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"Area - comparative": {
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"text": "slightly larger than South Carolina; slightly smaller than Maine",
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"Area comparison map": {
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"text": null
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}
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"text": "slightly larger than South Carolina; slightly smaller than Maine"
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"Land boundaries": {
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"total": {
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"Terrain": {
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"text": "flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert; mountains in east"
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},
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"Elevation extremes": {
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"lowest point": {
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"text": "Persian Gulf 0 m"
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"Elevation": {
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"mean elevation": {
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"text": "149 m"
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},
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"highest point": {
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"text": "Jabal Yibir 1,527 m"
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"elevation extremes": {
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"text": "lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m ++ highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m"
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}
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},
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"Natural resources": {
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}
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},
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"Irrigated land": {
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"text": "920 sq km (2010)"
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},
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"Total renewable water resources": {
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"text": "0.15 cu km (2011)"
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},
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"Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)": {
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"total": {
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"text": "3.99 cu km/yr (15%/2%/83%)"
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},
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"per capita": {
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"text": "739.5 cu m/yr (2005)"
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}
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"text": "923 sq km (2012)"
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"Natural hazards": {
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"text": "frequent sand and dust storms"
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}
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},
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"People and Society": {
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"Population": {
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"text": "5,927,482 (July 2016 est.)",
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"note": {
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"text": "the UN estimated the country's total population was 9,267,000 as of mid-year 2016; immigrants make up almost 85% of the total population, according to 2015 UN data (2016)"
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}
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},
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"Nationality": {
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"noun": {
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"text": "Emirati(s)"
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}
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},
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"Ethnic groups": {
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"text": "Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)",
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"text": "Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8%",
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"note": {
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"text": "less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982)"
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"text": "Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu"
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},
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"Religions": {
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"text": "Muslim (Islam; official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15%",
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"text": "Muslim (official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15%",
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"note": {
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"text": "represents the total population; about 85% of the population consists of noncitizens (2005 est.)"
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},
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"religious affiliation": {
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"text": null
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}
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},
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"Population": {
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"text": "5,779,760",
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"note": {
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"text": "the UN estimates the country's total population to be 9,445,624 as of mid-year 2014; immigrants make up more than 80% of the total population, according to 2013 UN data (2014) (July 2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Age structure": {
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"0-14 years": {
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"text": "20.85% (male 616,669/female 588,546)"
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"text": "20.94% (male 634,996/female 605,985)"
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},
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"15-24 years": {
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"text": "13.57% (male 466,663/female 317,735)"
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"text": "13.53% (male 476,813/female 324,982)"
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},
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"25-54 years": {
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"text": "61.38% (male 2,704,889/female 842,852)"
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"text": "61.27% (male 2,767,886/female 863,816)"
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},
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"55-64 years": {
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"text": "3.18% (male 137,753/female 46,214)"
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"text": "3.23% (male 142,661/female 48,715)"
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},
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "1.01% (male 36,725/female 21,714) (2015 est.)"
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},
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"population pyramid": {
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"text": null
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"text": "1.04% (male 38,444/female 23,184) (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Dependency ratios": {
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"text": "32.1 years"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "25.1 years (2015 est.)"
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"text": "25.1 years (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Population growth rate": {
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"text": "2.58% (2015 est.)"
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"text": "2.47% (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Birth rate": {
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"text": "15.43 births/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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"text": "15.3 births/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Death rate": {
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"text": "1.97 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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"text": "2 deaths/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Net migration rate": {
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"text": "12.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.)"
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"text": "11.3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Urbanization": {
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"urban population": {
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"text": "1.47 male(s)/female"
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},
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"25-54 years": {
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"text": "3.21 male(s)/female"
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"text": "3.2 male(s)/female"
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},
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"55-64 years": {
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"text": "2.98 male(s)/female"
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"text": "2.93 male(s)/female"
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},
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"65 years and over": {
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"text": "1.69 male(s)/female"
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},
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"total population": {
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"text": "2.18 male(s)/female (2015 est.)"
