|
B. Government
Federation formed in 1971 by seven emirates known as the Trucial States-Abu Dhabi (the largest), Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, and Umm al-Qaiwain.
C. Area
32,000 sq mi (82,880 sq km)
D. Population (2004 est.)
2,523,915 (growth rate: 1.6%); birth rate: 18.7/1000; infant mortality rate: 15.1/1000; life expectancy: 75.0; density per sq mi: 79
E. Capital
Abu Dhabi, 539,800 (2003 est.)
F. Largest city
Dubai, 1,511,700 (metro. area), 906,100 (city proper)
G. Monetary unit
U.A.E. dirham
H. Languages
Arabic (official), English as a second language
I. Ethnicity/race
Emiri 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)
J. Religions
Islam (Sunni 80%, Shi'ite 16%), others 4%
K. Literacy rate
78% (2003 est.)
L. Economic summary
GDP/PPP (2003 est.): $57.7 billion; per capita $23,200. Real growth rate: 5.2%. Inflation: 3.2%. Unemployment: 2.4% (2001). Arable land: 0%. Agriculture: dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish. Labor force: 2.1 million; note: 73.9%% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2001); services 78%, industry 15%, agriculture 7% (2000 est.). Industries: petroleum, fishing, petrochemicals, construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts, pearling. Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas. Exports: $56.73 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates. Imports: $37.16 billion (f.o.b., 2003 est.): machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food. Major trading partners: Japan, South Korea, Singapore, U.S., China, Germany, India, France, UK, Iran.
M. Communications
Telephones: main lines in use: 915,223 (1998); mobile cellular: 1 million (1999). Radio broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 7, shortwave 2 (1998). Radios: 820,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations: 15 (1997). Televisions: 310,000 (1997). Internet Service Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000). Internet users: 900,000 (2002).
N. Transportation
Railways: 0 km. Highways: total: 4,835 km; paved: 1,088 km; unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.). Ports and harbors: 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Das Island, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Khalid, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Umm al Qaywayn. Airports: 41 (2002).
You may send us more particulars on UAE. Kindly email us this information by sending us an email by clicking here, and we will publish in the website with your name as a contributor. Do it fast if you happen to have these resources available with you.
We request you to become member of the JobGetz Yahoogroup and post any information or database you have on resources for jobs and career in UAE at JobGetz YahooGroup. Your valuable database will be of immense use to other professionals all over the globe.
|
