Prawit Durgan
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Hot and dry
Max temperature- 104 degrees F (July and
August)
Lowest temperature- 57.2 degrees F (January
and February)
Ethnic Groups:
 16.5% Emirati
 23% other Arabs and Iranian
 60.5 % from South Asia
Religious Groups:
 76% Islam
 9% Christian
 15% other (mainly Hindu)
Population:
 Total: 5,148,664
Languages:
 Official Language- Arabic
 Other- Urdu, Persian, Hindi, French, Balochi,
Tamil
Public schools funded by government
 50% of students in Dubai, and 40% in Abu
Dhabi go to private schools.
 98.8% literacy- male-76.1% female- 81.7%
 Female students number doubled that of male
students
Education Expenditures:
 1.2 % of GDP
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Life Expectancy:
 Male: 73.94 years
 Female: 79.22 years
Infant Mortality Rate:
 11.94 deaths/ 1,000 births
 Male: 13.96 deaths/1,000 births
 Female: 9.82 deaths/1,000 births
Type:
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Federation with specified powers
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Federation of seven absolute monarchies: the emirates of Abu
Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah and
Umm al-Qaiwain.
Independence:
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2 December, 1971 from the United Kingdom
Current Leader:
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KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan
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Since November 3, 2004
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5 year term
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Seven Emirates, they rule their own cities under KHALIFA bin
Zayid Al-Nuhayyan and pass laws
Stability:
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Pretty Stable
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President of United Arab Emirates is head of
the State
Prime ministers UAE is its head of government
Government have three branches: executive,
legislature, judiciary
President and Prime ministers are elected by
Supreme Councils, but primarily hereditary
Emir of Abu Dhabi holds presidency, emir of
Dubai is prime minister
GDP per Capita:
 49,600 dollars
 Comparison to United States- 47,200 dollars
 Discovery of oil transformed UAE into a
modernized country
Unemployment Rate:
 2.4%
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U.A.E is United State’s only big exports in the
Middle East, and Northern Africa.
14.4 billion dollars in exports
Allies- Fight terrorism and extremism
U.A.E provided 100 million dollars to help aid
the country from Hurricane Katrina
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Domestic servants are not covered by the UAE Labor Law of
1980, therefore sexual abuse among female servants is a
great concern
Much more moderate than other countries on homosexual
punishments
The punishment was never execution and rarely life time
sentence in jail
Foreigners receive deportation, deportation sometimes
temporary
Foreigners infected with a disease such as HIV, Hepatitis
will not be given and work or visa and they are kicked out
of the country
Victims of crime are provided with rehabilitation,
counseling, and shelter until they get a proper document.
Many victims are sent home on the government’s expense
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Freedom of Speech
Freedom of Religion
Freedom of movement
Discrimination- Some jobs are advertised with
captions such as, ‘US/UK educated only’ or
‘Arabs Only’
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Prohibits sodomy- homosexual relationships,
or human relationships to animals
Main source of UAE laws
UAE court pass judgment according to Sharia
Emirates Energy Star:
 300 million dirham
 Reduce Carbon Footprint by 30%- the impact of
human activities on environment
 Electronic devices linked with Etisalat networks
and Power Controls Command Control Center will
be installed in buildings that will control the
power consumption of electrical objects
 Over 15000 buildings across the country have
already been linked to the system
 Goal is to connect 350,000 buildings in 5 years
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“ Human rights” “demographics” “Government
and Politics.”
<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_th
e_United_Arab_Emirates>
http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5444.htm
“Sharia” http://gulf
law.com/uaecolaw_legalsystem.html
http://www.hadefpartners.com/News/pageid/1
20-137/default.aspx?mediaid=151
“Emirates Energy Star”
http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/Nationwide_
project_to_cut_power_use_in_buildings/47591.ht
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