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UAE In Brief

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The United Arab Emirates
	Official Name.................. United Arab Emirates Political Structure........... Federation of seven emirates established in 1971 National Day....................2 December President......................... Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Capital..............................Abu Dhabi City Population (2004)..........4.320 million Abu Dhabi................... 1.702 million Dubai........................... 1.288 million Sharjah........................ 679,000 Ajman.......................... 251,000 Umm al-Qaiwain........ 66,000 Ra’s al-Khaimah........... 208,000 Fujairah........................ 126,000 Religion........................... Islam Language......................... Arabic Dirham Exchange Rate (per US Dollar)............. 3.6725
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Public Finance Current Account Balance 2004 (Dh billion)................................. 47.51 Capital Account Balance 2004 (Dh billion).................................. -21.21 Balance of Payments Overall 2004 (Dh billion)............................ +12.83 Nominal Rate of Growth of Final Consumption 2004 (%)............ 14.1 Nominal Rate of Growth of Fixed Capital Formation 2004 (%).... 11.1 Changes in Consumer Price Index 2004 (%)................................ 4.7 Gross Domestic Product GDP per Capita 2004.................................................................... Dh 74,917 GDP in Current Prices 2004 (Dh billion)....................................... 378.76 GDP 2004 at Constant 2000 Prices (Dh billion)............................ 323.63 Real GDP Growth Rate 2003 (%).................................................. 11.8 Real GDP Growth Rate 2004 (%).................................................. 7.4 GDP Non-oil Sectors (Dh billion) 2004 (current prices).............. 255.50 GDP Non-oil Sectors (Dh billion) 2004 (constant 2000 prices).. 230.00 Trade Figures Total Exports & Re-Exports 2004 (Dh billion)................. 303.9 Crude Oil Exports 2004 (Dh billion).............................. 108.79 Total Re-Exports 2004 (Dh billion)................................. 101.78 Total Imports 2004 (Dh billion)...................................... 199.04 Trade Balance 2004 (Dh billion) ................................... 104.86 Oil & Gas UAE Oil Reserves (billion barrels).................................. 97.8 Abu Dhabi’s Oil Reserves (billion barrels)..................... 92.2 UAE Natural Gas Reserves (trillion cubic feet)............... 213.5 Abu Dhabi’s Natural Gas Reserves (trillion cubic feet).. 198.5 UAE OPEC Production Quota av. 2004 (mb/d).............. 2.19 Fisheries & Agriculture Cultivated Areas (acres)................................................. 891,098 Number of Date Palms (million)..................................... 40 Fishing Fleet .................................................................. 5191 Fishermen ...................................................................... 17,264 Estimated Catch (tons)................................................. 97,574 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT Employees (000s) 2004................................................. 2,649 Literacy (%).................................................................... 90 Life Expectancy at Birth ................................................ 78 Infant Mortality Rate 2004 (per 1000 live births)............ 7.7 Primary & Secondary Students 2003/2004..................... 612,098 Public & Private Schools 2003........................................ 1,207 Higher Education Registrations 2004/2005.................... 10,459 Social Welfare Beneficiaries 2003.................................. 77,000 Government Hospitals................................................... 34 Primary Health Care Centres.(2004)................................ 115 Hospital Beds (both Government and Private)......over 7000 INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT Total Installed Electricity Generating Capacity (MW)..... 12,800 Total Water Production 2004 (bn gallons)..................... 195 Fixed Line subscribers 2003 (million)............................ 1.209 Mobile Phone Subscribers (million).............................. 4.068 Estimated Internet Users (million)................................. 1.25 International Airports..................................................... 6 Commercial Ports........................................................... 15 Paved Highways (km)..(2004)....................................... 4030 Vehicles (000s).(2004).................................................. 792

UAE In Brief

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