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2.  Hot and dry  Max temperature- 104 degrees F (July and August)  Lowest temperature- 57.2 degrees F (January and February)

4. Ethnic Groups:  16.5% Emirati  23% other Arabs and Iranian  60.5 % from South Asia Religious Groups:  76% Islam  9% Christian  15% other (mainly Hindu)

5. Population:  Total: 5,148,664 Languages:  Official Language- Arabic  Other- Urdu, Persian, Hindi, French, Balochi, Tamil

6.  Public schools funded by government  50% of students in Dubai, and 40% in Abu Dhabi go to private schools.  98.8% literacy- male-76.1% female- 81.7%  Female students number doubled that of male students Education Expenditures:  1.2 % of GDP

7. Life Expectancy:  Male: 73.94 years  Female: 79.22 years Infant Mortality Rate:  11.94 deaths/ 1,000 births  Male: 13.96 deaths/1,000 births  Female: 9.82 deaths/1,000 births

8. Type:  Federation with specified powers  Federation of seven absolute monarchies: the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Qaiwain. Independence:  2 December, 1971 from the United Kingdom Current Leader:  KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan  Since November 3, 2004  5 year term  Seven Emirates, they rule their own cities under KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan and pass laws Stability:  Pretty Stable

9.  President of United Arab Emirates is head of the State  Prime ministers UAE is its head of government  Government have three branches: executive, legislature, judiciary  President and Prime ministers are elected by Supreme Councils, but primarily hereditary  Emir of Abu Dhabi holds presidency, emir of Dubai is prime minister

10. GDP per Capita:  49,600 dollars  Comparison to United States- 47,200 dollars  Discovery of oil transformed UAE into a modernized country Unemployment Rate:  2.4%

11.  U.A.E is United State’s only big exports in the Middle East, and Northern Africa.  14.4 billion dollars in exports  Allies- Fight terrorism and extremism  U.A.E provided 100 million dollars to help aid the country from Hurricane Katrina

12.  Domestic servants are not covered by the UAE Labor Law of 1980, therefore sexual abuse among female servants is a great concern  Much more moderate than other countries on homosexual punishments  The punishment was never execution and rarely life time sentence in jail  Foreigners receive deportation, deportation sometimes temporary  Foreigners infected with a disease such as HIV, Hepatitis will not be given and work or visa and they are kicked out of the country  Victims of crime are provided with rehabilitation, counseling, and shelter until they get a proper document.  Many victims are sent home on the government’s expense

13.  Freedom of Speech  Freedom of Religion  Freedom of movement  Discrimination- Some jobs are advertised with captions such as, ‘US/UK educated only’ or ‘Arabs Only’

14.  Prohibits sodomy- homosexual relationships, or human relationships to animals  Main source of UAE laws  UAE court pass judgment according to Sharia

15. Emirates Energy Star:  300 million dirham  Reduce Carbon Footprint by 30%- the impact of human activities on environment  Electronic devices linked with Etisalat networks and Power Controls Command Control Center will be installed in buildings that will control the power consumption of electrical objects  Over 15000 buildings across the country have already been linked to the system  Goal is to connect 350,000 buildings in 5 years 

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