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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates. Prawit Durgan. Climate. Hot and dry Max temperature- 104 degrees F (July and August) Lowest temperature- 57.2 degrees F (January and February). Geography. Ethnic and Religious Groups. Ethnic Groups: 16.5% Emirati 23% other Arabs and Iranian 60.5 % from South Asia

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United Arab Emirates

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  1. United Arab Emirates

    PrawitDurgan
  2. Climate Hot and dry Max temperature- 104 degrees F (July and August) Lowest temperature- 57.2 degrees F (January and February)
  3. Geography
  4. Ethnic and Religious Groups Ethnic Groups: 16.5% Emirati 23% other Arabs and Iranian 60.5 % from South Asia Religious Groups: 76% Islam 9% Christian 15% other (mainly Hindu)
  5. Population and Language Population: Total: 5,148,664 Languages: Official Language- Arabic Other- Urdu, Persian, Hindi, French, Balochi, Tamil
  6. Education Public schools funded by government 50% of students in Dubai, and 40% in Abu Dhabi go to private schools. 98.8% literacy- male-76.1% female- 81.7% Female students number doubled that of male students Education Expenditures: 1.2 % of GDP
  7. Health Life Expectancy: Male: 73.94 years Female: 79.22 years Infant Mortality Rate: 11.94 deaths/ 1,000 births Male: 13.96 deaths/1,000 births Female: 9.82 deaths/1,000 births
  8. Government Type: Federation with specified powers Federation of seven absolute monarchies: the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Qaiwain. Independence: 2 December, 1971 from the United Kingdom Current Leader: KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan Since November 3, 2004 5 year term Seven Emirates, they rule their own cities under KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan and pass laws Stability: Pretty Stable
  9. More President of United Arab Emirates is head of the State Prime ministers UAE is its head of government Government have three branches: executive, legislature, judiciary President and Prime ministers are elected by Supreme Councils, but primarily hereditary Emir of Abu Dhabi holds presidency, emir of Dubai is prime minister
  10. Economy GDP per Capita: 49,600 dollars Comparison to United States- 47,200 dollars Discovery of oil transformed UAE into a modernized country Unemployment Rate: 2.4%
  11. Relations with U.S U.A.E is United State’s only big exports in the Middle East, and Northern Africa. 14.4 billion dollars in exports Allies- Fight terrorism and extremism U.A.E provided 100 million dollars to help aid the country from Hurricane Katrina
  12. Human Rights Domestic servants are not covered by the UAE Labor Law of 1980, therefore sexual abuse among female servants is a great concern Much more moderate than other countries on homosexual punishments The punishment was never execution and rarely life time sentence in jail Foreigners receive deportation, deportation sometimes temporary Foreigners infected with a disease such as HIV, Hepatitis will not be given and work or visa and they are kicked out of the country Victims of crime are provided with rehabilitation, counseling, and shelter until they get a proper document. Many victims are sent home on the government’s expense
  13. More Freedom of Speech Freedom of Religion Freedom of movement Discrimination- Some jobs are advertised with captions such as, ‘US/UK educated only’ or ‘Arabs Only’
  14. Sharia Prohibits sodomy- homosexual relationships, or human relationships to animals Main source of UAE laws UAE court pass judgment according to Sharia
  15. Current events Emirates Energy Star: 300 million dirham Reduce Carbon Footprint by 30%- the impact of human activities on environment Electronic devices linked with Etisalat networks and Power Controls Command Control Center will be installed in buildings that will control the power consumption of electrical objects Over 15000 buildings across the country have already been linked to the system Goal is to connect 350,000 buildings in 5 years
  16. Bibliography “ Human rights” “demographics” “Government and Politics.” <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_the_United_Arab_Emirates> http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/5444.htm “Sharia” http://gulf law.com/uaecolaw_legalsystem.html http://www.hadefpartners.com/News/pageid/120-137/default.aspx?mediaid=151 “Emirates Energy Star” http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/Nationwide_project_to_cut_power_use_in_buildings/47591.htm
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