Ma. De los ngeles Franco Estanda Daniela Ma.

Alvarez Saenz

General Data
7 Emirates

Capital: Abu Dhabi 666,000 (2009)

Population: 5.4 million President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Vice president and Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

Population Characteristics
Ethnic groups
South Asian 50% Arab & Iranian 23% Emirati 19% Others 8%

Religion:
Muslim 96% (official) Other 4%

EDUCATION
Monitored by the Ministry of Education:
primary schools, middle schools and high schools Emphasis on English as a second language The literacy rate in 2007 was 91%.

Urban population:
84% of total population (2010)

Population growth rate: 3.055% Birth rate: 15.76 births/1,000 population Death rate: 2.04 deaths/1,000 population

Life expectancy: 76.71 years

Fertility rate: 2.37 children

Government
Type: federation (absolute hereditary monarchies) with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates Independence: 2 December 1971 (from the UK) Legal system: mixed; Islamic law and civil law

 Executive branch
Chief of State: President Head of Government: Prime Minister and Vice President Cabinet: Council of Ministers

Legislative branch
Unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) 40 seats

Judicial branch
Union Supreme Court

Restrictions
There are none political leaders or parties; their existence is not allowed Suffrage: limited
Rulers of the seven Emirates each select a proportion of voters for the FNC that together account for about 12% of the native Emirati population. Those are the only ones allowed to vote.

Economy
Before 1950
Pearl production, fishing, agriculture, and herding

Oil discovered in 1950 1962

First exports of oil (Abu Dhabi) Economy transformed Oil revenues into healthcare, education and the national infrastructure

 1967
Coordinate the policies of the oil-producing countries. To secure a steady income to the member states and a secure supply of oil to the consumers.

1981
Regular consultations and development of common policies: trade, investment, banking and finance, transportation, telecommunications, and protection of intellectual property rights.

 1973 oil crisis

Rise of oil prices Petroleum has dominated the economy
Most of export earnings
Significant opportunities for investment

 Oil reserves World's 7th largest

97.8 billion barrels

Natural gas reserves World's 17th largest

214.2 trillion cubic feet

These supplies would last well over 150 years

 UAE's authorities tried to reduce its dependency on oil exports by diversifying the economy, creating booming business, tourism and construction sectors
Dubai sought to turn itself into the financial gateway and cosmopolitan hub of the Middle East
Particular hit by the 2009 global financial crisis. However, tourism, trade and the retail sector have remained buoyant.

Economic laws
Emirati law does not allow the existence of trade unions Neither the right to collective bargaining nor the right to strike are recognized The Ministry of Labor has the power to force workers to go back to work Migrant workers who participate in a strike can have their work permits cancelled and be deported

GDP Growth rate 4% (2012) VS. 5.2% (2011) GDP (2012) $ 271.2 billion (50th)

GDP (PPP) $ 49,000

Economic facts

Currency

Industries
Petroleum and petrochemicals Fishing Aluminum Cement Fertilizers Commercial ship repair Construction materials Boat building Handicrafts Textiles

 Exports: $ 300.6 billions (21st)

Japan: 16.2%, India: 13.5%, Iran: 10.9%, South Korea: 5.6%, Thailand: 5.5%, Singapore: 4.4% Crude oil, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates

Imports: $ 220.3 billions (24th)

India 19.8%, China 13.7%, US 8.1%, Germany 4.6% machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

United Arab Emirates Export Treemap

International Petroleum Investment

Rank: 305 CEO: Khadem Abdulla Al Qubaisi Employees: 20,300 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirate Revenues: 35,495.4 millions usd

Gulf Pharmaceutical Industry: Industries JULPHAR

Manufacturing medicine, antibiotics, medical syringes, and is regarded as the first in the gulf region. Julphar also markets its products internationally and owns factories in Equador and Germany, as well as marketing offices in the Middle East, USA, and Europe.

 Emirates FoodStuff & Mineral Water Co. AGTHIA

Founded in 2004 Consumer industry 1,900 employees 51% of the Companys shares are held by General Holding Corpoation (SENAAT), and Abu Dhabi Government Entity with the balance held by individual and institutional investors Location: UAE, Egypt and Turkey

 National General Insurance Company

Founded in 1996 Major Shareholders: Emirates Banks International, Commercial Bank of Dubai, Dubai Investments

 Public debt
40.4% of GDP (2012) VS. 45.9% of GDP (2011)

External debt
$158.9 billion (2012) VS. $156.3 billion (2011)

Inflation rate
1.1% (2012) VS. 0.9% (2011)

Mexico UAE
Diplomatic relations established on September 12th 1975 By 2010, commerce relations between both countries represented only a few million dollars
UAE goal is to reach 100 billion dollars in many areas: technology, science, oil and gas industry

 On 2012 UAE signed an agreement with Mexico to avoid double Taxation on Income
The agreement included financial and tax benefits for investments of the public and private sectors in the UAE, which allows the establishment of a strategic cooperation and integration with Mexico and other countries of LA.

Human Rights:
The Constitution of the United Arab Emirates
Equality Liberty Rule of law Presumption of innocence in legal Procedures Inviolability of the home Freedom of movement Freedom of opinion and speech Freedom of communication Freedom of religion Freedom of council and association Freedom of occupation Freedom to be elected to office and others onto all citizens

Within the limit of the law

Down side in Human Rights

Sexual abuse among female domestic servants (Labor Law of 1980 or the Draft Labor Law of 2007) The federal Constitution declares that Islam is the official religion of the country The UAE does not have democratically-elected institutions One of the most liberal countries in the Middle East (Saudi Arabia)

Migration
Migrants, make up a majority (approximately 80%) of the resident population of the UAE, and account for 90% of its workforce Lack of legislation Restrictions on their rights as worker Emiratisation
Program forcing companies by law to limit the number of migrant workers in a company Stabilizing the labor market Protecting the rights of this group as a minority in their own country

Reforms for the people

2004 the Dubai police opened designated departments in all emirate police stations that are mandated to protect the human rights of both victims and perpetrators of crime The UAE government is currently studying the establishment of a national human-rights commission

 Cosmopolitan metropolis; a global city and a business and cultural hub of the Middle East Dubai's economy was built on the oil industry; today the main revenues comes from tourism, real estate, and financial services It has become symbolic for its skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, ambitious development projects, hotels, and some of the largest shopping malls in the region and the world As of 2012, Dubai is the 22nd most expensive city in the world, and the most expensive city in the Middle East

Man-made islands

Burj Khalifa
Tallest man-made structure in the world, 829.8 m

Burj Al Arab
The world's only 7-Star hotel Luxury hotel 4th tallest in the world