UAE is a federal state made up of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah.
Name of Country: United Arab Emirates
Capital: Abu Dhabi
National Day: 2 December (1971)
Time: GMT + 4 hours
Currency: UAE Dirham
Exchange rate: U.S. dollar equals 3.67 Dirhams. UAE Dirham is linked formally to dollar since February 2002.
Flag: a equal rectangular horizontal lines, the highest is green, the center is white, the lower is black, punctuated by a red rectangle towards the flagstaff.
Geographical Location: the United Arab Emirates is located in the south-eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, which occupies an almost rectangular area in shape and its beaches form the the south-east part of the Persian Gulf and part of the western shores of the Gulf of Oman.
Location in relation to latitude and longitude: The UAE lies on 24 north and 54 east.
Area: about 82 thousand and 880 km 2, Abu Dhabi is about 87% of the total area of the state.
Coastline: the length of the coastline is about 1318 km, before the implementation of new urban projects such as Palm and others. This figure is expected to increase due to new projects and expansions.
Terrain: low coastal plain mixed with sand dunes of the Empty Quarter desert, with rugged mountains along the eastern border with Oman.
Maximum hieght and decline lower than sea level: the lowest point at sea level, while the highest point is in Mount Weber at an altitude of 1527 meters.
Natural resources: the most important natural resources are oil and natural gas, and there are more than 90% of which in in Abu Dhabi.
Climate: The UAE has a desert climate warm and sunny in winter, hot and humid in summer, the climate is more moderate and less moisture in the eastern mountains.
Political System: UAE is a federal state in which the powers of the federal state are defined by the Federal Constitution, while other authorities are local to be enjoyed by each emirate individually.
Constitution: Adopted provisionally in the December 2, 1971 and passed on a permanent basis in 1996.
Head of State: His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE and Ruler of Abu Dhabi.
Vice-President and Prime Minister: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai.
- Population: 4.1 million (Census 2005).
- Percentage of citizens: 21.9% of the total population (3.8 million).
- Percentage of expatriates: 78.1% of the total population.
- Male citizens: 50.7%
- Female citizens: 49.3%
- Citizens under 20 years: 51.1%
- Official language: Arabic.
- Religion: Islam, and is is allowed to practice other religious beliefs.
- Birth rate (2005 est.): 18.78 births per 1000 population
- Death rate (2005 est.): 4.26 deaths per 1000 population
- Average age: 78.3 years.
- Total fertility rate (2000-2005): 2.5 (births per woman)
- Mortality rate under five years of age (2004): 8 per thousand
- Mortality rate of newborns (2004): 5.54 per thousand
- Infant mortality rate (2004): 7.7 per thousand
- The maternal mortality rate (2004): 0.01 per 100 thousand
- Illiteracy rate: 9%
- Ranking index of the United Nations Human Development (2006): 39
- Per capita GDP (2006 estimate): 139 thousand Dirhams
- Civilian jobs (2005): 2.59 million
- The proportion of female citizens in the labor force (2005): 22.4%
- The official weekly holiday: Friday and Saturday for the ministries and government departments, while most private sector firms work for six days a week.
- Fiscal year: January 1 to December 31.
- GDP at current prices (2006): 599 Billion Dirhams.
- Real growth of GDP (2006 estimate): 8.9%
- Non-oil sector contribution to GDP (2006 estimate): 63%
- Industries: oil, gas, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, petrochemicals, construction materials, pharmaceuticals, food and tourism.
- Oil production capacity: 2.7 million barrels per day
- Proven oil reserves: 98.1 billion barrels.
- Natural gas production: 65 billion cubic meters.
- Proven natural gas reserves: 6 trillion cubic meters.
- Oil and gas exports (2006 estimate): 200 billion Dirhams.
- Value of exports (2006 estimate): 488 billion Dirhams.
- The value of free zone exports (2006 estimate): 80 billion Dirhams.
- Re-exports (2006 estimate): 162 billion Dirhams.
- Value of imports (estimated 2006): 359 billion Dirhams.
- Cultivated areas: 260 thousand hectares, or 3.1% of land area.
- Number of palm trees: more than 40 million.
- Agricultural products: dates, vegetables, fodder, fruits, livestock, poultry, eggs, dairy products and fish.
- Fishing fleet: 5191
- Number of fishermen: 17264 fishermen.
- Catch: 97574 tons.
- Communications: a booming and increasingly sophisticated market with the latest integrated fiber-optic services and digital networks and the widespread use of mobile phones.
- International access code: 971
- Internet code: ae
- Number of subscribers to fixed telephone lines: 1.26 million.
- Number of subscribers to mobile telephone lines (2006): 5.78 million.
- Number of subscribers to the Internet (2006): 578000
- Ports: 15 ports, including the following major ports: Mina Zayed Port, Jebel Ali Port, Rashid Port, the Port of Fujairah, Khor Fakkan Port, Mina Saqr Port and Sharjah Port. As Abu Dhabi is constructing a major new port in a modern industrial zone, which is Khalifa Port in Al Taweela.
- International Airports: 6 airports, in addition to the seventh airport under construction in Jebel Ali, Dubai World Central Airport.
- Total power generation capacity (2006): 16220 MW.
- Power generation projects (2010): 26000 MW.
- Annual rate of increase in demand for electricity (2005): 12%
- Total water production (2004): 195 billion gallons.
- TV stations: 42
- Radio stations: 26
- Number of newspapers: 9
- Number of journals: over 160
- Agency News: Emirates News Agency (WAM)