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Listed
here are a few market facts for the United Arab
Emirates. |
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Geography |
United Arab Emirates |
Top of Page
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Location:
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Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the
Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
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24 00 N, 54 00 E |
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Map references:
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Middle East |
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Area:
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total: 83,600 sq km
land: 83,600 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
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Area -
comparative:
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slightly smaller than Maine |
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Land
boundaries:
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total: 867 km
border countries: Oman 410 km, Saudi
Arabia 457 km |
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Coastline:
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1,318 km |
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Maritime
claims:
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territorial sea: 12 nm
contiguous zone: 24 nm
exclusive economic zone: 200 nm
continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge
of the continental margin |
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Climate:
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desert; cooler in eastern mountains
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Terrain:
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flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling
sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains
in east |
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Elevation
extremes:
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lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m
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Natural
resources:
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petroleum, natural gas |
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Land use:
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arable land: 0.77%
permanent crops: 2.27%
other: 96.96% (2005) |
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Irrigated land:
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760 sq km (2003) |
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Natural
hazards:
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frequent sand and dust storms
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Environment -
current issues:
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lack of natural freshwater resources compensated
by desalination plants; desertification; beach
pollution from oil spills |
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Environment -
international agreements:
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party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change,
Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification,
Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine
Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea
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Geography -
note:
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strategic location along southern approaches to
Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for
world crude oil |
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Population
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4,444,011
note: estimate is based on the results of
the 2005 census that included a significantly
higher estimate of net immigration of
non-citizens (July 2007 est.)
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Age structure:
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0-14 years: 20.6% (male 467,931/female
447,045)
15-64 years: 78.5% (male 2,558,029/female
932,617)
65 years and over: 0.9% (male
24,914/female 13,475)
note: 73.9% of the population in the
15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.)
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Median age:
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total: 30.1 years
male: 32 years
female: 24.5 years (2007 est.)
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Population
growth rate:
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3.997% (2007 est.) |
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Birth rate:
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16.09 births/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Death rate:
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2.16 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Net migration
rate:
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26.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
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Sex ratio:
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at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 2.743 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.849 male(s)/female
total population: 2.19 male(s)/female
(2007 est.) |
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Infant
mortality rate:
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total: 13.52 deaths/1,000 live births
male: 15.77 deaths/1,000 live births
female: 11.15 deaths/1,000 live births
(2007 est.) |
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Life expectancy
at birth:
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total population: 75.69 years
male: 73.16 years
female: 78.35 years (2007 est.)
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Total fertility
rate:
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2.43 children born/woman (2007 est.)
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HIV/AIDS -
adult prevalence rate:
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0.18% (2001 est.) |
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HIV/AIDS -
people living with HIV/AIDS:
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NA |
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HIV/AIDS -
deaths:
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NA |
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Nationality:
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noun: Emirati(s)
adjective: Emirati |
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Languages:
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Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
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Literacy:
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definition: age 15 and over can read and
write
total population: 77.9%
male: 76.1%
female: 81.7% (2003 est.)
