arboreano)
Languages: Portuguese (official), Dutch, local dialects. 
Religion: Christianity (preponderant)
Currency: Vertis (V$2.28 = EUR 1.00; September 2004)
Economy: tourism (ecotourism) and bank services (representing 78% of GDP). 
Export: bauxite, mineral water and sugar (main products). 
Import: consumption goods (furnitures, textiles, etc.), industrial machines, transport equipments, electric and electronic products, perfumes and alcoholic bevarages. 
GDP Per Capita: V$ 9 600,00 (approximately EUR 4 210.00)
Local time: GMT -2h25
Political status: Absolutist Monarchy
Head of State: HRHPA Pieter van Trier Altoé
Official website: n/a

Contact: Igor Mac Cord (BR)