| NAME: |
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| LOCATION: |
Africa & The Middle East |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirate.s |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu. |
| MAJOR RELIGION(S): |
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%. |
| MAJOR ETHNIC GROUPS: |
Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8%. |
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