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
3.100%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Western Africa, southeast of Algeria
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Area
1,267,000 km sq
83,600 km sq
Coastline
0 km
1,318 km
Climate
desert; mostly hot, dry, dusty; tropical in extreme south