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"text": "2.18 male(s)/female (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Maternal mortality rate": {
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},
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"Infant mortality rate": {
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"total": {
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"text": "10.59 deaths/1,000 live births"
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"text": "10.3 deaths/1,000 live births"
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},
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"male": {
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"text": "12.35 deaths/1,000 live births"
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"text": "12 deaths/1,000 live births"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "8.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.)"
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"text": "8.5 deaths/1,000 live births (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Life expectancy at birth": {
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"total population": {
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"text": "77.29 years"
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"text": "77.5 years"
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"male": {
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"text": "74.67 years"
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"text": "74.8 years"
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},
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"female": {
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"text": "80.04 years (2015 est.)"
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"text": "80.2 years (2016 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Total fertility rate": {
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"text": "2.35 children born/woman (2015 est.)"
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"text": "2.33 children born/woman (2016 est.)"
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},
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"Health expenditures": {
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"text": "3.2% of GDP (2013)"
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"text": "3.6% of GDP (2014)"
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"Physicians density": {
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"text": "2.53 physicians/1,000 population (2010)"
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"text": "93.1%"
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"female": {
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"text": "95.8% (2005 est.)"
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"text": "95.8% (2015 est.)"
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"Unemployment, youth ages 15-24": {
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"abbreviation": {
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"text": "UAE"
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},
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"etymology": {
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"text": "self-descriptive country name; the name \"Arabia\" can be traced back many centuries B.C., the ancient Egyptians referred to the region as \"Ar Rabi\"; \"emirates\" derives from \"amir\" the Arabic word for \"commander,\" \"lord,\" or \"prince\""
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"Government type": {
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"text": "federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates"
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"text": "federation of monarchies"
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"Capital": {
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"name": {
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"text": "Independence Day, 2 December (1971)"
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"Constitution": {
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"text": "previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996; amended 2009 (2015)"
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"text": "previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996; amended 2009 (2016)"
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"Legal system": {
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"text": "mixed legal system of Islamic law and civil law"
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"text": "has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt"
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"Citizenship": {
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"birthright citizenship": {
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"text": ""
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"citizenship by birth": {
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"text": "no"
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"citizenship by descent only": {
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"text": "the father must be a citizen of the United Arab Emirates; if the father is unknown, the mother must be a citizen"
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"dual citizenship recognized": {
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"text": "no"
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"residency requirement for naturalization": {
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"text": ""
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"Suffrage": {
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"text": "KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan reelected president; FSC vote NA"
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"text": "there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the seven emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power"
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"text": "there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the 7 emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power"
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"Legislative branch": {
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"text": "unicameral Federal National Council or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states and 20 indirectly elected by an electoral college whose members are selected by each emirate ruler proportional to its FNC membership; members serve 4-year terms)"
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"text": "unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states and 20 indirectly elected by an electoral college whose members are selected by each emirate ruler proportional to its FNC membership; members serve 4-year terms)"
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"elections": {
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"text": "last held on 3 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019); note - the electoral college was expanded from 129,274 electors in the December 2011 election to 224,279 in the October 2015 election; elections for candidates rather than political parties; 347 candidates including 78 women ran for 20 contested FNC seats"
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"text": "last held on 3 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019); note - the electoral college was expanded from 129,274 electors in the December 2011 election to 224,279 in the October 2015 election; elections for candidates rather than political parties; 347 candidates including 78 women ran for 20 contested seats in the 40-member FNC; 80,000 voters, or 35% of eligible voters, turned out to vote and 19 men and one woman were elected"
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"election results": {
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"text": "elected FNC seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2; note - only 1 woman (from Ras Al Khaimah) won an FNC seat"
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"judge selection and term of office": {
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"text": "judges appointed by the federal president following approval by the Federal Supreme Council, which includes the rulers of the 7 emirates; judge term NA"
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"text": "judges appointed by the federal president following approval by the Federal Supreme Council, which includes the rulers of the 7 emirates; judges serve until retirement age or the expiry of their appointment term"
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"subordinate courts": {
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"text": "Federal Court of Cassation (determines the constitutionality of laws promulgated at the federal and local (emirate) levels; federal level courts of first instance and appeals courts; each emirate has its own court system"
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"text": "Federal Court of Cassation (determines the constitutionality of laws promulgated at the federal and local (emirate) level; federal level courts of first instance and appeals courts; each emirate has its own court system"
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"consulate(s) general": {
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"text": "The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to 25%. Since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors. The global financial crisis of 2008, tight international credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency and ultimately a $20 billion bailout from the UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi-emirate government that was refinanced in March 2014. Dependence on oil, a large expatriate workforce, and growing inflation pressures are significant long-term challenges. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on economic diversification and creating more job opportunities for nationals through improved education and increased private sector employment."
