6. UAE is situated in south west Asia,
bordering the gulf of Oman and the persian gulf,
between Oman and Saudi Arabia.
UAE is a strategic location along approaches to the
strait of Hormuz,a vital transit point in the world.
It shares it borders with saudi Arabia, Oman,
qatar with areas northwest still in dispute.
7. The system of government is federal
hereditary monarchy
President: Khalifa bin zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister: Mohammmed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
The UAE had independence on 2nd December,1971.
8. Norminal GDP – 412.35 billion dollars(2013)
which makes it 19th best in the world.
Currency:Dirham
10. UAE is ranked 14th best nation in the world
for doing business by the World Bank group.
Dubai is a great market place for International
goods and services.
UAE provides major incentives for residential and
commercial property development, making the
real estate and business of mortgage very lucrative.
11. UAE has extensive diplomatic and commercial
relations with other countries.
It plays a significant role in OPEC and the UN
and one of the founding members of Gulf
Corporation Council.
UAE has continuously been a major contributor of
emergency relief to regions affected by conflict
and natural disasters in developing world.
12. Tourism is the fastest growth sector of the
UAE economy.
It is the 3rd largest contributor to the GDP.
Dubai alone welcomed about 10 million
visitors in 2013 alone, and it is expected to
reach 20 million by 2020.
This allows innovation in world class
hotels and inns, international mix and diversity.
14. ISLAM (77%)
CHRISTIANITY (9%)
OTHERS (HINDU) (15%)
However these figures don’t include temporary
visitors
The government restricts the spreading of any religion
through any form of media
15. ENERGY
• UAE is proven to have 6% of global oil reserves numbering
about 100 billion barrels.
• UAE has the 7th top global natural gas reserve, about 6
trillion cubic meters.
• Despite being a large oil exporter, the UAE is installing
nuclear power plants to meet its energy needs.
• It has signed an agreement with the U.S on nuclear
cooperation and is a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation
treaty.
16. Energy in United Arab Emirates[3]
Capital
Prim.
energy
Productio
n
Export Electricity
CO2-
emission
Million TWh TWh TWh TWh Mt
2004 4.32 510 1,907 1,273 49.0 103
2007 4.37 601 2,074 1,267 70.5 131
2008 4.48 680 2,100 1,196 75.8 147
2009 4.60 693 1,963 1,084 79.5 147
2010 7.51 723 2,050 1,129 83.0 154
2012 7.89 769 2,211 1,246 83.8 166
Change
73.8% 41.8% 7.5% 11.3 % 69.5% 49.4%
2004-10
Mtoe = 11.63 TWh, Prim. energy includes energy losses
17. CONCLUSION
UAE is the worlds highest migration rate, with net migration rate at 21.71%
UAE is a great holiday and vacation destination
UAE has the busiest airport in the world by International passenger traffic overtaking
Heathrow airport.
Abu Dhabi is the richest city in the world by CNN (2002).
Dubai is a market center for most international trade commodities.