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Country name:
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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 |
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Government
type:
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federation with specified powers delegated to
the UAE federal government and other powers
reserved to member emirates |
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Capital:
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name: Abu Dhabi
geographic coordinates: 24 28 N, 54 22 E
time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of
Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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Administrative
divisions:
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7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby
(Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah),
Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn
(Quwayn) |
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Independence:
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2 December 1971 (from UK) |
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National
holiday:
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Independence Day, 2 December (1971)
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Constitution:
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2 December 1971; made permanent in 1996
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Legal system:
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federal court system introduced in 1971; applies
to all emirates except Dubayy (Dubai) and Ra's
al Khaymah, which are not fully integrated into
the federal judicial system; all emirates have
secular courts to adjudicate criminal, civil,
and commercial matters and Islamic courts to
review family and religious disputes
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Suffrage:
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none |
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Executive
branch:
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chief of state: President KHALIFA bin
Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler
of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004);
Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD bin
Rashid al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006)
head of government: Prime Minister and
Vice President MUHAMMAD bin Rashid al-Maktum
(since 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers
SULTAN bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20 November
1990) and HAMDAN bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20
October 2003)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed
by the president
note: there is also a Federal Supreme
Council (FSC) composed of the seven emirate
rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional
authority in the UAE; establishes general
policies and sanctions federal legislation;
meets four times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi)
and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto
power
elections: president and vice president
elected by the FSC for five-year terms (no term
limits); election last held 3 November 2004 upon
the death of the UAE's Founding Father and first
President ZAYID bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan (next to
be held in 2009); prime minister and deputy
prime minister appointed by the president
election results: KHALIFA bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan
elected president by a unanimous vote of the FSC;
MUHAMMAD bin Rashid al-Maktum unanimously
affirmed vice president after the 2006 death of
his brother Sheikh Maktum bin Rashid al-Maktum
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Legislative
branch:
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unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or
Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20
members appointed by the rulers of the
constituent states, 20 members elected to serve
two-year terms)
elections: elections for one half of the
FNC (the other half remains appointed) held in
the UAE on 18-20 December 2006; the new
electoral college - a body of 6,689 Emiratis
(including 1,189 women) appointed by the rulers
of the seven emirates - were the only eligible
voters and candidates; 456 candidates including
65 women ran for 20 contested FNC seats; one
female from the Emirate of Abu Dhabi won a seat
note: reviews legislation but cannot
change or veto |
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Judicial
branch:
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Union Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the
president) |
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Political
parties and leaders:
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none |
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Political
pressure groups and leaders:
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NA |
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International
organization participation:
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ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD,
ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB,
IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Interpol,
IOC, IPU, ISO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC,
OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO,
WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO |
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Diplomatic
representation in the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador Saqr Ghobash
Said GHOBASH
chancery: 3522 International Court NW,
Suite 400, Washington, DC 20008
telephone: [1] (202) 243-2400
FAX: [1] (202) 243-2432
consulate(s): New York, Houston
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Diplomatic
representation from the US:
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chief of mission: Ambassador Michele J.
SISON
embassy: Embassies District, Plot 38
Sector W59-02, Street No. 4, Abu Dhabi
mailing address: P. O. Box 4009, Abu
Dhabi
telephone: [971] (2) 414-2200
FAX: [971] (2) 414-2603
consulate(s) general: Dubai
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Flag
description:
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three equal horizontal bands of green (top),
white, and black with a wider vertical red band
on the hoist side |
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Economy -
overview:
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The UAE has an open economy with a high per
capita income and a sizable annual trade
surplus. Despite largely successful efforts at
economic diversification, about 30% of GDP is
still directly based on oil and gas output, and
the fortunes of the economy fluctuate with the
prices of those commodities. Since the discovery
of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the
UAE has undergone a profound transformation from
an impoverished region of small desert
principalities to a modern state with a high
standard of living. The government has increased
spending on job creation and infrastructure
expansion and is opening up its utilities to
greater private sector involvement. In April
2004, the UAE signed a Trade and Investment
Framework Agreement (TIFA) with Washington and
in November 2004 agreed to undertake
negotiations toward a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
with the US. Higher oil revenue, strong
liquidity, and cheap credit in 2005-06 led to a
surge in asset prices (shares and real estate)
and consumer inflation. Rising prices are
increasing the operating costs for businesses in
the UAE and degrading the UAE's allure to
foreign investors. Dependence on a large
expatriate workforce and oil are significant
long-term challenges to the UAE's economy.
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GDP (purchasing
power parity):
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$129.4 billion (2006 est.) |
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GDP (official
exchange rate):
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$164 billion (2006 est.) |
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GDP - real
growth rate:
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10.2% (2006 est.) |
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GDP - per
capita (PPP):
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$49,700 (2006 est.) |
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GDP -
composition by sector:
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agriculture: 2.3%
industry: 61.9%
services: 35.8% (2006 est.)