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"text": "The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to 25%. ++ ++ Since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors. ++ ++ The global financial crisis of 2008-09, tight international credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency and ultimately a $20 billion bailout from the UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi Government that was refinanced in March 2014. ++ ++ Dependence on oil, a large expatriate workforce, and growing inflation pressures are significant long-term challenges. Low oil prices have prompted the UAE to take steps to reduce its social spending, including eliminating fuel subsidies in August 2015, but the UAE has sufficient assets to cover its deficits with money from its sovereign investment funds. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on economic diversification and creating more job opportunities for nationals through improved education and increased private sector employment."
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"GDP (purchasing power parity)": {
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"text": "$617.1 billion (2014 est.) ++ $590.2 billion (2013 est.) ++ $565.7 billion (2012 est.)",
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"text": "$644 billion (2015 est.) ++ $619.4 billion (2014 est.) ++ $600.9 billion (2013 est.)",
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"note": {
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"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
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"GDP (official exchange rate)": {
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"text": "$399.5 billion (2014 est.)"
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"text": "$370.3 billion (2015 est.)"
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"GDP - real growth rate": {
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"text": "4.6% (2014 est.) ++ 4.3% (2013 est.) ++ 7.2% (2012 est.)"
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"text": "4% (2015 est.) ++ 3.1% (2014 est.) ++ 4.7% (2013 est.)"
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"GDP - per capita (PPP)": {
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"text": "$66,300 (2014 est.) ++ $63,400 (2013 est.) ++ $60,800 (2012 est.)",
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"text": "$67,200 (2015 est.) ++ $66,600 (2014 est.) ++ $66,500 (2013 est.)",
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"note": {
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"text": "data are in 2014 US dollars"
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"Gross national saving": {
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"text": "38.3% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.6% of GDP (2013 est.) ++ 44.5% of GDP (2012 est.)"
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"text": "25.4% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 38.1% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 41.2% of GDP (2013 est.)"
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"GDP - composition, by end use": {
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"household consumption": {
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"text": "48.1%"
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"text": "56%"
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"government consumption": {
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"text": "7.5%"
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"text": "8.7%"
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"investment in fixed capital": {
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"text": "23.7%"
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"text": "27.4%"
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"investment in inventories": {
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"text": "0.6%"
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"text": "-3.1%"
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"exports of goods and services": {
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"text": "98%"
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"imports of goods and services": {
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"text": "-77.9% ++ (2014 est.)"
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"text": "-79% (2015 est.)"
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"GDP - composition, by sector of origin": {
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"agriculture": {
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"text": "0.7%"
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"text": "0.8%"
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"industry": {
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"text": "55.1%"
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"text": "46.9%"
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"services": {
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"text": "44.3% (2014 est.)"
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"text": "52.3% (2015 est.)"
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"Industrial production growth rate": {
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"text": "4.5% (2014 est.)"
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"text": "2.4% (2015 est.)"
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},
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"Labor force": {
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"text": "4.891 million",
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"text": "5.087 million",
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"note": {
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"text": "expatriates account for about 85% of the work force (2014 est.)"
