UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

TEN FACTS

• Capital: Abu Dhabi
• Official languages : Arabic
• President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Land mass: 83,600d km2 (116th)
• Population 9,346,129 (93rd)

TEN FACTS CONT.

• Independence from the United Kingdom 2 December 1971
• Population Density 99/km2 (110th)
• Currency: UAE dirham (AED)
• 77% Muslem, 10% Christian
• Largest city: Dubai

HISTORY

• The earliest known human habitation in the UAE dates from 5500 BC
• The earliest Christian monument in the UAE was first discovered in 1990s
• The christian church dates back to 740AD

17-19TH CENTURY

• They became nomads
• The desert put them through the struggle
• They got some trade from Portugal
• Tribes began to form

17-19TH CENTURY CONT.

• Great Britain was greedy (what's new?)
• They tried to raid them
• Great Britian ruled during the 19th and 20th century

HUMAN RIGHTS?

• The treatment of migrant workers has been called "modern-day slavery"
• Workers are put in inhumane work conditions and have no escape
• Flogging and stoning are legal punishments in the UAE.

ECONOMY

• 14th largest economy in the world
• 2nd in the Middle East
• Oil (except Dubai)

DUBAI

• A very global city
• Less than 5% of the economy is based on oil
• Known for the sky scrapers
• Under shari law
• Deportation for kissing

BIBLIOGRAPHY

• http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai