Info about United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates, in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, extends along part of the Gulf of Oman and the southern coast of the Persian Gulf. The nation is the size of Maine. Its neighbors are Saudi Arabia to the west and south, Qatar to the north, and Oman to the east. Most of the land is barren and sandy.

Capital
Abu Dhabi - 475 000 people
all city from United Arab Emirates

Country lead by
President: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan (2004)
Prime Minister: Sheikh Muhammad ibn Rashid al-Maktoum (2006)

Population
2,602,713 (growth rate: 1.5%); birth rate: 19.0/1000; infant mortality rate: 14.1/1000; life expectancy: 75.4; density per sq mi: 81

Land Area
32,000 sq mi (82,880 sq km)

Monetary unit
U.A.E. dirham

Language
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu

Ethnicity
Emiri 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)

Religion
Islam 96% (Sunni 80%, Shiite 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%

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).

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