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Population: 4,444,011 note: estimate is based on the results of the 2005 census that included a significantly higher estimate of net inmigration of non-citizens than previous estimates (July 2007 est.).

Age structure: 0-14 years: 20.6% (male 467,931/female 447,045) 15-64 years: 78.5% (male 2,558,029/female 932,617) 65 years and over: 0.9% (male 24,914/female 13,475) note: 73.9% of the population in the 15-64 age group is non-national (2007 est.).

Population growth rate: 3.997% (2007 est.).

Birth rate: 16.09 births/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Death rate: 2.16 deaths/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Net migration rate: 26.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.).

Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.047 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 2.743 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 1.849 male(s)/female total population: 2.19 male(s)/female (2007 est.).

Infant mortality rate: total: 13.52 deaths/1,000 live births male: 15.77 deaths/1,000 live births female: 11.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2007 est.).

Life expectancy at birth: total population: 75.69 years male: 73.16 years female: 78.35 years (2007 est.).

Total fertility rate: 2.43 children born/woman (2007 est.).

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.18% (2001 est.).

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: NA.

HIV/AIDS - deaths: NA.

Nationality: noun: Emirati(s) adjective: Emirati.

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).

Religions: Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%.

Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu.

Literacy: definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 77.9% male: 76.1% female: 81.7% (2003 est.).

GDP (purchasing power parity): $129.5 billion (2006 est.).

GDP - real growth rate: 8.9% (2006 est.).

GDP - per capita (PPP): $49,700 (2006 est.).

GDP - composition by sector: agriculture: 2.3% industry: 61.9% services: 35.8% (2006 est.).

Labor force: 2.968 million (2006 est.).

Labor force - by occupation: agriculture: 7% industry: 15% services: 78% (2000 est.).

Population below poverty line: NA%.

Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA% highest 10%: NA%.

Inflation rate (consumer prices): 10% (2006 est.).

Unemployment rate: 2.4% (2001).

Budget: revenues: $60.3 billion expenditures: $35.2 billion; including capital expenditures of $5.9 billion (2006 est.).

Agriculture - 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.

Industrial production growth rate: 4% (2000).

Electricity - production: 49.52 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - consumption: 46.05 billion kWh (2004).

Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2004).

Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2004).

Exports: $137.1 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Exports - commodities: crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates.

Exports - partners: Japan 24.5%, South Korea 9.8%, Thailand 5.6%, India 4.3% (2005).

Imports: $88.89 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.).

Imports - commodities: machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food.

Imports - partners: UK 10%, China 9.7%, US 9.4%, India 9.2%, Germany 5.9%, Japan 5.4%, France 4.7%, Singapore 4.1% (2005).

Debt - external: $39.1 billion (2006 est.).

Economic aid - donor: since its founding in 1971, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has given about $5.2 billion in aid to 56 countries (2004).

Currency (code): Emirati dirham (AED).

Exchange rates: Emirati dirhams per US dollar - 3.673 (2006), 3.6725 (2005), 3.6725 (2004), 3.6725 (2003), 3.6725 (2002) note: officially pegged to the US dollar since February 2002.

Fiscal year: calendar year.