Country
United Arab Emirates Moldova
Leader
Population
5,314,317 3,656,843
Life Expectancy
76.710 years 69.510 years
Capital City
Abu Dhabi Chisinau (Kishinev)
Largest city
Dubai (population: 1,137,350) Chisinau (population: 635,994)
Human Development Index
0.903 0.719 GDP per capita $48,800 US $3,400 US
Literacy Rate
77.9% 99.1%
Corruption Perception Index
5.9 2.9
Percentage of Women in Parliament
22.5% 21.8% Wealthiest Citizens Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair & family ($7.8bn US) NA Unemployment Rate 2.400% 6.700%
Death Penalty
Legal Abolished
Political System
federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates republic
Independence date
2 December 1971 (from UK) 27 August 1991 (from Soviet Union) Religions Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4% Eastern Orthodox 98%, Jewish 1.5%, Baptist and other 0.5% (2000) Languages Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu Moldovan (official, virtually the same as the Romanian language), Russian, Gagauz (a Turkish dialect) Exports crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates foodstuffs, textiles, machinery External Debt $158,700,000,000 $ $5,200,000,000 US Exchange Rate 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 Moldovan lei (MDL) per US dollar - 10.326 (2008 est.), 12.177 (2007), 13.131 (2006), 12.6 (2005), 12.33 (2004) Military Budget as percentage of GDP 3.100% 0.400% Beijing Olympics Medal Count 0 1 Location Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia Eastern Europe, northeast of Romania Area 83,600 km sq 33,851 km sq Coastline 1,318 km 0 km Climate desert; cooler in eastern mountains moderate winters, warm summers
