Yearbook 2010
United Arab Emirates. According to COUNTRYAAH, United Arab Emirates has a population of 9.631 million (2018). Dubai’s Dubai leadership announced in March a comprehensive debt restructuring plan that was set to post $ 9.5 billion to the debt-laden conglomerate Dubai World, which handled all of the emirate’s heavy investments. In September, the conglomerate announced an agreement to restructure its debt to the equivalent of US $ 24.9 billion. The settlement, which did not include the real estate developer Nakheel, had been approved by 99 percent of the creditors. Just a few days before the announcement, Dubai State Government had suspended payments on a debt of approximately US $ 555 million.
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In May, according to softwareleverage, a Syrian man was sentenced to life imprisonment for leading a league that smuggled Moroccan women into the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, abused them and forced them into prostitution. Thirteen other men were also convicted of involvement in the business.
Country data
Area: 83,600 km2 (world rank: 113)
Population: 9,400,000
Population density: 112 per km2 (as of 2017, world rank: 94)
Capital: Abu Zabi (Abu Dhabi)
Official languages: Arabic
Gross domestic product: 382.6 billion US $; Real growth: 0.8%
Gross national product (GNP, per resident and year): 39,130 US$
Currency: 1 Dirham (Dh.) = 100 Fils
Embassy
Hiroshimastr. 18
20, 10787 Berlin
Telephone 030 516516,
Fax 030 51651900
www.uae-embassy.ae/Embassies/de
Government
Head of State: Khalifa bin Zâyid Al Nahayân, Head of Government: Muhammad bin Raschid Al Maktoum, Exterior: Abdullah bin Zâyid Al Nahayân
National Day: 2.12.
Administrative structure
7 Emirates
State and form of government
Constitution of 1971
Federation (Ittihad) of 7 autonomous Emirates
State religion: Islam
Islamic law (Sharia)
Parliament: Federal National Council (Majlis al-Watani al-Ittihadi) with 40 members (20 elected, 20 appointed), Election every 4 years; Advisory function
Appointment of the head of state by the 7-member Supreme Council of the Emir
Population: Last census 2005: 4,106,427 inh.: Abu Zabi (Abu Dhabi) 1,399,484 inh., Dubayy (Dubai) 1,321,453, Ash-Shariqah 793,573, Ras al-Chaymah 210,063, Ajman 206,997, Al-Fujayrah 125,698, umm -al-Qaywayn 49,159
over 70% Arabs, up to 10% nomads; Iranians, Indians, Bangladeshis, Pakistani and Filipinos; 75% foreigners
Cities (with population): (as of 2016) Dubayy (Dubai) 2,645,581 residents, Asch-Shariqah 1,274,749, Abu Zabi (Abu Dhabi) 1,266,189, Al-‘Ayn 519,272
Religions: 76% Muslims (mostly Sunnis), 9% Christian; 15% other religions (as of 2006)
Languages: Arabic; also Hindi, Urdu and Farsi
Workers by economic sector: agriculture. 0%, industry 39%, business 61% (2017)
Unemployment (in% of all labor force): 2017: 1.7%
Inflation rate (in%): 2017: 2.0%
Foreign trade: Import: 268.0 billion US$ (2017); Export: US $ 360.0 billion (2017)