President, ruler of Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
Population
199,321,413
5,314,317
Life Expectancy
72.790 years
76.710 years
Capital City
Brasilia
Abu Dhabi
Largest city
Sao Paulo (population: 10,021,300)
Dubai (population: 1,137,350)
Human Development Index
0.807
0.903
GDP per capita
$11,900 US
$48,800 US
Literacy Rate
88.6%
77.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3.5
5.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.4%
22.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Eike Batista ($7.5bn US)
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family ($7.8bn US)
Unemployment Rate
6.000%
2.400%
Death Penalty
Abolished except for special circumstances
Legal
Political System
federal republic
federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates
Independence date
7 September 1822 (from Portugal)
2 December 1971 (from UK)
Religions
Roman Catholic (nominal) 73.6%, Protestant 15.4%, Spiritualist 1.3%, Bantu/voodoo 0.3%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.2%, none 7.4% (2000 census)
Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
Languages
Portuguese (official and most widely spoken language); note - less common languages include Spanish (border areas and schools), German, Italian, Japanese, English, and a large number of minor Amerindian languages
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Exports
transport equipment, iron ore, soybeans, footwear, coffee, autos
reals (BRL) per US dollar - 1.8644 (2008 est.), 1.85 (2007 est.), 2.1761 (2006), 2.4344 (2005), 2.9251 (2004)
Emirati dirhams (AED) per US dollar - 3.673 (2008 est.), 3.673 (2007), 3.673 (2006), 3.6725 (2005), 3.6725 (2004) note: officially pegged to the US dollar since February 2002
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
1.700%
3.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
15
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Location
Eastern South America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
