United
Arab Emirates: Facts and Figures
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Basic Facts
- Official name United Arab Emirates
- Capital Abu Dhabi
- Area 83,600 sq km 32,300 sq mi
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People
- Population 2,523,915 (2004 estimate)
- 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
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Literacy rate
- Total 78.4 per cent (2004 estimate)
- Female 82.2
per cent (2004 estimate)
- Male 76.5 per cent (2004 estimate)
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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) (US$) 70,960
million (2002)
- GDP per capita
(US$) 22,050 (2002)
- Total revenue 1,864 million (1999)
- Total expenditure 5,459 million (1999)
- Monetary unit 1 UAE dirham (Dh),
consisting of 100 fils
- Exports Crude oil, natural gas,
dried fish, dates
- Imports Manufactured goods, machinery,
transport equipment, food
- Major trading
partners for exports Japan, South Korea, Singapore,
India, Oman, Iran
- Major trading
partners for imports United
States, Japan, United Kingdom,
Italy, South Korea, India
- Industries Petroleum, fishing, petrochemicals,
construction materials,
boat-building, handicrafts,
pearl processing, textiles,
clothing, leather goods
- Agriculture Cash
crop: dates; food products:
vegetables, watermelons,
poultry, eggs, dairy, fish
- Natural resources Petroleum,
natural gas, chrome, iron
ore, copper, uranium
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