Reserves of foreign exchange & gold:
$15.79 billion (2003)
Debt - external:
$20.71 billion (2003 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
NA
Currency:
Emirati dirham (AED)
Currency code:
AED
Exchange rates:
Emirati dirhams per US dollar - 3.67 (2003), 3.6725 (2002), 3.6725
(2001), 3.6725 (2000), 3.6725 (1999)
Fiscal year:
calendar year
Communications United Arab Emirates
Telephones - main lines in use:
1,135,800 (2003)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2,972,300 (2003)