Railroads:
22,800 km; does not include industrial lines (1990)
Highways:
273,700 km total (1990); 236,400 km hard surfaced, 37,300 km earth
Inland waterways:
1,672 km perennially navigable (Pripyat and Dnipro River)
Pipelines:
crude oil 2,010 km, petroleum products 1,920 km, natural gas 7,800 km (1992)
Ports:
coastal - Berdyans'k, Illichivs'k Kerch, Kherson, Mariupol' (formerly
Zhdanov), Mykolayiv, Odesa, Sevastopol', Pirdenne; inland - Kiev (Kyyiv)
Merchant marine:
394 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 3,952,328 GRT/5,262,161 DWT; includes
234 cargo, 18 container, 7 barge carriers, 55 bulk cargo, 10 oil tanker, 2
chemical tanker, 1 liquefied gas, 12 passenger, 5 passenger cargo, 9
short-sea passenger, 33 roll-on/roll-off, 2 railcar carrier, 1
multi-function-large-load-carrier, 5 refrigerated cargo
Airports:
total:
694
useable:
100
with permanent-surface runways:
111
with runways over 3,659 m:
3
with runways 2,440-3,659 m:
81
with runways 1,220-2,439 m:
78
Telecommunications:
international electronic mail system established in Kiev; Ukraine has about
7 million telephone lines (135 telephones for each 1000 persons); as of
mid-1992, 650 telephone lines per 1000 persons in Kiev with 15-20 digital
switches as of mid-1991; NMT-450 analog cellular network under construction
in Kiev; 3.56 million applications for telephones could not be satisfied as
of January 1990; international calls can be made via satellite, by landline
to other CIS countries, and through the Moscow international switching
center on 150 international lines; satellite earth stations employ INTELSAT,
INMARSAT, and Intersputnik; fiber optic cable installation (intercity)
remains incomplete; new international digital telephone exchange operational
in Kiev for direct communication with 167 countries
*Ukraine, Defense Forces
Branches:
Army, Navy, Airspace Defense Forces, Republic Security Forces (internal and
border troops), National Guard
Manpower availability:
males age 15-49 12,070,775; fit for military service 9,521,697; reach
military age (18) annually 365,534 (1993 est.)
Defense expenditures:
544,256 million karbovantsi, NA% of GDP (forecast for 1993); note -
conversion of the military budget into US dollars using the current exchange
rate could produce misleading results
*United Arab Emirates, Geography
Location:
Middle East, along the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Map references:
Middle East, Standard Time Zones of the World
Area:
total area:
75,581 km2
land area:
75,581 km2
comparative area:
slightly smaller than Maine
Land boundaries:
total 867 km, Oman 410 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km
Coastline:
1,318 km
Maritime claims:
continental shelf:
defined by bilateral boundaries or equidistant line
exclusive economic zone:
200 nm
territorial sea:
3 nm assumed for most of country,
12 nm for Ash Shariqah (Sharjah)
International disputes:
location and status of boundary with Saudi Arabia is not final; no defined
boundary with most of Oman, but Administrative Line in far north; claims two
islands in the Persian Gulf occupied by Iran (Jazireh-ye Tonb-e Bozorg or
Greater Tunb, and Jazireh-ye Tonb-e Kuchek or Lesser Tunb); claims island in
the Persian Gulf jointly administered with Iran (Jazireh-ye Abu Musa or Abu
Musa); in 1992, the dispute over Abu Musa and the Tumb islands became more
acute when Iran unilaterally tried to control the entry of third country
nationals into the UAE portion of Abu Musa island, Tehran subsequently
backed off in the face of significant diplomatic support for the UAE in the
region
Climate:
desert; cooler in eastern mountains
Terrain:
flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert
wasteland; mountains in east
Natural resources:
petroleum, natural gas
Land use:
arable land:
0%
permanent crops:
0%
meadows and pastures:
2%
forest and woodland:
0%
other:
98%
Irrigated land:
50 km2 (1989 est.)
Environment:
frequent dust and sand storms; lack of natural freshwater resources being
overcome by desalination plants; desertification
*United Arab Emirates, Geography
Note:
strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital
transit point for world crude oil
*United Arab Emirates, People
Population:
2,657,013 (July 1993 est.)
Population growth rate:
5.06% (1993 est.)
Birth rate:
28.4 births/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Death rate:
3.07 deaths/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Net migration rate:
25.27 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1993 est.)
Infant mortality rate:
22.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1993 est.)
Life expectancy at birth:
total population:
72 years
male:
69.91 years
female:
74.2 years (1993 est.)
Total fertility rate:
4.67 children born/woman (1993 est.)
Nationality:
noun:
Emirian(s) adjective:
Emirian
Ethnic divisions:
Emirian 19%, other Arab 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes
Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982)
note:
less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982)
Religions:
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%
Languages:
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Literacy:
age 10 and over can read and write (1980)
total population:
68%
male:
70%
female:
63%
Labor force:
580,000 (1986 est.)
by occupation:
industry and commerce 85%, agriculture 5%, services 5%, government 5%
note:
80% of labor force is foreign
*United Arab Emirates, Government