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"text": "expatriates account for about 85% of the workforce (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Labor force - by occupation": {
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},
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"Budget": {
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"revenues": {
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"text": "$150.8 billion"
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"text": "$102.8 billion"
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},
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"expenditures": {
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"text": "$130.9 billion"
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"text": "$116.5 billion"
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},
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"note": {
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"text": "the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2014 est.)"
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"text": "the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2015 est.)"
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}
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},
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"Taxes and other revenues": {
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"text": "37.8% of GDP (2014 est.)"
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"text": "29.8% of GDP (2015 est.)"
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},
|
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"Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-)": {
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"text": "5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
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"text": "-4% of GDP (2015 est.)"
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},
|
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"Public debt": {
|
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"text": "45.4% of GDP (2014 est.) ++ 44.7% of GDP (2013 est.)"
|
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"text": "51.3% of GDP (2015 est.) ++ 43.5% of GDP (2014 est.)"
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},
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"Fiscal year": {
|
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"text": "calendar year"
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},
|
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"Inflation rate (consumer prices)": {
|
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"text": "2.3% (2014 est.) ++ 1.1% (2013 est.)"
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"text": "4.1% (2015 est.) ++ 2.3% (2014 est.)"
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},
|
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"Central bank discount rate": {
|
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"text": "NA%"
|
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},
|
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"Stock of narrow money": {
|
||||
"text": "$118.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $103.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$124.4 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $118.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
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},
|
||||
"Stock of broad money": {
|
||||
"text": "$343.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $287.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
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},
|
||||
"Stock of domestic credit": {
|
||||
"text": "$331.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $320.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$370.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $331.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Market value of publicly traded shares": {
|
||||
"text": "$67.95 billion (31 December 2012 est.) ++ $71.33 billion (31 December 2011) ++ $77.08 billion (31 December 2010 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$195.9 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $201.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $180.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Current account balance": {
|
||||
"text": "$54.63 billion (2014 est.) ++ $71.38 billion (2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$12.31 billion (2015 est.) ++ $40.33 billion (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports": {
|
||||
"text": "$370.6 billion (2014 est.) ++ $374.2 billion (2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$333.3 billion (2015 est.) ++ $367.5 billion (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates (2012 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exports - partners": {
|
||||
"text": "Japan 14.8%, Iran 11.4%, India 9.6%, South Korea 5.7%, China 5.5%, Singapore 5.4%, Thailand 4.5% (2014)"
|
||||
"text": "Iran 14.5%, Japan 9.8%, India 9.2%, China 4.7%, Oman 4.3% (2015)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports": {
|
||||
"text": "$239.8 billion (2014 est.) ++ $230 billion (2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$243.9 billion (2015 est.) ++ $239.8 billion (2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports - commodities": {
|
||||
"text": "machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Imports - partners": {
|
||||
"text": "China 15.7%, India 13.4%, US 8.9%, Germany 5.3% (2014)"
|
||||
"text": "China 15.7%, India 12.8%, US 9.7%, Germany 6.8%, UK 4.4% (2015)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Reserves of foreign exchange and gold": {
|
||||
"text": "$78.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $68.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$93.93 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $78.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Debt - external": {
|
||||
"text": "$171.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $167.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$204.3 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $192.5 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Stock of direct foreign investment - at home": {
|
||||