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Labor force:
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2.968 million (2006 est.) |
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Labor force -
by occupation:
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agriculture: 7%
industry: 15%
services: 78% (2000 est.)
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Unemployment
rate:
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2.4% (2001) |
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Population
below poverty line:
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NA% |
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Household
income or consumption by percentage share:
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lowest 10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
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Inflation rate
(consumer prices):
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10% (2006 est.) |
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Investment
(gross fixed):
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24.3% of GDP (2006 est.) |
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Budget:
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revenues: $60.3 billion
expenditures: $35.2 billion; including
capital expenditures of $5.9 billion (2006 est.)
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Public debt:
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9% of GDP (2006 est.) |
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Agriculture -
products:
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dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs,
dairy products; fish |
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Industries:
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petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum,
cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair,
construction materials, some boat building,
handicrafts, textiles |
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Industrial
production growth rate:
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4% (2000) |
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Electricity -
production:
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49.52 billion kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
consumption:
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46.05 billion kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
exports:
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0 kWh (2004) |
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Electricity -
imports:
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0 kWh (2004) |
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Oil -
production:
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2.54 million bbl/day (2006 est.)
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Oil -
consumption:
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400,000 bbl/day (2004 est.) |
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Oil - exports:
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2.5 million bbl/day (2004 est.)
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Oil - imports:
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0 bbl/day (2004) |
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Oil - proved
reserves:
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97.8 billion bbl (2006 est.) |
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Natural gas -
production:
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46.29 billion cu m (2004 est.)
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Natural gas -
consumption:
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40.31 billion cu m (2004 est.)
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Natural gas -
exports:
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7.18 billion cu m (2004 est.)
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Natural gas -
imports:
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1.2 billion cu m (2004 est.) |
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Natural gas -
proved reserves:
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6.006 trillion cu m (1 January 2005 est.)
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Current account
balance:
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$26.89 billion (2006 est.) |
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Exports:
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$137.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
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Exports -
commodities:
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crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried
fish, dates |
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Exports -
partners:
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Japan 24.5%, South Korea 9.8%, Thailand 5.6%,
India 4.3% (2005) |
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Imports:
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$88.89 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
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Imports -
commodities:
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machinery and transport equipment, chemicals,
food |
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Imports -
partners:
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UK 10%, China 9.7%, US 9.4%, India 9.2%, Germany
5.9%, Japan 5.4%, France 4.7%, Singapore 4.1%
(2005) |
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Reserves of
foreign exchange and gold:
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$25.51 billion (2006 est.) |
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Debt -
external:
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$39.1 billion (2006 est.) |
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Economic aid -
donor:
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since its founding in 1971, the Abu Dhabi Fund
for Development has given about $5.2 billion in
aid to 56 countries (2004) |
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Currency
(code):
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Emirati dirham (AED) |
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Exchange rates:
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Emirati dirhams per US dollar - 3.673 (2006),
3.6725 (2005), 3.6725 (2004), 3.6725 (2003),
3.6725 (2002)
note: officially pegged to the US dollar
since February 2002 |
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Fiscal year:
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calendar year |
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Internet
country code:
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.ae |
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Internet hosts:
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337,092 (2006) |
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Internet users:
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1.397 million (2005) |
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Airports:
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37 (2006) |
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Airports - with
paved runways:
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total: 23
over 3,047 m: 10
2,438 to 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
914 to 1,523 m: 4
under 914 m: 3 (2006) |
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Pipelines:
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condensate 520 km; gas 2,580 km; liquid
petroleum gas 300 km; oil 2,950 km;
oil/gas/water 5 km; refined products 156 km
(2006) |
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Roadways:
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total: 1,088 km
paved: 1,088 km (includes 253 km of
expressways) (1999) |
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Ports and
terminals:
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Al Fujayrah, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali,
Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Sharjan
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Manpower
reaching military service age annually:
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males: 30,706
females age 18-49: 29,617 (2005 est.)
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Military
expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.1% (2005 est.) |
Source:
https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uae.html
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