· Latitude/longitude: from 26.08 to 22.5N; 55.5 to 58.37E

· Area: approximately 82.880 square KM. Abu Dhabi accounts for 87% of the country’s total landmass.

· Topography: a low-lying coastal plain merges into the rolling sand dunes of Rub al-khali desert with rugged mountains along the UAE eastern border with Oman and in the north.

· Elevation extremes: the country’s lowest point is at sea level and its highest point is 1527 meter at Jebal Yibir.

· National resources: the UAE’s most important natural resources are oil and natural Gas, 90% of which are located in Abu Dhabi.

· Flag: Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a wider vertical red on the hoist side.

· Country name: United Arab Emirates (UAE).

· Capital: Abu Dhabi.

· National Day: 2 December.

· Time: 4 hour ahead of GMT

· Currency: Emirati Dirham (Dh or AED)

· Exchange rate: Dh 3.67 per US Dollar. The UAE dirham has been officially pegged to the US Dollar since 2002.

· Flag: Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a wider vertical red on the hoist side.

· Population: 4.488 million (2007); 4.76 million (est 2008)

· Nationals: 864,000 (est. 2007)

· Non-nationals: 3.62 million (est. 2007)

· Males: 3.08 million (est.2007)

· Females: 1.4 million (est. 2007)

· Annual population growth rate: 6.31% (est. 2008-2009)

· National population growth rate: 3.4% (est. 2008-2009)

· Most populate emirate: Abu Dhabi 1.493 million (est. 2007)

· Least populated emirate: Umm al-Qaiwain with 52,000 inhabitants.

· Language: Arabic

· Religion: Islam; practice of all religious beliefs is allowed.

· GDP per Capita: Dh 162,000 (2007).

· GDP: Dh729.73 billion (2007, current prices); Dh929.4 billion (2008, current prices)

· Real GDP growth rate: 5.2% (2007); 7.4% (2008)

· Religion: Islam; practice of all religious beliefs is allowed.

· GDP per Capita: Dh 162,000 (2007).

· GDP: Dh729.73 billion (2007, current prices); Dh929.4 billion (2008, current prices)

· Real GDP growth rate: 5.2% (2007); 7.4% (2008)

· Non-oil sector contribution to nominal GDP: 64.1% (2007)

· Industries: oil & gas, petrochemicals, aluminium, aeronautical, iron & steel, cement, ceramics, ship repair, pharmaceuticals, tourism, transport, real estate, financial services

· Oil production: 2.223 million barrels of crude oil per day (Feb 2009), world’s third largest exporter of crude oil

· Oil reserves: 97.8 billion barrels, sixth largest in the world, of which Abu Dhabi holds 92.2 billion barrels or 94%

· Natural gas reserves: 6 trillion cubic metres, fifth largest in the world

· Fiscal year: 1 January to 31 December

· Weekend: Friday and Saturday for government institutions, many private companies operate a six-day week

· Telecommunications: thriving deregulated market, modern fibre-optic integrated services; digital network with highest mobile phone penetration in the Arab world

· International country code: 971

· Internet country code: ae

· Fixed line penetration rate: 30%

· Mobile phone subscribers: 10.09 million (April 2009)

· Internet subscribers: 1.202 million (2009)

· Main Ports: Mina Zayed, Jebel Ali, Mina Rashid, Fujairah, Khor Fakkan, Mina Saqr, Sharjah. Abu Dhabi is building a major new port, Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone, at Taweelah.

· International airports: 7

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