United Arab Emirates People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 1,326,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.1 %

Nationality: Noun—Emirian(s), adjective— Emirian

Ethnic divisions: Emirian 19%, other Arab 23%, South Asian 50% (fluctuating), other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8%; fewer than 20% of the population are UAE citizens (1982)

Religion: Muslim 96%; Christian Hindu, and other 4%

Language: Arabic (official); Farsi and English widely spoken in major cities; Hindi, Urdu

Infant mortality rate. 44/i,000il983>

Life expectancy, men 68, women 73

Literacy 56 3% est.

Labor force. 567,000(1984 est.); 85% «ndus-try and commerce, 5% agriculture, 5% services, 5% government, 80% of labor force is foreign

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