President, ruler of Abu Dhabi: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed
Population
1,205,073,612
5,314,317
Life Expectancy
67.140 years
76.710 years
Capital City
New Delhi
Abu Dhabi
Largest city
Mumbai (population: 12,691,800)
Dubai (population: 1,137,350)
Human Development Index
0.609
0.903
GDP per capita
$3,700 US
$48,800 US
Literacy Rate
61%
77.9%
Corruption Perception Index
3.4
5.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
9.2%
22.5%
Wealthiest Citizens
Mukesh Ambani ($19.5bn US)
Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family ($7.8bn US)
Unemployment Rate
9.800%
2.400%
Death Penalty
Legal
Legal
Political System
federal republic
federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates
Independence date
15 August 1947 (from UK)
2 December 1971 (from UK)
Religions
Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%, other 1.8%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%
Languages
Hindi 41%, Bengali 8.1%, Telugu 7.2%, Marathi 7%, Tamil 5.9%, Urdu 5%, Gujarati 4.5%, Kannada 3.7%, Malayalam 3.2%, Oriya 3.2%, Punjabi 2.8%, Assamese 1.3%, Maithili 1.2%, other 5.9% note: English enjoys associate status but is the most important language for national, political, and commercial communication; Hindi is the national language and primary tongue of 41% of the people; there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit; Hindustani is a popular variant of Hindi/Urdu spoken widely throughout northern India but is not an official language (2001 census)
Indian rupees (INR) per US dollar - 43.319 (2008 est.), 41.487 (2007), 45.3 (2006), 44.101 (2005), 45.317 (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
2.500%
3.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
3
0
Location
Southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Area
3,287,263 km sq
83,600 km sq
Coastline
7,000 km
1,318 km
Climate
varies from tropical monsoon in south to temperate in north
