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GeographyLocation: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Area: Land boundaries: total 867 km, Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km Coastline: 1,318 km
PeoplePopulation: 2,924,594 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
Population growth rate: 4.55% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 27.02 births/1,000 population Death rate: 3.03 deaths/1,000 population Net migration rate: 21.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population Infant mortality rate: 21 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy at birth:
Total fertility rate: 4.53 children born/woman Ethnic divisions: Emirian 19%, other Arab 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982) Religions: Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4% Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Literacy:
age 15 and over can read and write but definition of literary not available (1985)
Government
Names:
Type: federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE central government and other powers reserved to member emirates Capital: Abu Dhabi Independence: 2 December 1971 (from UK) Constitution: 2 December 1971 (provisional)
EconomyNational product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $62.7 billion National product real growth rate: -0.5% National product per capita: $22,480 Inflation rate (consumer prices): 5.1% Unemployment rate: NEGL%
Electricity:
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