United Arab Emirates
- Official Name:
- United Arab Emirates
- Area:
- 83.600 km 2
- Population (2007):
- 4.444.011 inhabitants
- Coastline:
- 1.318 km
- Capital:
- Abu Dhabi
- Maritime Ports and terminals:
- Al Fujayrah, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Sharjan
- 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
- Political 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 (Quwayn)
- Language(s):
- Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
- National holiday:
- Independence Day, 2 December (1971)
- Nationality:
- Emirati(s)
- Official time:
- UTC 4.
- Member of:
- 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
- Internet country code:
- .ae
Economic Profile
- Currency:
-
Emirati dirham (AED) - GDP - per capita (PPP):
- USD49.700 (2006 est.)
- GDP (official exchange rate):
- (2006 est.) USD 164.000.000.000
- PIB (Real growth rate:
- 8,9% (2006 est.)
- GDP (Composition by sector): (2006 est.)
-
- Agriculture: 2,3%
- Industry:61,9%
- Services: 35,8%
- Labor force:
- 2.968.000 (2006 est.)
- Labor force - by occupation (2000):
-
- Agriculture 7%
- Industry: 15%
- Services 78%
- Unemployment rate:
- 2,4% (2001 est.)
- Inflation rate (Consumer prices):
- 10% (2006 est)
- Investment (Gross Fixed):
- 24,3% del PIB (2006 est.)
- Budget:
-
- Revenues: USD60.3.000.000.000
- Expenditures: USD35.200.000.000
- Public debt:
- 9% of GDP (2006 est.)
- Current account balance:
- USD 26.890.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Exports:
- USD 137.1 billion FOB (2006 est.)
- Exports - Commodities:
- Crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates
- Exports - Partners:
- Japan 24,5%, South Korea 9,8%, Thailand 5,6%, India 4,3% (2005)
- Imports:
- USD 88.890.000.000 FOB (2006 est.)
- Imports - Commodities:
- Machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food
- Imports - partners:
- UK 10%, China 9,7%, US 9,4%, India 9,2%, Germany 5,9%, Japan 5,4%, France 4,7%, Singapore 4,1% (2005)
- Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
- USD 25.510.000.000 (2006 est.)
- Debt - external:
- USD 39.100.000.000 (2006)
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