Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
United Arab Emirates |
| Capital: |
Abu Dhabi |
| Head
of State: |
President Zayid Bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan |
| Political
System: |
Federation |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
UAE Dirham (AED) |
| Area: |
82,880 sq km |
| Population
: |
2,420,000 |
| Density
: |
29/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
84% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
4% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$22,800 (2001 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
4% (1999 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WtrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country: