1. The United Arab Emirates
Economy
Kundai Nangati

2. UAE Profile
O Federation
O S/E Arabian Peninsula
O 5,473,972 people
July 2013 (cia.gov)
O Dirham (AED)

3. History
O Trucial States
O Pearling & fishing nation
O Oil discovered in 1950s
O 1966 Independence
O 1972 UAE formed

4. Resources
O Factor Endowments
O Oil & gas
O Services
O Sand & minerals

5. Economy
O 41/187 HDI
O GNI in PPP $42,716 (2005 $)
O Gender inequality
O Labor participation in 2011 43.5%, 2010 43.7%
(un.org)
O Income & oil prices 1993, 2008
O Expats

6. Abu Dhabi
O Al Nahyan family
O Largest Emirate
O Capital
O Oil & Gas reserves
O Multinational company
center

7. Dubai
O Al Maktoum family
O Service center
O Architecture
O Free Trade Zones
O Outsourcing

8. Trade
O 2012 surplus of 470,939 million AED
O Current Account surplus
O Financial & Capital Account deficit
O WTO, GCC & OPEC
O China, India & USA

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cia.gov
hrdstats.undp.org
tradingeconomics.com
un.org
http://data.un.org/CountryProfile.aspx?crName=Unit
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cloudtimes.org UAE flag image
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