"text": "$116.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $103.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$126.7 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $116.3 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad": {
|
||||
"text": "$81.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) ++ $72.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "$90.86 billion (31 December 2015 est.) ++ $81.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Exchange rates": {
|
||||
"text": "Emirati dirhams (AED) per US dollar - ++ 3.673 (2014 est.) ++ 3.673 (2013 est.) ++ 3.67 (2012 est.) ++ 3.673 (2011 est.) ++ 3.6725 (2010 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "Emirati dirhams (AED) per US dollar - ++ 3.673 (2015 est.) ++ 3.673 (2014 est.) ++ 3.673 (2013 est.) ++ 3.67 (2012 est.) ++ 3.673 (2011 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Energy": {
|
||||
"Electricity access": {
|
||||
"population without electricity": {
|
||||
"text": "177,824"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"electrification - total population": {
|
||||
"text": "98%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"electrification - urban areas": {
|
||||
"text": "99%"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"electrification - rural areas": {
|
||||
"text": "93% (2012)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Electricity - production": {
|
||||
"text": "100.5 billion kWh (2012 est.)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
@ -752,18 +755,18 @@
|
|||
"Communications": {
|
||||
"Telephones - fixed lines": {
|
||||
"total subscriptions": {
|
||||
"text": "2.1 million"
|
||||
"text": "2,208,425"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
||||
"text": "37 (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "38 (July 2015 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Telephones - mobile cellular": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "16.8 million"
|
||||
"text": "17.943 million"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"subscriptions per 100 inhabitants": {
|
||||
"text": "299 (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "310 (July 2015 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Telephone system": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -771,34 +774,45 @@
|
|||
"text": "modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"domestic": {
|
||||
"text": "microwave radio relay, fiber optic and coaxial cable"
|
||||
"text": "microwave radio relay, fiber-optic and coaxial cable"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"international": {
|
||||
"text": "country code - 971; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia (2011)"
|
||||
"text": "country code - 971; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia (2015)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Broadcast media": {
|
||||
"text": "except for the many organizations now operating in Dubai's Media Free Zone, most TV and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts (2007)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Radio broadcast stations": {
|
||||
"text": "AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 (2004)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Television broadcast stations": {
|
||||
"text": "15 (2004)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet country code": {
|
||||
"text": ".ae"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Internet users": {
|
||||
"total": {
|
||||
"text": "5.2 million"
|
||||
"text": "5.274 million"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"percent of population": {
|
||||
"text": "93.2% (2014 est.)"
|
||||
"text": "91.2% (July 2015 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transportation": {
|
||||
"National air transport system": {
|
||||
"number of registered air carriers": {
|
||||
"text": "12"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"inventory of registered aircraft operated by air carriers": {
|
||||
"text": "498"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"annual passenger traffic on registered air carriers": {
|
||||
"text": "84,738,479"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"annual freight traffic on registered air carriers": {
|
||||
"text": "16.647 billion mt-km (2015)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Civil aircraft registration country code prefix": {
|
||||
"text": "A6 (2016)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Airports": {
|
||||
"text": "43 (2013)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
|
|
@ -839,7 +853,7 @@
|
|||
"text": "6"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"under 914 m": {
|
||||
"text": " ++ 6 (2013)"
|
||||
"text": "6 (2013)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Heliports": {
|
||||
|
|
@ -882,39 +896,15 @@
|
|||
}
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military": {
|
||||
"Military and Security": {
|
||||
"Military branches": {
|
||||
"text": "United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Critical Infrastructure Coastal Patrol Agency (CICPA), Land Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense, Presidential Guard (2015)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military service age and obligation": {
|
||||
"text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education (2014)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Manpower available for military service": {
|
||||
"males age 16-49": {
|
||||
"text": "2,676,928 (includes non-nationals)"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"females age 16-49": {
|
||||
"text": "981,649 (2010 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Manpower fit for military service": {
|
||||
"males age 16-49": {
|
||||
"text": "2,229,366"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"females age 16-49": {
|
||||
"text": "842,759 (2010 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually": {
|
||||
"male": {
|
||||
"text": "27,439"
|
||||
},
|
||||
"female": {
|
||||
"text": "24,419 (2010 est.)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Military expenditures": {
|
||||
"text": "NA% (2012) ++ 5.5% of GDP (2011) ++ NA% (2010)"
|
||||
"text": "NA% (2012) ++ 5.5% of GDP (2011)"
|
||||
}
|
||||
},
|
||||
"Transnational Issues": {
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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