Environment - international agreements: party to: Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified : Biodiversity, Law of the Sea
Geography - note: strategic location along southern approaches to
Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil
@United Arab Emirates:People
Population: 2,262,309 (July 1997 est.) note: includes 1,546,547 non-nationals (July 1997 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years : 32% (male 375,709; female 360,199) 15-64 years: 66% (male 975,868; female 511,692) 65 years and over: 2% (male 25,869; female 12,972) (July 1997 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.79% (1997 est.)
Birth rate: 18.46 births/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Death rate: 3.01 deaths/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Net migration rate: 2.48 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1997 est.)
Sex ratio: at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 1.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over : 1.99 male(s)/female total population: 1.56 male(s)/female (1997 est.)