United Arab Emirates: Introduction

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Population

Total Population: 7,512,000

Natural Increase: 7.9%

Density: 90 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 78.0%

Population of main cities including suburbs: Dubai (1,540,000); Abu Dhabi (960,000); Sharjah (1,120,000); Ajman (226,000).

Ethnic Origins: 87% Arabs;1.6% Persians;0.5% Baluchis, 0.5% Africans; 0.3% British 10.1% others

Official Language: Arabic

Other Languages Spoken: Persian, Urdu and Hindi in relation with expatriate communities.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Official religion: Islam.
Sunni Muslims: 78% ; Shia Muslims: 18% ; Christians: 3.5% ; Others : 0.5%

Literacy Rate: 88.7%

Local Time:

It is %T:%M %A In Abu Dhabi, Dubai

Exchange Rate on :

National Currency: UAE Dirham (AED)

Country Overview

Area: 83,600 km²

Type of State: Federation uniting 7 Emirates : Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain.

Type of Economy: High Income nation .
One of the richest areas in the world based on the petroleum sector.

HDI*: 0.815/1

HDI (World Rank): 32/169

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an Indicator Which Synthesizes Several Data Such as Life Expectancy, Level of Education, Professional Careers, Access to Culture etc.

F° | C°

34°

Low: 27° | High: 37°

Humidity: 44% | Wind: 34 km/h
Sunrise: 5:33 am | Sunset: 7:00 pm

Abu Dhabi, Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone Code:
To Make a Call From the United Arab Emirates, Dial 00
To Make a Call to the United Arab Emirates, Dial +971

Internet Suffix: .ae

Computers: 33.0 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 33.6 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 65.2 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 92% of the Population

Foreign Trade in Figures

Foreign Trade Indicators	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Imports of Goods (million USD)	132,500	177,000	150,000	170,000	205,000
Exports of Goods (million USD)	178,630	239,213	185,000	235,000	285,000
Imports of Services (million USD)	33,372	42,773	36,799	40,908	-
Exports of Services (million USD)	7,434	8,958	9,503	11,028	-

Source: WTO - World Trade Organization - Last Available Data.

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