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United Arab Emirates

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Background :

The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Zaby, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn - merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 by Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. Its generosity with oil revenues and its moderate foreign policy stance have allowed the UAE to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. 

Location :

Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia 

Geographic Coordinates Center :

24 00 N, 54 00 E  (Latitude, Longtitude)

Geographic Coordinates Rectangle :

West 51.58
North 26.08
East 56.38
South 22.63

Map references :

Middle East 

Area :

total 83 600 square km
land 83 600 square km
water 0 square km

Land boundaries :

total 867 km
Oman (om) 410 km
Saudi Arabia (sa) 457 km

Coastline :

1318.00 km

Climate :

desert; cooler in eastern mountains 

Terrain :

flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east 

Elevation extremes :

lowest point 0 metres
highest point 1 527 metres

Natural resources :

natural gas petroleum

Land use :

arable land 0.77 %
permanent crops 2.27 %
other 96.96 %

Irrigated land :

760 square km

Natural hazards :

dust storms

current issues :

lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills 

international agreements :

Biodiversity Climate Change
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol Desertification
Endangered Species Hazardous Wastes
Law of the Sea Marine Dumping
Ozone Layer Protection

Population :

4 798 491 

Indicators :

Growth rate 3.69 %
Birth rate 16.02 births/1,000 population
Total fertility rate 2.42 children born/woman
Death rate 2.11 deaths/1,000 population
Net migration rate 22.98 migrant(s)/1,000 population

Age structure :

0-14 years 20.40 %
15-64 years 78.70 %
65 years and over 0.90 %

Median age :

total 30.10 years
male 32.00 years
female 24.70 years

Sex ratio :

at birth 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years 1.05 male(s)/female
15-64 years 2.74 male(s)/female
65 years and over 1.82 male(s)/female
total population 2.19 male(s)/female

Health :

Infant mortality rate 12.70 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth - total population 76.11 years
Life expectancy at birth - male 73.56 years
Life expectancy at birth - female 78.78 years
HIV-AIDS adult prevalence rate 0.18 %

Religions :

Muslim 96.00 %
other 4.00 %

Languages :

Arabic  
Persian  
English  
Hindi  
Urdu  

Literacy :

total population 77.90 %
male 76.10 %
female 81.70 %

Country name :

conventional long form United Arab Emirates
local long form Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
former Trucial Oman, Trucial States

Country Codes :

ISO 3166 AE
ISO Numeric 784
ISO3 ARE
FIPS AE
ccTLD ae
English United Arab Emirates

Administrative divisions :

7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn (Quwayn) 

Capital :

name Abu Dhabi
geographic coordinates 24 28 N, 54 22 E
time difference 4.00

International organization participation :

ABEDA AFESD
AMF CAEU
CICA FAO
G-77 GCC
IAEA IBRD
ICAO ICC
ICCt (signatory) ICRM
IDA IDB
IFAD IFC
IFRCS IHO
ILO IMF
IMO IMSO
IOC IPU
ISO ITSO
ITU Interpol
LAS MIGA
NAM OAPEC
OIC OPCW
OPEC PCA
UN UNCTAD
UNESCO UNIDO
UPU WCO
WFTU WHO
WIPO WMO
WTO

Independence :

1971-12-02 

National holiday :

Independence Day

1971-12-02

Executive branch :

President KHALIFA bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan Prime Minister MUHAMMAD bin Rashid al-Maktum

GDP - Gross Domestic product :

PPP - Purchasing Power Parity 200 400 000 000 $
Official Exchange Rate 228 600 000 000
RGR - Real Growth rate -4.00 %
PPP - per capita 41 800 $

GDP Composition by sector :

agriculture 1.10 %
industry 48.60 %
services 50.20 %

Labor force - by occupation :

agriculture 7.00 %
industry 15.00 %
services 78.00 %

Other Indicators :

Labor force 3 168 000 people
Unemployment rate 2.40 %
Population below poverty line 19.50 %
Inflation rate (consumer prices) 1.50 %
Investment (gross fixed) 28.90 % of GDP
Current account balance 2 558 000 000 $
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold 33 700 000 000 $
Debt external 128 600 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad 30 950 000 000 $
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home 67 690 000 000 $
Market value of publicly traded shares 97 850 000 000 $
Military expenditures 3.10 % of GDP
Public debt 47.20 % of GDP

Budget :

revenues 54 050 000 000 $
expenditures 54 680 000 000 $

Agriculture - products :

dairy dates
eggs fish
poultry vegetables
watermelons

Industries :

aluminum boat building
cement commercial ship repair
construction materials fertilizer
fishing handicrafts
petrochemicals petroleum
textiles

Energy :

Electricity Production 71 540 000 000 kWh
Electricity Consumption 65 980 000 000 kWh
Oil Production 3 046 000 bbl/day
Oil Consumption 463 000 bbl/day
Oil Exports 2 700 000 bbl/day
Oil Imports 192 900 bbl/day
Oil Proved reserves 97 800 000 000 bbl
Natural gas Production 50 240 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Consumption 59 420 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Exports 7 567 000 000 cubic metres
Natural gas Imports 16 750 000 000 cubic metres
Electricity Exports 6 071 000 000 000 cubic metres

Value :

174 000 000 000 $

Partners :

Japan (jp) 26.50 %
South Korea 10.90 %
India (in) 10.70 %
Iran (ir) 7.50 %
Thailand (th) 6.10 %

Commodities :

crude oil dates
dried fish natural gas
reexports

Value :

141 000 000 000 $

Commodities :

chemicals food
machinery and transportation equipment

Currency-name :

Emirati dirham 

Communications :

Telephons Main lines in use 1 508 000
Telephons Mobile, Cellular 9 358 000
FM Radio broadcast stations 8
Television broadcast stations 15
Internet Country code (ccTLD) ae
Internet Hosts 379 106
Internet Users 2 922 000

Transportation :

Airports with paved runways 24
Heliports 5
Pipelines - gas 2 152 km
Pipelines - oil 1 310 km
Pipelines - condensate 458 km
Pipelines - refined products 212 km
Pipelines - liquid petroleum gas 220 km
Roadways - total 4 080 km
Roadways - expressways 253 km
Roadways - paved 4 080 km

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