Irrigated land: 50 sq km (1989 est.)
Environment:
current issues: lack of natural freshwater resources being overcome by
desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills
natural hazards: frequent sand and dust storms
international agreements: party to - Endangered Species, Hazardous
Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not
ratified - Biodiversity, Law of the Sea
Note: strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of
Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil
@United Arab Emirates:People
Population: 2,924,594 (July 1995 est.)
Age structure:
0-14 years: 35% (female 499,559; male 521,415)
15-64 years: 64% (female 643,819; male 1,229,730)
65 years and over: 1% (female 10,296; male 19,775) (July 1995 est.)
Population growth rate: 4.55% (1995 est.)
Birth rate: 27.02 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Death rate: 3.03 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)
Net migration rate: 21.53 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)