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Economy
Middle East
Climate
Political Information
Government type: federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates Executive branch: of state: President KHALIFA bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006) head of government: Prime Minister and Vice President MUHAMMAD bin Rashid al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers SULTAN bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20 November 1990) and HAMDAN bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 20 October 2003)
•Usually hot and dry •Winters are mild with some rain •The exception is in the mountains, where desert turns to steppe in northern Iraq. Winters here can be severe. •Arabian Peninsula has among the hottest and driest conditions found anywhere in the world •During the summer, winds blow unabated toward the hot interior of the Arabian Peninsula, whereas in winter, the winds are in the south and blow off the land. •Summer temperatures are usually around 85 F, but often soar above 100F
The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizeable annual trade surplus. The discovery of oil was more than 30 years ago; in those years the UAE has undergone a drastic transformation from a small nomadic desert to a modern state with extremely high standards of living. In April 2004, the UAE signed a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement with Washington and in November 2004 agreed to undertake negotiations toward a Free Trade Agreement with the US. The country's Free Trade Zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - have helpied to attract foreign investors. This brought along higher oil renvenues, stonger liquidity, housing shortages, and cheap bredit. This led to a surge in the asset prices and consumer inflation. The global financial crisis and falling oil prices has already begun to deflate asset prices and will result in slower economic growth for 2009. The UAE depends a lot on oil and tourism, and they must keep these two factors running at full speed to keep their country alive. Agricultural products: Dates, Vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish Industries petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts, textiles. Oil-Production 3.046 million bbl/day 2008 country comparison to the world: 8 Oil-Consuption 463,000 bbl/day 2008 country comparison to the world: 33 Oil-Eports 2.7 million bbl/day 2007 country comparison to the world: 4 Oil-Imports 192,900 bbl/day 2007 country comparison to the world: 51
Standard of Living
GDP per capita: $44,600 (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 12 $43,200 (2007 est.) $42,500 (2006 est.) Unemployment rate: 2.4% (2001) comparison to the world 25 Population size: 4,798,491
Ethnic Groups and Culture
Conflicts
Ethnic groups: Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982) note: less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982) Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Religion
•Islam •Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
An overview of the Middle East ;)
https://www.cia.gov/index.html http://www.climate-zone.com/continent/middle-east/ http://www.weathernotebook.org/transcripts/2003/05/14.php http://www.mideastinfo.com/countries.html http://www.theodora.com/maps/new8/middle_east.jpg
• Ancient conflicts Battle of Kadesh Persian conquests Greco-Persian Wars Macedonian conquests Roman-Persian Wars • Medieval conflicts Arab conquests Crusades Byzantine-Seljuk Wars Byzantium-Ottomam Wars Mongol invasions • Modern conflicts Iraq Kuwait The Iran–Iraq War Gulf War and aftermath Iraq War Fatah al-Islam and Nahr al-Bared
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