Official Name:
Dawlat Al Amarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
int'l long form: United Arab Emirates
abbreviation: UAE
former: Trucial Oman, Trucial States.

ISO Country Code: ae
Actual Time: Sun-May-24 09:17
Local Time = UTC +4h

Capital City: Abu Dhabi (pop. 928,000)

Other Cities:
Al Ain, Dubai (pop. 860 000), Ras Al Khaimah,
Sharjah.

Government:
Type: Federation of Emirates
Independence: 2 December, 1971
Provisional constitution: 2 December, 1971

Geography:
Location: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Area: 83,600 sq. km (32,400 sq. miles)
Terrain: Largely desert with some agricultural areas.

Climate: Hot, humid, low annual rainfall, cooler in eastern mountains

People:
Nationality: UAE, Emirati
Population: The U.A.E. has approximately 3 million people from all over the Arab world, Asia, Europe, Africa and America. Approximately 80% of the population is non-UAE nationals.
Ethnic groups: Arab, Pakistani, Indian, Iranian, Filipino (27% of residents are UAE citizens)
Religions: Muslim (96%), Hindu, Christian.
Languages: Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Urdu, Farsi.
Literacy: (UAE citizens) about 80%.

Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas.

Agriculture products: Dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish.

Industries: Petroleum, fishing, petrochemicals, construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts, pearling.

Exports partners: Japan 24.6%, South Korea 9.8%, Thailand 5.6%, India 4.3% (2005)

Imports partners: UK 10%, China 9.7%, USA 9.4%, India 9.2%, Germany 5.9%, Japan 5.4%, France 4.7%, Singapore 4.1% (2005)

Currency: UAE Dirham (AED)