Infant mortality rate: 15.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1997 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population : 74.64 years male: 73.18 years female : 76.17 years (1997 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.62 children born/woman (1997 est.)
Nationality: noun: Emiri(s) adjective: Emiri
Ethnic groups: Emiri 19%, other Arab and Iranian 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: definition: age 15 and over can read and write but definition of literacy not available total population: 79.2% male : 78.9% female: 79.8% (1995 est.)
@United Arab Emirates:Government
Country name: conventional long form : United Arab Emirates conventional short form: none local long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah local short form: none former: Trucial States abbreviation : UAE