Area: 82,880 sq km Land: 82,880 sq km Arable land: 0% Irrigated land: 50 sq km
Infant mortality rate: 16.68 deaths/1,000 live births Total fertility rate: 3.23 children born/woman
Religions: Muslim 96% (Shi’a 16%), Christian, Hindu, other 4%
Ethnic groups: Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8%
Judicial System: Union Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president)
Legal System: federal court system introduced in 1971; all emirates have secular and Islamic law for civil, criminal, and high courts
GDP per capita: $22,800 GDP — agriculture: 3% industry: 52% services: 45%
Unemployment rate: NA% Literacy — male: 78.9% female: 79.8%
Exports: $46 billion Commodities: crude oil 45%, natural gas, re-exports, dried fish, dates Exports partners: Japan 30%, India 7%, Singapore 6%, South Korea 4%, Oman, Iran
Imports: $34 billion Commodities: machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food Imports partners: Japan 9%, US 8%, UK 8%, Italy 6%, Germany, South Korea
Telephones — main lines in use: 915,223 Internet Service Providers: 1
Manpower fit for military service: 420,484 Military expenditures: $1.6 billion — 3.1% of GDP
Independence: 2 December 1971 from UK
Government type: Federation with
powers to the UAE federal government; other powers to member emirates Population: 2,407,460
