An Atlas of Middle Eastern Affairs by Ewan W. Anderson; Liam D. Anderson

Author:Ewan W. Anderson; Liam D. Anderson
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2012-03-20T19:48:44+00:00

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES (UAE)

Location: A promontory separating the Gulf from the Gulf of Oman. (Map 53)

Area: 83,600 km² % Middle East: 0.5 Comparison with Bahrain: 125.7×

Boundaries: Land: length: km

Contiguous countries: Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km Maritime: Coastline:

Claims: territorial sea 12 nml EEZ 200 nml contiguous zone 24 nml

continental shelf to 200 nml or continental margin

Settlements: Land: none finalised, but reported settlement with Oman in 2003

Maritime: Iran 1974 Qatar 1969

Boundary Vulnerability Index: 2

Geography: Topography: Mountain belt in north and east, hot desert in the west and south.

Climate: Hot, arid desert modified by altitude in places.

Annual water withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural): 2.3 cu km/yr (23%/9%/68%) per capita: 511 cu m/yr (2000)

Population: 4.4 million

% Middle East: 0.9 Literacy: Comparison with Bahrain: 6.3×

Ethnic groups: Emirati 19% Other Arab and Iranian 23% South Asian 50%

Economy: GDP: $145.8 billion % Middle East: 3.5 Comparison with Bahrain: 5.9× GDP per capita: $55,200 Key resources: petroleum, natural gas

Cropped land: Irrigated land: 760 km²

Human Development Index Rank: 39

Culture: Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu Religion: Muslim 96% (Shi’a 16%)

Legal system: Based on a dual system of Shari’a and civil courts

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