Full name: United Arab Emirates
Nationality
noun: Emirati(s) adjective: Emirati
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Area total: 82,880 sq km land: 82,880 sq km water: 0 sq km
Population: 2,563,212
Ethnic groups
Emirati 19% other Arab and Iranian 23% South Asian 50% other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982) note: less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982)
Capital: Abu Dhabi, population 400,000
Largest Cities
Dubai – 670,000 Sharjah – 320,000 El Ayn – 230,000 Ajman – 115,000
Official Language
Arabic (official) Persian English Hindi Urdu
Religion
Muslim 96% (Shi’a 16%) Christian Hindu other 4%
Political system: federacy.
GDP: purchasing power parity – $63.67 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $25,200 (2004 est.)
Annual growth: 5.7% (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 4% industry: 58.5% services: 37.5% (2002 est.)
Inflation: 3.2% (2004 est.)