Here, let us take a look at the Geography of United Arab Emirates. Strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) together account for over 90% of the area of the country and two-thirds of the population. Mother's mean age at first birth is (), whereas, the Maternal mortality ratio is 9 deaths/100,000 live births (2020 est.)
Location | Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia |
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Geographic coordinates | 24 00 N, 54 00 E |
Map references | Middle East |
Tarrain | flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert; mountains in east |
Natural Resources | petroleum, natural gas |
Natural Hazards | frequent sand and dust storms |
Irrigated Land | 898 sq km (2020) |
Major rivers (by length in km) | |
Major aquifers | |
Land Boundaries | 1,066 km |
Border Countries | Oman 609 km; Saudi Arabia 457 km |
Coastline | 1,318 km |
Climate | desert; cooler in eastern mountains |
Area | |
Total Area | |
Land Area | 83,600 sq km |
Water Area | 0 sq km |
comparative Area | slightly larger than South Carolina; slightly smaller than Maine |
Maritime Claims | |
Territorial sea | 12 nm |
Contiguous zone | 24 nm |
Exclusive economic zone | 200 nm |
Continental shelf | 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin |
Elevations | |
Highest point | Jabal Bil 'Ays 1,905 m |
Lowest point | Persian Gulf 0 m |
Mean elevation | 149 m |
Land Use | |
Agricultural land | 4.6% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: arable land | arable land: 0.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent crops | permanent crops: 0.5% (2018 est.) |
Agricultural land: permanent pasture | permanent pasture: 3.6% (2018 est.) |
Forest | 3.8% (2018 est.) |
Other | 91.6% (2018 est.) |
Population is heavily concentrated to the northeast on the Musandam Peninsula; the three largest emirates - Abu Dhabi, Dubai, and Sharjah - are home to nearly 85% of the population
In United Arab Emirates, the different Ethnic groups are such that we have: Emirati 11.6%, South Asian 59.4% (includes Indian 38.2%, Bangladeshi 9.5%, Pakistani 9.4%, other 2.3%), Egyptian 10.2%, Filipino 6.1%, other 12.8% (2015 est.)
Population | |
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Pop growth rate | 0.6% (2024 est.) |
Birth rate | 10.7 births/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Death rate | 1.7 deaths/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Health expenditure | 5.5% of GDP (2020) |
Physicians Density | |
Hospital bed Density | 1.4 beds/1,000 population (2017) |
Total fertility rate | 1.61 children born/woman (2024 est.) |
Gross reproduction rate | 0.78 (2024 est.) |
Contraceptive prevalence rate | NA |
Est married women (ages 15-49) | 72.4% (2023 est.) |
Literacy | age 15 and over can read and write |
Education expenditures | 3.9% of GDP (2020 est.) |
Net Migration rate | -3.1 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2024 est.) |
Nationality | Emirati | Emirati(s) |
Languages | |
Religions | Muslim 74.5% (official) (Sunni 63.3%, Shia 6.7%, other 4.4%), Christian 12.9%, Hindu 6.2%, Buddhist 3.2%, agnostic 1.3%, other 1.9% (2020 est.) |
Age Structure | |
0-14 years | 16.4% (male 842,577/female 802,302) |
15-64 years | 81.4% (male 5,812,470/female 2,353,750) |
65 years and over | 2.2% (2024 est.) (male 169,084/female 52,030) |
Dependency Ratios | |
Total dependency ratio | 20.3 |
Youth dependency ratio | 18.2 |
Elderly dependency ratio | 2.1 |
Potential support ratio | 47.3 (2021 est.) |
Median Age | |
Total | 35.8 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 38.1 years |
Female | 29.8 years |
Urbanization | |
Urban population | 87.8% of total population (2023) |
Rate of urbanization | 1.5% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.) |
Major urban areas (Pop) | 3.008 million Dubai, 1.831 million Sharjah, 1.567 million ABU DHABI (capital) (2023). |
Sex Ratio | |
At birth | 1.06 male(s)/female |
0-14 years | 1.05 male(s)/female |
15-64 years | 2.47 male(s)/female |
65 years and over | 3.25 male(s)/female |
Total population | 2.13 male(s)/female (2024 est.) |
Infant Motality | |
Total | 5 deaths/1,000 live births (2024 est.) |
Male | 5.5 deaths/1,000 live births |
Female | 4.4 deaths/1,000 live births |
Life Expectancy at birth | |
Total population | 79.9 years (2024 est.) |
Male | 78.6 years |
Female | 81.4 years |
Drinking Water Sources | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
Sanitation facility acess | |
Improved: urban | urban: NA |
Improved: rural | rural: NA |
Improved: total | total: 100% of population |
Unimproved: urban | urban: NA |
Unimproved: rural | rural: NA |
Unimproved: total | total: 0% of population (2020 est.) |
Alcohol consumption per capita | |
Total | 2.03 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Beer | 0.21 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Wine | 0.14 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Spirits | 1.65 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
Other alcohols | 0.02 liters of pure alcohol (2019 est.) |
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