Location & Travel – UAE
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United Arab Emirates: Facts and Figures
Basic Facts
- Official name United Arab Emirates
- Capital Abu Dhabi
- Area 83,600 sq km 32,300 sq mi
People
- Population 1,967,659 (2010)
- Population growth rate 1.55 per cent (2004 estimate)
- Languages Arabic (official), English (official), Persian, Hindi, Urdu
- Religions Muslim 96 per cent, Christian, Hindu, and other 4 per cent
Literacy rate
- Total 78.4 per cent (2004 estimate)
- Female 82.2 per cent (2004 estimate)
- Male 76.5 per cent (2004 estimate)
Government
- Type of government Federation of seven emirates; UAE federal government assumes specific powers and responsibilities, while member emirates reserve others
- Independence 2 December 1971 (from the United Kingdom)
- Constitution 2 December 1971
Economy
- Gross domestic product (GDP) AED 620.3 billion (2010)
- GDP per capita AED 315,300 (2010)
- Total revenue 1,864 million (1999)
- Total expenditure 5,459 million (1999)
- Monetary unit 1 UAE Dirham (AED or Dh), consisting of 100 fils
- Exports AED 301 billion (2010)
- Imports AED 86.6 billion (2010)
- Top Trade Partners (Exports) Japan, South Korea, Singapore, India, Oman, Iran
- Top Trade Partners (Imports) USA, Saudi Arabia, Japan, Germany, Italy, UK, France, South Korea
- Industries Petroleum, Mining & Quarrying, Construction, Real Estate, Tourism
- Agriculture Dates, Vegetables, Poultry, Dairy Products, Fish
- Natural resources Petroleum, Natural Gas, Chrome, Iron Ore, Copper
UAE in the Past
UAE in the Present
