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
0
7
Location
Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Eastern Africa, west of Somalia
Area
83,600 km sq
1,104,300 km sq
Coastline
1,318 km
0 km
Climate
desert; cooler in eastern mountains
tropical monsoon with wide topographic-induced variation