Country
(long form) |
United Arab
Emirates |
Capital |
Abu Dhabi |
Total Area |
846,000 sq km
|
| Population |
4,392,000 |
National Population |
835,000 |
Languages |
Arabic (official), Persian,
English, Hindi, Urdu |
Government Type |
federation with specified
powers delegated to the UAE federal government
and other powers reserved to member emirates |
Currency |
1 Emirian dirham (Dh)
= 100 fils |
GDP (per capita) |
$37,137 |
Industry |
petroleum, fishing, petrochemicals,
construction materials, some boat building,
handicrafts, pearling |
| Industrial Labour
Productivity |
$ 90 |
Agriculture |
dates, vegetables, watermelons;
poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish |
Arable Land |
0% |
Natural Resources |
petroleum, natural gas |
| |
|
|
 for
more information on Selected Economic &
Socail Indicators for UAE for the year
2006 click here
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Source: http://imi.goic.org.qa |
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Country
(long form) |
Kingdom of Bahrain |
Capital |
Manama |
Total Area |
700 sqkm |
Population |
749,000 |
| National Population |
464,000 |
Languages |
Arabic, English, Farsi,
Urdu |
Government Type |
constitutional monarchy |
Currency |
1 Bahraini dinar (BD)
= 1,000 fils |
GDP (per capita) |
$21,401 |
Industry |
petroleum processing and
refining, aluminum smelting, offshore banking,
ship repairing; tourism |
| Industrial Labour
Productivity |
$42 |
Agriculture |
fruit, vegetables; poultry,
dairy products; shrimp, fish |
Arable Land |
1% |
Natural Resources |
oil, associated and nonassociated
natural gas, fish, pearls |
| |
|
for
more information on Selected Economic &
Socail Indicators for Bahrain for the year
2006 click
here
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Country
(long form) |
Kingdom of
Saudi Arabia |
Capital |
Riyadh |
Total Area |
2,250,000 sq km
|
Population |
23,630,000 |
| National Population |
17,250,000 |
Languages |
Arabic |
Government Type |
monarchy |
Currency |
1 Saudi riyal (SR) = 100
halalah |
GDP (per capita) |
14,717 |
Industry |
crude oil production,
petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals,
cement, construction, fertilizer, plastics |
| Industrial Labour
Productivity |
$81 |
Agriculture |
wheat, barley, tomatoes,
melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens,
eggs, milk |
Arable Land |
2% |
Natural Resources |
petroleum, natural gas,
iron ore, gold, copper |
| |
|
for
more information on Selected Economic &
Socail Indicators for Saudi Arabia for
the year 2006 click
here
|
Source:
http://imi.goic.org.qa
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Country
(long form) |
Sultanate
of Oman |
Capital |
Muscat |
Total Area |
309,500 sq km |
Population |
2,477,000 |
| National Population |
1.833,000 |
Languages |
Arabic (official), English,
Baluchi, Urdu, Indian dialects |
Government Type |
monarchy |
Currency |
1 Omani rial (RO) = 1,000
baiza |
GDP (per capita) |
$14,376 |
Industry |
crude oil production and
refining, natural gas production, construction,
cement, copper |
| Industrial Labour
Productivity |
%67 |
Agriculture |
dates, limes, bananas,
alfalfa, vegetables; camels, cattle; fish |
Arable Land |
0% |
Natural Resources |
petroleum, copper, asbestos,
some marble, limestone, chromium, gypsum,
natural gas |
for
more information on Selected Economic & Socail
Indicators for Oman for the year
2006 click
here
|
Source:http://imi.goic.org.qa
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Country (long
form) |
State of Qatar |
Capital |
Doha |
Total Area |
11,500 sq km
|
Population |
838,000 |
| National Population |
317,000 |
Languages |
Arabic (official), English
commonly used as a second language |
Government Type |
traditional monarchy |
Currency |
1 Qatari riyal (QR) =
100 dirhams |
GDP (per capita) |
$62,909 |
Industry |
crude oil production and
refining, fertilizers, petrochemicals,
steel reinforcing bars, cement |
| Industrial Labour
Productivity |
115 |
Agriculture |
fruits, vegetables; poultry,
dairy products, beef; fish |
Arable Land |
1% |
Natural Resources |
petroleum, natural gas,
fish |
| |
|
for
more information on Selected Economic & Socail
Indicators for Qatar for the year 2006 click
here
|
Source:
http://imi.goic.org.qa
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Country (long
form) |
State of Kuwait |
Capital |
Kuwait |
Total Area |
17,800 sq km
|
Population |
2,556,000 |
| National Population |
1.002,000 |
Languages |
Arabic (official), English
widely spoken |
Government Type |
nominal constitutional
monarchy |
Currency |
1 Kuwaiti dinar (KD) =
1,000 fils |
GDP (per capita) |
$39,862 |
Industry |
petroleum, petrochemicals,
desalination, food processing, construction
materials |
| Industrial Labour
Productivity |
$135 |
Agriculture |
practically no crops;
fish |
Arable Land |
0% |
Natural Resources |
petroleum, fish, shrimp,
natural gas |
| |
|
for
more information on Selected Economic & Socail
Indicators for Kuwait for the year 2006 click
here
|
Source:http://imi.goic.org.qa
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