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United Arab Emirates
Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
former: Trucial Oman, Trucial States
COMMUNICATIONS
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Telephones - main lines in use:
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915,223 (1998) |
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Telephones - mobile cellular:
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1 million (1999) |
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Telephone system:
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general assessment: modern system of microwave radio relay and coaxial cable; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai
domestic: microwave radio relay and coaxial cable international: satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; submarine cables to Qatar, Bahrain, India, and Pakistan; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia |
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Radio broadcast stations:
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AM 13, FM 7, shortwave 2 (1998) |
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Radios:
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820,000 (1997) |
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Television broadcast stations:
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15 (1997) |
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Televisions:
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310,000 (1997) |
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Internet country code:
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.ae |
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Internet Service Providers (ISPs):
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1 (2000) |
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Internet users:
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900,000 (2002) |
TRANSPORTATION
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Railways:
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0 km |
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Highways:
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total: 4,835 km
paved: 4,835 km unpaved: 0 km (1998 est.) |
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Waterways:
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none |
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Pipelines:
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crude oil 830 km; natural gas, including natural gas liquids 870 km |
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Ports and harbors:
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'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Das Island, Khawr Fakkan, Mina' Jabal 'Ali, Mina' Khalid, Mina' Rashid, Mina' Saqr, Mina' Zayid, Umm al Qaywayn |
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Merchant marine:
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total: 61 ships (1,000 GRT or over) 815,428 GRT/1,207,346 DWT
ships by type: cargo 12, chemical tanker 4, container 7, liquefied gas 1, livestock carrier 1, petroleum tanker 25, roll on/roll off 6, short-sea passenger 4, specialized tanker 1 note: includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Greece 2, Italy 1, Kuwait 2 (2002 est.) |
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Airports:
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41 (2002) |
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Airports - with paved runways:
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total: 22
over 3,047 m: 8 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 914 to 1,523 m: 3 under 914 m: 4 (2002) 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 |
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Airports - with unpaved runways:
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total: 19
under 914 m: 5 (2002) over 3,047 m: 1 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 914 to 1,523 m: 9 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3 |
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Heliports:
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2 (2002) |
MILITARY
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Military branches:
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Army, Navy (including Marines and Coast Guard), Air Force, Air Defense, paramilitary forces (includes Federal Police Force) |
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Military manpower - military age:
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18 years of age (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - availability:
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males age 15-49: 764,413
note: includes non-nationals (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - fit for military service:
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males age 15-49: 416,963 (2003 est.) |
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Military manpower - reaching military age annually:
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males: 26,636 (2003 est.) |
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Military expenditures - dollar figure:
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$1.6 billion (FY00) |
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Military expenditures - percent of GDP:
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3.1% (FY00) |
TRANSNATIONAL ISSUES
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Disputes - international:
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because the treaties have not been made public, the exact alignment of the boundary with Saudi Arabia is still unknown and labeled approximate; boundary agreement signed and ratified with Oman in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves; UAE engage direct talks and Arab League support to resolve disputes over Iran's occupation of Lesser and Greater Tunb islands and Abu Musa island |
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Illicit drugs:
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the UAE is a drug transshipment point for traffickers given its proximity to southwest Asian drug producing countries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering legislation was signed into law by the president on 25 January 2002 |