| BACKGROUND |
| Official Name of the Country |
United Arab Emirates |
| National Anthem |
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| National Day |
2 December |
| Capital City |
Abu Dhabi |
| Other Major Cities |
Dubai, Sharjah, Al-Ain |
| Official Language(s) |
Arabic |
| GEOGRAPHY AND CLIMATE |
| Location and Geographic Coordinates |
(24 00 N, 54 00 E) Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
| Total Area |
83,600 km² |
| Total Land Area |
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| Total Water Area |
0 |
| Land Boundaries |
1,066 km |
| Border Countries |
2 border countries: Oman (609 km); Saudi Arabia (457 km) |
| Coastline |
1,318 km |
| Climate and Weather |
The United Arab Emirates Climate features extreme heat because of its sandy landscape, although it is cooler in the eastern mountains. Enjoying a sub-tropical climate, UAE weather is sunny all the year round, although the months between June and September are the hottest, when the temperatures soar upto 45°C. It is very hot during the day along with high humidity levels. The cooler months are characterized by infrequent spells of rainfall during the months of December and March. The minimum temperature in UAE is usually recorded in the month of January, which is 12°C and the highest temperature record is in the month of August with 39°C. |
| SOCIETY AND DEMOGRAPHICS |
| Nationality |
Emirati |
| Human Development Index |
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| Human Development Index Rank |
17 Rank Value (2022) |
| Population, Total |
9,516,870 Number (2023) |
| Growth Rate of Population, Annual |
0.8 Percent (2023) |
| Total Fertility Rate |
1.44 Births per Woman (2023) |
| Population Density, per km2 |
134 Persons (2023) |
| Adult Literacy Rate |
98.29 Percent (2022) |
| ECONOMY AND SECTORS |
| Rate of Exchange, per USD, End of Period |
3.67 National Currency Units (2022) |
| GDP, Current Prices |
| 507,063,968,273 USD (2022) |
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| GDP per Capita (Current Prices) |
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| Government Expenditure on Education, % of GDP |
3.9 Percent (2021) |
| Current Health Expenditure, % of GDP |
5.31 Percent (2021) |
| Unemployment Rate, Ages 15+, Both Sexes |
2.94 Percent (2024) |
| Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Inward Flows (Current Prices in Millions) |
22,737 USD (2022) |
| ODA: Total, Net (Current Prices in Millions) |
5 USD (1995) |
| Merchandise Exports |
371,834,947,533 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners |
India, China, Japan, Thailand, Singapore |
| Merchandise Imports |
367,711,587,244 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners |
China, USA, India, Japan, Türkiye |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Exports |
63,713,080,213 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Export Partners (in the OIC) |
Saudi Arabia, Oman, Pakistan, Malaysia, Türkiye |
| Intra-OIC Merchandise Imports |
75,175,186,325 USD (2022) |
| Main Merchandise Import Partners (in the OIC) |
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, Mali, Sudan, Bahrain |
| Natural Resources |
Petroleum, natural gas |
| Main Agricultural Products |
Dates; Indigenous chicken meat; Indigenous camel meat ; Indigenous goat meat; Indigenous cattle meat |
| LOGISTIC |
| Time Zones |
UTC/GMT +04:00 |
| Country Code |
971 |
| Electricity |
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| Emergency Numbers |
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| Police |
112 |
| Ambulance |
112 |
| Fire |
112 |
| LINK |
| Presidency |
https://www.cpc.gov.ae/en-us/thepresident/Pages/president.aspx |
| Prime Ministry |
https://www.moca.gov.ae/ |
| Parliament |
http://www.almajles.gov.ae |
| Ministry of Climate Change and Environment |
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| Ministry of Economy |
http://www.economy.gov.ae |
| Ministry of Education |
https://www.moe.gov.ae |
| Ministry of Energy |
https://www.moenr.gov.ae |
| Ministry of Finance |
http://www.mof.gov.ae |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs |
https://www.mofa.gov.ae |
| Ministry of Health |
http://www.moh.gov.ae |
| Ministry of Interior |
https://www.moi.gov.ae |
| National Statistical Office |
http://www.fcsa.gov.ae/Home/tabid/38/Default.aspx#refreshed |
| Central Bank / Monetary Authority |
http://www.centralbank.ae/en/ |
| Development Assistance Agency |
https://www.adfd.ae |
| Higher Education Authority |
https://www.moe.gov.ae |
