United Arab Emirates Travel Overview
At a glance
Capital: Abu Dhabi (See more on ITYPEMBA.COM)
Official language: Arabic
Currency: Dirham
Continent: West Asia
Skydiving, diving, buying diamonds and luxury hotels…
… in the United Arab Emirates it can all be done in one day. Dubai is particularly suitable as a destination for short breaks.
Info United Arab Emirates
According to Countryaah, the United Arab Emirates are a crazy country in terms of travel technology. Where else they can in the desert skating. In the UAE, a certain traditional lifestyle has been preserved, which confuses some Europeans.
The country on the Gulf of Persia is one of the safest travel destinations on the Arabian Peninsula. The United Arab Emirates are almost entirely enclosed by Saudi Arabia. The state has a comparatively short border with Oman in the east and the entire north side of the country borders on the Arabian Gulf.
Vacation UAE
There is almost nothing they cannot do in the United Arab Emirates. It was very important to the sheikhs there to copy Western material luxury and to maximize it immeasurably. For example, they can ice skate or even go skiing in the halls on the beach. Whether or not they find it useful is up to them. But if you can’t let go of your skis or snowboard, you can try sandboarding on a prepared dune. You should also only undertake tours with jeeps, quads or other rental cars on groomed slopes, as an unknown dune can quickly slide if you have no experience.
For those who find that too much of a spectacle and who prefer not to go on an active holiday, the United Arab Emirates offers enough cultural programs. The traditional architecture of the Arabian Peninsula is often difficult to find in the middle of the skyscrapers in the Emirates, but it still exists. If you are looking for some peace and quiet, then why not attend a course in Arabic calligraphy !
Emirate of Abu Dhabi
The emirate of Abu Dhabi is an example of the rapid oil wealth. A fishing village a few decades ago, it is now one of the largest countries in the United Arab Emirates. Here you can relax and enjoy all the comfort you would otherwise never have dreamed of. The structures of the petrodollars may not be overlooked, the connection between the people in the emirate and their two elements, desert and sea, is omnipresent. So you will still find traditional net fishermen who do not want to afford the luxury of flying in tuna from the Pacific.
Emirate of Dubai
The emirate of Dubai is strange for some travelers from Europe, because it looks a bit Disney-like-artificial. It is the city that claims to be like no other. This is where the shopping festival was invented (Dubai Shopping Festival)! Like this and most other attractions, they are primarily for spending money. You can do that in Dubai to an unlimited extent. However, if you are not the type of tourist who only associates vacation with spending money, then with a little luck you will find places in Dubai where you can relax. Away from the 5-star hotels on their artificial islands, you will sit on the banks of Dubai Creek, smoke a shisha and watch the fishing boats being loaded.
Important facts
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Official language: Arabic
Currency
Currency (sub-unit)
Dirham (100 fils)
ISO 4217 code
AED / 784
Geography
Continent: Asia
Region: west
Geo coordinates: N 23 ° 25 ‘26.7 ” E 53 ° 50’ 52.1″
Highest mountain: Jabal Yibir (1,527 m)
Total area: 82,880 km²
Mainland: 82,880 km²
National border: 867 km
Coastline: 1,318 km
Politics
Dependency: Great Britain until 1971
UN member since: 1971
Other political affiliation: Arab League
Form of government: Federal emirate
Economy
Export goods: Petroleum, natural gas, dates
BSP: $ 146.276 billion
GDP: $ 152,443,000,000
GDP purchasing power parity: $ 132 billion
Economic growth: 6.2%
Inflation rate: 11.8%
State budget revenue: $ 4294967295
State budget expenditure: $ 4294967295
National debt: 17.1%
Export: $ 121.7 billion
Import: $ 77,230,000,000
Foreign debt: $ 37.510 billion
Gold and currency reserves: $ 29,080,000,000
Electricity consumption: 46,200 million KWh
Gas reserves: 6,006,000 million m³
Gas production: 44,590 million m³
Gas consumption: 38,110 million m³
Oil reserves: 97,800 million m³
Oil production: 2,762,000 million m³
Oil consumption: 319,000 million m³
Cultivation area: 3.14%
Sheep: 580,000 pieces
Fishing: 120,000 t
Demographic data
Residents: 2,602,800
Residents in cities: 2,207,300
Average age: 28.1 years
0-14 years: 24.9%
15-64 years: 71.2%
> 65 years: 3.9%
Population growth: 1.52%
Birth rate: 18.96 / 1,000 residents
Death rate: 4.4 / 1,000 residents
Migration: 0.66 / 1,000 residents
Ratio men / women: 1.43
Fertility: 2.88 children / woman
Infant mortality: 14.09 ‰
Life expectancy men: 72.92 years
Life expectancy women: 78.08 years
Country codes
ISO 3166 Alpha 2: AE
ISO 3166 Alpha 3: ARE
ISO 3166 numeric: 784
Top Level Domain: ae
IOC country code: UAE
UN / LOCODE: AE
Source: Abbreviationfinder
Communication
Telephone connections: 1,397,000
Cell Phones: 3,047,000
Radios: 1,410,000
TV: 1,330,000
Computer: 760,000
Internet users: 1,570,000
Transportation
Paved roads: 2,722 km
of which expressways: 253 km
Cars: 248,000
Merchant fleet (ships over 1,000 GRT): 58
Pipelines: 6.365
Health
Number of doctors: 5,860
Daily food intake: 3,220 kcal / resident
Education
Illiteracy: 22%
History
Foundation: 1971
Last sovereign since: 1971
Religion
Main religious group: Muslims
Crime
Prison inmates: 6,600
Military
Armed forces (troop strength): 48,000
Main battle tank: 230
Battleships: 2
Warplanes: 110
Helicopter: 95