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BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
QUICK FACTS:
| Population: | |
| 2,484,818 | |
| Total Area: | |
| 82,880 sq km | |
| slightly smaller than Maine | |
| Government Type: | |
| Federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates. | |
| Currency: | |
| Emirati dirham (AED) | |
| Religions: | |
| Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%) | |
| Christian, Hindu, and other 4% | |
| Languages: | |
| Arabic (official) | |
| Persian | |
| English | |
| Hindi | |
| Urdu | |
| Legal System: | |
| Federal court system introduced in 1971; all emirates have secular and Islamic law for civil, criminal, and high courts. | |
| Suffrage: | |
| None | |