United Arab Emirates
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| Basic Facts |
| Country name |
conventional long form: United Arab Emirates
conventional short form: none local long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah local short form: none former: Trucial Oman, Trucial States abbreviation: UAE |
| Gevernment type | federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates |
| Capital |
name: Abu Dhabi
geographic coordinates: 24 28 N, 54 22 E time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time) |
| Flag description | three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side |
| Currency | Emirati dirham (AED) |
| Internet country code | .ae |
| Ports and terminals | Al Fujayrah, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Sharjan |
| Agriculture products | dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish |
| Industries | petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts, textiles |
| Geography |
| Location | Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
| Coordinates | 24 00 N, 54 00 E |
| Continent | Middle East |
| Area |
total: 83,600 sq km
land: 83,600 sq km water: 0 sq km |
| Boundaries |
total: 867 km
border countries: Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km |
| Coastline | 1,318 km |
| Climate | desert; cooler in eastern mountains |
| Terrain | flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east |
| Natural resources | petroleum, natural gas |
| Natural hazards | frequent sand and dust storms |
| People |
| Population | 2,602,713 (July 2006 est.) |
| Ethnic groups | Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)
note: less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982) |
| Religions | Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4% |
| Languages | Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu |
