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Geography, demographics, economy, history, and government
- Capital City: Abu Dhabi
- Form of government: Federation of seven emirates;
president and vice president elected by the seven emirate rulers for
a five-year term; Federal National Council whose members
are appointed by the rulers of the emirates to serve two-year
terms
- Population: 2,484,818 (2003 est.) (77.8% urban)
- Total area: 82,880 sq. km
- Languages: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
- Religions: Muslim (96%)
- Per capita GDP: $22,100 p.a. (2002 est.)
- Exports: $45b; crude oil 45%, natural gas, re-exports, dried fish,
dates
- Literacy: 77.9% (1995)
- Life expectancy: 74.8 years (77.4f, 72.3m)
Sources
- CIA World Factbook
| country data - United Arab Emirates
- U.S. Library of Congress | country study - United Arab Emirates
- E-Conflict World Encyclopedia - United Arab Emirates - national anthem, flag, map, people, economy, geography, government,
defence, news and weather
- Encyclopedia of the Orient - United Arab Emirates - politics, economy, health & education, maps, people & religion, history
- Nation by Nation | country data - Unites Arab Emirates - facts, government, geography, history, human rights, people
- Human rights:
- Human Rights Watch
| Country Report
- United Arab Emirates
- International Lesbian and Gay Association
| Country Survey - United Arab Emirates
| - information for those working to promote
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered (LGBT) rights
- U.S. Refugee Committee | World Refugee Survey country report - United Arab Emirates
- Governance:
- Governments on the WWW - United Arab Emirates - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments,
ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
- Political Resources
| - United Arab Emirates
- CIA Library | Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members
| - United Arab Emirates
- World Audit.org | national statistics and reports - United Arab Emirates - national statistics and reports from Freedom House,
Transparency International, Amnesty International, the International Commission of Jurists and others
- ElectionWorld.org | election results in United Arab Emirates
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(Click on map to go to surrounding locations)
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Portals, indexes, guides, searchers, phone directories
- ArabDataNet - country information, news, directory, events
- Arabia.com
- Dubai City Guide
- Dubai Online
- Dubai-1st
- Go Dubai
- UAE and Dubai
- Welcome to the United Arab
Emirates
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Executive, legislature, judiciary, ministries, departments, agencies, and commissions
- Governments on the WWW - United Arab Emirates - comprehensive database of governmental institutions - parliaments,
ministries, offices, law courts, embassies, etc
- Government of United
Arab Emirates
- Legislature
- Federal National Council
- Ministries & Departments
- Ministry of State
for Cabinet Affairs
- Ministry of State
for Financial and Industrial Affairs
- Ministry of Agriculture
and Fisheries
- Ministry of Economy and Commerce
- Ministry of Education
- Ministry of Electricity
and Water
- Ministry of Finance and Industry
- Ministry of Health
- Ministry of Higher
Education and Scientific Research
- Ministry of Information
and Culture
- Ministry of Justice,
Islamic Affairs and Awqaf
- Ministry of Planning
- Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing, Dubai
- Military
- Military Language Institute
(MLI) (Abu Dhabi)
- Agencies & Bureaus
- Dubai Ports and Customs
- Environmental Research
and Wildlife Development Agency (ERWDA) (Abu Dhabi) - governmental
agency whose overall function is to promote sustainable development
and to protect and conserve the environment in the Emirate of
Abu Dhabi
- Federal Environmental Agency
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Human rights & civil liberties, humanitarian aid, political parties, activism, environment, and labour
- Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Charitable
and Humanitarian Foundation - dedicates itself exclusively
to charitable and humanitarian works irrelevant of sex, nationality
or religion, undertaking all possible works of welfare, charity
and beneficence for the general good, of all kinds, both within
and outside the country
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Education, health & public safety, religion, women, children & youth, and associations & societies
- American Hospital in Dubai
- Dubai Women's Association
- Dubai Municipality
- Education
- Abu Dhabi Women's College
- Al Khawarizmi Institute
- specialises in information technologies
- Dubai Aviation College
- Educational IT Challenge
- awards and exhibition program designed to recognize and harness
the best IT based ideas and practices from the classrooms of
secondary schools, colleges and Universities of the UAE
- Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management
- Knowledge Village - online
learning community that aims to lead, promote and facilitate
the use of e-Learning in education and training in the Middle
East
- Saeed Ahmed Lootah Group
- specialising in Islamic-based education in finance, medicine
and technical studies
- Education - Schools
- Abu-Dhabi International
Private School (AIS)
- Al-mawakeb School
- Al-Worood School
- American Community School of
Abu Dhabi
- Arab Unity School
(Dubai)
- Dubai American Academy
- American international school
- Dubai College
- Dubai Russian Private
School
- Dubai Secondary School
- Jumeirah Primary School
(Dubai) - international school
- The Modern High
School (Dubai)
- New Indian Model Schools
(NIMS) - serves the expatriate Indian community, also cater
to the educational needs of Pakistanis, Srilankans, Bangladeshis
and native Arabs
- Our Own English High
School (Dubai)
- The Oxford School
(Dubai)
- Sharjah American International
School
- Wesgreen International
