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PEOPLE
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Population:
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2,344,402
(July 1999 est.)
note: includes 1,576,589 non-nationals (July 1999 est.)
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Age
Structure:
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00-14
years: 31% (male 368,844; female 353,183)
15-64 years: 67% (male 1,015,690; female 558,902)
65 years and over: 2% (male 32,935; female 14,848) (1999 est.
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Population
Growth Rate:
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1.78%
(1999 est.) |
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Birth
Rate:
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18.86
births/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Death
Rate:
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3.13
deaths/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Net
Migration Rate:
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2.03
migrant(s)/1,000 population (1999 est.) |
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Sex
Ratio:
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at
birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.82 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 2.22 male(s)/female
total population: 1.53 male(s)/female (1999 est.) |
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Infant
Mortality Rate:
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14.1
deaths/1,000 live births (1999 est.) |
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Life
Expectancy at Birth:
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total
population: 75.24 years
male: 73.83 years
female: 76.72 years (1999 est.) |
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Total
Fertility Rate:
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3.5
children born/woman (1999 est.) |
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Nationality:
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noun:
Emirian(s)
adjective: Emirian
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Ethnic
Groups:
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Emiri
19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates
(includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)
note: less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982) |
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Religions:
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Muslim
96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4% |
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Languages:
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Arabic
(official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu |
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Literacy:
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definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 79.2%
male: 78.9%
female: 79.8% (1995 est..) |
