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UAE
Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, English,
Hindi, Urdu
Ethnicity/race: Emiri 19%, other Arab and Iranian
23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes
Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)
Religions: Islam 96% (Sunni 80%, Shiite 16%),
Christian, Hindu, and other 4% Literacy rate: 78% (2003
est.)
Economic summary: GDP/PPP (2009 est.): $201.4
billion; per capita $42,000.
Real growth rate: –3.5%.
Inflation: 1.5%. Unemployment: 2.4% (2001). Arable
land: 1%.
Agriculture: dates, vegetables, watermelons;
poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish.
Labor force: 3.065 million; note: 73.9% of the
population in the 15–64 age group is nonnational;
services 78%, industry 15%, agriculture 7% (2000 est.).
Industries: petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing,
aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair,
construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts,
textiles.
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas.
'Exports:
$174 billion (2009 est.): crude oil 45%, natural gas,
reexports, dried fish, dates.
Imports: $141 billion (2009 est.): machinery and
transport equipment, chemicals, food.
Major trading partners: Japan, South Korea, India,
Thailand, China, Germany, UK, France, U.S. (2004).
Communications: Telephones: main lines in use:
915,223 (1998); mobile cellular: 1 million (1999). Radio
broadcast stations: AM 13, FM 7, shortwave 2 (1998).
Radios: 820,000 (1997). Television broadcast stations:
15 (1997). Televisions: 310,000 (1997). Internet Service
Providers (ISPs): 1 (2000). Internet users: 900,000
(2002). Transportation: Railways: 0 km. Highways: total:
4,835 km; paved: 1,088 km; unpaved: 0 km (1999 est.).
Ports and harbors: 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Das Island,
Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Khalid, Mina'
Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Umm al Qaywayn.
Airports: 41 (2002).
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