1. “After the 1973 oil boom, large
streams of foreign workers
entered the newly formed United
Arab Emirates (UAE), a federation of
seven emirates created in 1971 under
the leadership of Abu Dhabi and
Dubai.”
2. “Soaring oil prices during the 2000s
gave a new impetus to the hiring of
large numbers of foreign workers
from everywhere in the world,
including the Arab states.”
“…development of the
business, tourism,
financial, and education
sectors is also high
priority, and these sectors
mostly attract highly
skilled professionals in a
wide range of areas.”
In 2013, the UAE had the highest
number of migrants with 7.8
million migrants (out of a total
population of 9.2 million),
according to United Nations (UN)
estimates.
3. •The population
density in the United
Arab Emirates is 117
per Km2.
•The total land area
is 83,600 Km2
•86.0 % of the
population
is urban (8,402,990
people in 2019).
•Urban is the
geographical term for
city or town. Why do
so many people live
in urban areas?
