| Country
name |
conventional long form: United Arab Emirates
conventional short form: none
local long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
abbreviation: UAE
former: Trucial Oman, Trucial States
local short form: none |
| Government type |
federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal
government and other powers reserved to member emirates |
| Capital |
Abu Dhabi |
|
Administrative divisions |
7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi),
'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah,
Umm al Qaywayn |
| National
holiday |
Independence Day, 2 December (1971) |
|
Suffrage |
none |
|
Location |
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf,
between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
|
Geographic coordinates |
24 00 N, 54 00 E |
|
Map references |
Middle East |
|
Area |
total: 82,880 sq km
land: 82,880 sq km
water: 0 sq
km |
| Area
- comparative |
slightly smaller than Maine |
|
Land boundaries |
total: 867 km
border countries: Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia
457 km |
| Coastline |
1,318 km |
|
Maritime claims - as described in UNCLOS 1982 (see Notes and
Definitions) |
territorial sea: 12 NM
continental shelf: 200 NM or to
the edge of the continental margin
contiguous zone: 24 NM
exclusive
economic zone: 200 NM |
|
Climate |
desert; cooler in eastern mountains |
|
Terrain |
flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes
of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east |
|
Elevation extremes |
lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m
highest point: Jabal Yibir
1,527 m |
| Natural
resources |
petroleum, natural gas |
|
Land use |
arable land: 0.6%
permanent crops: 2.25%
other: 97.15%
(2001) |
| GDP |
purchasing power parity - $63.67 billion (2004 est.) |
| GDP - real growth
rate |
5.7% (2004 est.) |
|
GDP - per capita |
purchasing power parity - $25,200 (2004 est.) |
| GDP - composition
by sector |
agriculture: 4%
industry: 58.5%
services: 37.5% (2002 est.) |
| Labor force - by
occupation |
2.36 million
note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64
age group is non-national (2004 est.) |
|
Industries: |
petroleum, fishing, petrochemicals, construction materials,
some boat building, handicrafts, pearling |
|
Agriculture - products |
dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products;
fish |
| Exports |
$69.48 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
|
Exports - commodities |
crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates |
| Exports - partners |
Japan 28.5%, South Korea 9.5%, Thailand 5.9% (2004) |
| Imports |
$45.66 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
|
Imports - commodities |
machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food |
| Imports - partners |
China 10.4%, India 8.3%, Japan 7.2%, Germany 6.6%, France 6.4%,
UK 6.2%, US 6%, Italy 4.1% (2004) |
|
Currency |
Emirati dirham (AED) |
|
Currency code |
AED |
|
Exchange rates |
Emirati dirhams per US dollar - 3.6725 (2004), 3.6725 (2003),
3.6725 (2002), 3.6725 (2001), 3.6725 (2000)
note: officially pegged to the
US dollar since February 2002 ) |
|
Fiscal year |
calendar year |
