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About United Arab Emirates
(Wikipedia) (http://www.emirates.org/) (http://www.uaeinteract.com/)
United Arab Emirates in SW Asia, on the E Arabian Peninsula, is bordered by the Persian Gulf (N), the Gulf of Oman (E), Oman (S), Saudi Arabia (S, W), and Qatar (NW). It comprises the emirates of Abu Dhabi (with 80% of the area), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Qaiwain. The city of Abu Dhabi is the capital. The land is largely hot, dry desert. In the east, is a portion of the Jabal al Akhdar Mts. Oil, first exploited in the 1960s, is critical to the economy.
Language
The official language is Arabic, but Persian and English are widely used.
Ethnicity composition
It's the 3rd largest economy in the Middle East behind Saudi Arabia and Iran. Its per capita GDP is second only to Qatar. Only 20 % of the population is local Emirati. The indigenous population, Sunni Muslim Arabs, is outnumbered by foreign-born workers, mostly from Asia, originally attracted by the petroleum boom. A high percentage of business managers are from the West, other Arab nations, or India and Pakistan. A high percentage of business managers are from the West, other Arab nations, or India and Pakistan. Dubai is safe and travel there has increased by 23% from 2003 to 2004.
