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Official name:
United Arab Emirates
Region:

    General Information
    Region    Western Asia
    Population (000, 2020)   9 890
    Pop. density (per km2, 2020)   118.3
    Capital city    Abu Dhabi
    Capital city pop. (000, 2020)   1 452.1c
    UN membership date    09-Dec-71
    Surface area (km2)   83 600a
    Sex ratio (m per 100 f)   223.8
    National currency    UAE Dirham (AED)b
    Exchange rate (per US$)   3.7c
    Economic indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    GDP: Gross domestic product (million current US$)289 787358 135414 179d
    GDP growth rate (annual %, const. 2015 prices)1.65.11.7d
    GDP per capita (current US$)33 893.338 663.443 005.0d
    Economy: Agriculture (% of Gross Value Added)0.80.70.7d
    Economy: Industry (% of Gross Value Added)52.543.946.8d
    Economy: Services and other activity (% of GVA)48.354.855.2d
    Employment in agriculturee (% of employed)3.421.4
    Employment in industrye (% of employed)37.235.734.2
    Employment in servicese (% employed)59.462.464.4
    Unemploymente (% of labour force)2.51.92.4
    Labour force participation ratee (female/male pop. %)44.2 / 94.750.6 / 94.652.5 / 93.6
    CPI: Consumer Price Index (2010=100)100f109115c
    Agricultural production index (2004-2006=100)10898101g
    International trade: exports (million current US$)198 362300 479412 260e,c
    International trade: imports (million current US$)187 001287 025244 712e,c
    International trade: balance (million current US$)11 36113 454167 549e,c
    Social indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Population growth ratei (average annual %)12.41.61.3
    Urban population (% of total population)84.185.786.8c
    Urban population growth ratei (average annual %)12.32.4...
    Fertility rate, totali (live births per woman)21.71.4
    Life expectancy at birthi (females/males, years)77.3 / 75.178.2 / 76.179.1 / 77.1
    Population age distribution (0-14/60+ years old, %)13.2 / 1.414.2 / 1.814.8 / 3.1
    International migrant stockj,k (000/% of total pop.)7 316.7 / 85.67 995.1 / 86.38 587.3 / 87.9c
    Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR (000)0.6l0.88.7c
    Infant mortality ratei (per 1 000 live births)7.76.55.5
    Health: Current expenditure (% of GDP)3.93.63.3a
    Health: Physicians (per 1 000 pop.)1.42.22.5d
    Education: Primary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)102.1 / 101.1m111.6 / 111.4107.3 / 109.4a
    Education: Secondary gross enrol. ratio (f/m per 100 pop.)... / ...... / ...100.4 / 109.3a
    Intentional homicide rate (per 100 000 pop.)0.80.60.5a
    Seats held by women in national parliaments (%)22.517.550n
    Environment and infrastructure indicators
    2010 2015 2020
    Individuals using the Internet (per 100 inhabitants)6890.5e98.4d
    Research & Development expenditure (% of GDP)...0.91.3f,d
    Threatened species (number)484869
    Forested areae (% of land area)4.54.54.5a
    CO2 emission estimates (million tons/tons per capita)154.6 / 18.7186.6 / 20.4196.5 / 20.9a
    Energy production, primary (Petajoules)7 49610 2359 692a
    Energy supply per capita (Gigajoules)319435324a
    Tourist/visitor arrivals at national borderso (000)7 126p17 47221 286d
    Net Official Development Assist. disbursedq (% of GNI)0.141.181.03a
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