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THE FACTS
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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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