Also Known As | Trucial States • Trucial Sheikhdoms • Trucial Oman • Dawlat al-Imārāt al-ʿArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah • Trucial Coast • U.A.E. |
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Head Of Government | Prime Minister: Sheikh Mohammed ibn Rashid Al Maktoum |
Capital | Abu Dhabi |
Population | (2021 est.) 9,279,000 |
Currency Exchange Rate | 1 USD equals 3.673 Emirati dirham |
Head Of State | President: Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zayed Al Nahyan |
Form Of Government | federation of seven emirates with one advisory body (Federal National Council [40]) – Twenty seats are appointed by the rulers of the seven emirates, and 20 seats are indirectly elected. |
Official Language | Arabic |
Official Religion | Islam |
Official Name | Al-Imārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah (United Arab Emirates) |
Total Area (Sq Km) | 71,024 |
Total Area (Sq Mi) | 27,423 |
Monetary Unit | dirham (AED) |
Population Rank | (2021) 96 |
Population Projection 2030 | 10,977,000 |
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi | (2021) 338.4 |
Density: Persons Per Sq Km | (2021) 130.6 |
Urban-Rural Population | Urban: (2018) 86.5% • Rural: (2018) 13.5% |
Life Expectancy At Birth | Male: (2019) 77.7 years • Female: (2019) 80.4 years |
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate | Male: (2015) 93.1% • Female: (2015) 95.8% |
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) | (2019) 424,764 |
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) | (2019) 43,470 |