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The United Arab Emirates

Head of State	:	H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Population	:	9.35 Million
Capital City	:	Abu Dhabi
Largest City	:	Dubai
Languages	:	Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Monetary Unit	:	Emirate Dirham (AED)

SOURCE: The Statistical, Economic and Social Research and Training Centre for Islamic Countries (SESRIC)

Facts

GDP (USD)	:	383,799,000,000.00
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) (USD)	:	9,602.00 million (2012)
GNI (USD)	:	397,744,000,000.00
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)	:	365,192.10 million (2012)
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)	:	285,811.84 million (2012)
Life Expectancy at Birth	:	76.96 Years (2012)
Intra-OIC Exports (USD)	:	69,733.27 million (2013)
Intra-OIC Imports (USD)	:	34,529.09 million (2013)

Location & Geography

The United Arab Emirates, in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, extends along part of the Gulf of Oman and the southern coast of the Persian Gulf. The nation is the size of Maine. Its neighbors are Saudi Arabia to the west and south, Qatar to the north, and Oman to the east. Most of the land is barren and sandy.

Investment Profile

Doing Business 2014 Rank***	Doing Business 2015 Rank	Change in Rank
25	22	3
Doing Business 2014 DTF** (% points)	Doing Business 2015 DTF** (% points)	Change in DTF** (% points)
75.08	76.81	1.73