School and Greenbelt Nursery (Sharjah)
- Education - Universities & Higher Education
- Ajman University of Science
and Technology
- American University in Dubai
- American University of Sharjah
- Etisalat University (Sharjah)
- Higher Colleges of Technology
- Skyline College
(Sharjah)
- Technology Studies Institute
(TSI)
- United Arab Emirates University
- University of Sharjah
- University of Wollongong
in Dubai
- Zayed University
- Health & Public Safety
- WorldCare Gulf
- private medical service that seeks second medical opinions
for serious illnesses and injuries, surgeries and procedures
from four of the very best academic medical centers in the world
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Ethnicity, language, the arts, history & heritage, performance, costume, and literature
- Art & Art Galleries
- Al Abbar Art Gallery, Dubai
- History & Heritage
- Abu Dhabi Islands Archaeological
Survey (ADIAS) - privately funded public body charged with
surveying for, recording and, where appropriate, excavating
archaeological sites on the coast and islands of Abu Dhabi
- Cultural Foundation
- independent governmental institution, established to provide
the country with a civilized cultural environment in order to
spread out the culture as well as to play an essential role
in the extensive national development
- Dubai Museum
- Sharjah Museums - comprises the Sharjah Archaeology Museum, Sharjah Natural History Museum and Desert Park, Sharjah
Science Museum, Sharjah Islamic Museum, and Sharjah Heritage Museum
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Associations, competitions, leisure, and hobbies
- Cricket
- UAEcricket.com
- Football
- United Arab Emirates
Football Association
- Golf
- Dubai Golf On-Line
- Dubai Desert
Classic
- Horse Racing
- Dubai World Cup - richest horse race in the world
- Arabian Horse Racing
Information
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Guides & advice, accommodation, attractions, transport, agents, and organisers
- UAE and Dubai Tourism
- Dubai Tourism (Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing)
- Nettours - gateway to the Golden Sand
- Accommodation:
- Hotels in United Arab Emirates
- Al Maha - eco-tourism resort
- Dubai Country Club
- Dubai Park Hotel
- Hotel Inter-Continental, Dubai
- Hyatt Regency Dubai
- Jebel Ali Hotel & Golf Resort
- Ramada Hotel, Dubai
- Riviera Hotel, Dubai
- Airlines & Airports
- Dnata Airline
- Dubai International Airport
- Emirates - national airline
- Fujairah Airport
- Qatar Airways
- Sharjah International
Airport
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Statistics, government, economy, geography, demography, and society
- Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) (Abu Dhabi) - independent research institution which serves as a
focal point for scholarship on political, economic, and social issues pertinent to the UAE, the Gulf, and the greater Middle East
through the sponsorship of empirical research and scientific studies conducted by scholars from around the globe
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Newspapers & magazines, journals, television & radio, publishing, and entertainment
- Emirates News Agency
- UAE Interact - information, news, photographs, maps
- albawaba.com - Middle East news and information
- Dubai News
- Gulf Business Magazine
- Gulf News
- Khaleej Times
- The Explorer - leisure & entertainment information
- Al Bayan - newspaper
- Dubai Media City
- Netvisions Global
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Resourcing, manufacturing, distribution, trade, and regulation of goods and services
- ABS - Where business and technology meet
- Data Dubai - the desert's most exciting city!
- Dubai Business Directory
- Dubai Internet Pages - business portal
- Dubai Yellow Pages
- Hamriyah Free Zone
- promotes Sharjah as the only emirate with ports on the Arabian
Gulf's West and East coasts with direct access to the Indian
Ocean
- Chambers of Commerce
- Abu Dhabi Chamber of
Commerce and Industry
- Ajman Chamber of Commerce
- American Business Council of Dubai and Northern Emirates
- British Businessmen's
Group, Abu Dhabi
- British Business Group
of Dubai and Northern Emirates
- Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry
- Dubai World Trade Centre
- commercial, residential, exhibition and convention centre
- Sharjah Commerce
and Tourism Development Authority
- Corporates
- Aftron (Al-Futtaim) Group
- Al Abbar Group - aluminium
- Al Jawi National Company
- Al-Futaim Engineering
- Arabian American Technology - food importers and distributors
- Business Aid Centre - Recruitment
- Clarendon Parker (Middle East) - recruitment
- CognigenPC - discount computer warehouse
- Data Management Services Ltd
- Dubai Investment Park
- Dubai Jobs
- Emirates Group - airline, engineering, air cargo, holidays and resort
- Emirates SkyCargo
- Fugro Middle East Engineering Company
- Hira Infotech
- Interactive Technologies Ltd
- Iranian Business Council, Dubai
- Jobs'n'People - recruitment
- Kanoo Group of Companies
- Masonlite Multimedia
- Meirc Training & Consulting
- Neel Kamal Group of Companies
- Sichem - manufacturer-supplier of speciality chemicals
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Banking, investment, insurance, stockmarkets, and market regulation
- Central Bank of UAE
- Emirates Institute for Banking
and Financial Studies (EIBFS) (Sharjah) - educational institution
that directs its efforts toward upgrading the knowledge and
skills of banking professionals, as well as in creating a pool
of UAE nationals capable of pursuing careers in the banking
and financial sector
- Towry Law - international wealth management
- Stock Markets
- Abu Dhabi Securities Market
- Dubai Financial Market
- Commercial Banks
- Arabian General Investment Corp. (AGICO)
- Century Financial Brokers
- Citibank UAE
- Commercial Bank of Dubai
- National Bank of Dubai
- Union National Bank
- Insurance
- Al Khazna Insurance Company
- Emirates Insurance
Company
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