Islam, but all other religions are represented as well
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
The UAE is located in the northern part of the Arabian peninsula on the cost of the Persian-Arabian Gulf. There are borders to Oman and to Saudi Arabia.
The state is relatively young: The UAE were founded on 2nd December 1971.
| Area | 77.700 km2 (similar to the Czech Republik) |
| Inhabitants | 4.014.000 (2003), ca. 80% Expatriates |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants per km2 |
| Language | Arabic, but the business language is English |
| Religion |
Islam, but all other religions are represented as well |
| Capital | Abu Dhabi |
| Form of Government | Federal state of 7 Emirates |
| Currency | AED = Dirham, 1 EUR = 4,5 AED ( Currency converter) |
| Time shift | UTC +4 (during summer UTC+3) |
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Abu Dhabi |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Ø - day temperature | 23.7 | 24.8 | 28.4 | 32.9 | 37.5 | 38.8 | 40.4 | 40.4 | 39.0 | 35.0 | 30.1 | 25.7 |
| Ø - night temperature | 13.8 | 14.5 | 17.3 | 20.8 | 24.6 | 26.8 | 29.0 | 29.4 | 26.8 | 23.2 | 19.0 | 15.8 |
| sunshine/day | 7.9 | 8.2 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 11.0 | 11.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 8.3 |
| rainfall/month | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 |
| water temperature | 22 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 27 | 25 |
