United Arab Emirates
 | United Arab Emirates |  Population Government Economy Geography Communication Transportation | |
 Population | Top of page | |
| Inhabitants | Life expectancy | |
| 4,444,011
| total population: 75.69 years
male: 73.16 years female: 78.35 years (2007 est.) | |
| Ethnic groups | Religions | |
| Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)
| Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4% | |
| Languages | Literacy | |
| Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu | definition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 77.9% male: 76.1% female: 81.7% (2003 est.) | |
 Government | Top of page | |
| Government type | Capital | |
| federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates | Abu Dhabi | |
| Independance | National day | |
| 2 December 1971 (from UK) | Independence Day, 2 December (1971) | |
| Constitution | Legal system | |
| 2 December 1971; made permanent in 1996 | federal court system introduced in 1971; applies to all emirates except Dubayy (Dubai) and Ra's al Khaymah, which are not fully integrated into the federal judicial system; all emirates have secular courts to adjudicate criminal, civil, and commercial matters and Islamic courts to review family and religious disputes | |
 Economy | Top of page | |
| GDP (purchasing power parity) | Growth rate | |
| $164 billion (2006 est.) | 10.2% (2006 est.) | |
| GDP per inhabitant | Unemployment rate | |
| $49,700 (2006 est.) | 2.4% (2001) | |
| Population below poverty line | Inflation rate | |
| NA% | 10% (2006 est.) | |
| Exports | Imports | |
| $137.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | $88.89 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) | |
| Reserves of foreign exchange and gold | Currency | |
| $25.51 billion (2006 est.) | Emirati dirham (AED) | |
| Military expenditures | ||
| 3.1% (2005 est.) | ||
 Geography | Top of page | |
| Location | Area | |
| Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia | 83,600 sq km | |
| Climate | Natural resources | |
| desert; cooler in eastern mountains | petroleum, natural gas | |
 Communication | Top of page | |
| Cellulars | Internet code | |
| 4.535 million (2005) | .ae | |
| Internet hosts | Internet users | |
| 337,092 (2006) | 1.397 million (2005) | |
 Transportation | Top of page | |
| Airports | Railways (in km) | |
| 37 (2006) | ||
| Roadways (in km) | Pipelines (in km) | |
| 1,088 km | condensate 520 km; gas 2,580 km; liquid petroleum gas 300 km; oil 2,950 km; oil/gas/water 5 km; refined products 156 km (2006) | |
