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Facts and Figures about the UAE

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The United Arab Emirates...

... has a surface area of 82,880 sq km.
... has a population of 2,563,212, with a staggering 1,606,079 non-nationals.
... is 96% Muslim.
... has an official language of Arabic, but English is widely spoken.
... is made up of 7 'emirates', and is a federation with most power split individually.
... has a President called Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan...
... and a Prime Minister called Maktum bin Rashid al-Maktum.
... has a strong economny based mainly on the transit of oil and tourism.
... has a total of 35 airports.

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Dubai...

... is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula.
... has a surface area of 3,885 sq km.
... has a population of 1,141,959, of which 1,137,376 live in Dubai City.
... has Dubai International Airport, which is considered one of the best airports in the world, and is a superhub for the Emirates Airline.

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Facts and Figures about the UAE