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 | The UNITED ARAB EMIRATES[al-Imârât al-'Arabîyah al-Muttahidah] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): Al-Imârât al-'Arabîya al-Muttahida |
| country code ISO: AE //; - FIPS: TC |
| location: Southwest Asia |
| time zone: +4 UT |
| surface (land) area: 83600 sq.km = 32280 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 27° N / South: 22° N / East: 57° E / West: 51° E |
| borders (land): Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar |
| borders (coastline): Persian Gulf (part of Indian Ocean) |
| climate: tropical arid |
| Government |
| independent since: 1971-12-02 |
| type of government: federation of emirates |
| capital: Abu Dhabi |
| administrative division: emirate (7) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1995): 2377,453 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 2369,153; or: 2905,000 /-; 2001: 2407,460; or: 3042,000 |
| population density: 29 per sq.km = 74 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 7% //; - doubling time: 32 years |
| birth rate: 18 - 20 per 1000 |
| death rate: 4 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 4 children per female |
| maternal mortality: per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 18 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 75 years (male: 72; female: 77) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 31% //; - 15-59 years: 66% //; - 60+ years: 3% |
| urbanisation: 86% //; - urbanisation growth: 15% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: % |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: diverse expatriats 45%; Arabs 25%; Iranian 17%; other Asian & African 8%; other 5% |
| languages: Arabic (official); English, Persian, Hindi, Urdu |
| religious affiliation: Muslim 96% (Sunnî 80%, Shî'î 16%); other (predominantly Christian and Hindu) 4% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 3372 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 98% |
| people per physician: 720 |
| people per hospital bed: |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 95% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 17% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 6% |
| adult literacy: 79% (male: %; female: %) |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: UAE dirham = 100 fils |
| annual inflation rate: 2% |
| population below poverty line: % |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 22470 per capita |
| GNI USD per capita //; - [ppp: ] |
| GDP growth: -2% |
| income: USD 19500 per capita |
| import: USD 17410 per capita //; - export: USD 24756 per capita |
| trade: USD 19745 per capita //; - or 120% of GDP |
| trade partners: JP GB US DE |
| human development index: 0,809 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 45 |
| female labour force: 15% |
| unemployment: 2% |
| tourism: 2,5 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 0,5% //; - grass land: 2% //; - wooded area: 0% //; - arid land and desert: 97% |
| agriculture: labour force: 5% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 2% |
| agricultural products: tomatoes, dates, eggplant, cabbages, lemons & limes, pumpkins & squash, vegetables |
| livestock (1000s): camels: 200 / cattle: 110 / goats:-1200 / poultry: 10700-14650 / sheep: 467 |
| fish catch: 114358 - 117600 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 38% //; - part of industry in GDP: 55% |
| industrial products: cement, aluminium, food processing, petrochemicals |
| mining products: oil & natural gas, sulfur, gypsum, marble, shale for ceramic applications |
| CO2 emission per capita: 32,4 |
| services: labour force: 57% //; - part of services in GDP: 43% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 9997 |
| electricity use (per capita): 10643 |
| annual water use (per capita): 884 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 4360, or 4835 km //; - of which paved: 100% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 159 per 1000 |
| railways: 0 km //; - railways passenger/km: - |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 283 - 407 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 206 - 318 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 260 - 294 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 126 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 13200 |
| personal computers: 154 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: nameless peak on the NE border with Oman 1934 m? ; Jabal Hafit 1189 |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): unknown |
| rivers: some wadis |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: none |
| caves: longest system: none / deepest: |
| islands: several in the Persian Gulf |
| deserts: at the edge of the Arabian desert Rub' al-Khâli |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| it is very difficult to discover specific information on maps concerning mountain names and tops |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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