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Communications

Broadcast media [time series]

except for the many organizations now operating in Dubai's Media Free Zone, most TV and radio stations remain government-owned; widespread use of satellite dishes provides access to pan-Arab and other international broadcasts (2007)

Internet country code [time series]

.ae

Internet users [time series]

total: 5.2 million | percent of population: 93.2% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 63

Broadcast media (Radio broadcast stations) [time series]

AM 13, FM 8, shortwave 2 (2004)

Telecommunication systems (Telephone system) [time series]

general assessment: modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile-cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai | domestic: microwave radio relay, fiber optic and coaxial cable | international: country code - 971; linked to the international submarine cable FLAG (Fiber-Optic Link Around the Globe); landing point for both the SEA-ME-WE-3 and SEA-ME-WE-4 submarine cable networks; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (1 Atlantic Ocean and 2 Indian Ocean) and 1 Arabsat; tropospheric scatter to Bahrain; microwave radio relay to Saudi Arabia (2011)

Telephones - fixed lines [time series]

total subscriptions: 2.1 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 37 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 56

Telephones - mobile cellular [time series]

total: 16.8 million | subscriptions per 100 inhabitants: 299 (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 64

Broadcast media (Television broadcast stations) [time series]

15 (2004)

Economy

Agricultural products (Agriculture - products) [time series]

dates, vegetables, watermelons; poultry, eggs, dairy products; fish

Budget [time series]

revenues: $150.8 billion | expenditures: $130.9 billion | note: the UAE federal budget does not account for emirate-level spending in Abu Dhabi and Dubai (2014 est.)

Budget surplus (+) or deficit (-) [time series]

5% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 10

Central bank discount rate [time series]

NA%

Current account balance [time series]

$54.63 billion (2014 est.) | $71.38 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 10

Debt - external [time series]

$171.9 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $167.1 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 38

Economic overview (Economy - overview) [time series]

The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus. Successful efforts at economic diversification have reduced the portion of GDP based on oil and gas output to 25%. Since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the country has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region of small desert principalities to a modern state with a high standard of living. The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up utilities to greater private sector involvement. The country's free trade zones - offering 100% foreign ownership and zero taxes - are helping to attract foreign investors. The global financial crisis of 2008, tight international credit, and deflated asset prices constricted the economy in 2009. UAE authorities tried to blunt the crisis by increasing spending and boosting liquidity in the banking sector. The crisis hit Dubai hardest, as it was heavily exposed to depressed real estate prices. Dubai lacked sufficient cash to meet its debt obligations, prompting global concern about its solvency and ultimately a $20 billion bailout from the UAE Central Bank and Abu Dhabi-emirate government that was refinanced in March 2014. Dependence on oil, a large expatriate workforce, and growing inflation pressures are significant long-term challenges. The UAE's strategic plan for the next few years focuses on economic diversification and creating more job opportunities for nationals through improved education and increased private sector employment.

Exchange rates [time series]

Emirati dirhams (AED) per US dollar - | 3.673 (2014 est.) | 3.673 (2013 est.) | 3.67 (2012 est.) | 3.673 (2011 est.) | 3.6725 (2010 est.)

Exports [time series]

$370.6 billion (2014 est.) | $374.2 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 16

Exports - commodities [time series]

crude oil 45%, natural gas, reexports, dried fish, dates (2012 est.)

Exports - partners [time series]

Japan 14.8%, Iran 11.4%, India 9.6%, South Korea 5.7%, China 5.5%, Singapore 5.4%, Thailand 4.5% (2014)

Fiscal year [time series]

calendar year

GDP (official exchange rate) [time series]

$399.5 billion (2014 est.)

Real GDP (purchasing power parity) (GDP (purchasing power parity)) [time series]

$617.1 billion (2014 est.) | $590.2 billion (2013 est.) | $565.7 billion (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 33

GDP - composition, by end use [time series]

GDP - composition, by sector of origin [time series]

agriculture: 0.7% | industry: 55.1% | services: 44.3% (2014 est.)

Real GDP per capita (GDP - per capita (PPP)) [time series]

$66,300 (2014 est.) | $63,400 (2013 est.) | $60,800 (2012 est.) | note: data are in 2014 US dollars | country comparison to the world: 13

Real GDP growth rate (GDP - real growth rate) [time series]

4.6% (2014 est.) | 4.3% (2013 est.) | 7.2% (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 61

Gross national saving [time series]

38.3% of GDP (2014 est.) | 41.6% of GDP (2013 est.) | 44.5% of GDP (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 8

Household income or consumption by percentage share [time series]

lowest 10%: NA% | highest 10%: NA%

Imports [time series]

$239.8 billion (2014 est.) | $230 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 22

Imports - commodities [time series]

machinery and transport equipment, chemicals, food

Imports - partners [time series]

China 15.7%, India 13.4%, US 8.9%, Germany 5.3% (2014)

Industrial production growth rate [time series]

4.5% (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 63

Industries [time series]

petroleum and petrochemicals; fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, handicrafts, textiles

Inflation rate (consumer prices) [time series]

2.3% (2014 est.) | 1.1% (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 110

Labor force [time series]

4.891 million | note: expatriates account for about 85% of the work force (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 81

Labor force - by occupation [time series]

agriculture: 7% | industry: 15% | services: 78% (2000 est.)

Market value of publicly traded shares [time series]

$67.95 billion (31 December 2012 est.) | $71.33 billion (31 December 2011) | $77.08 billion (31 December 2010 est.) | country comparison to the world: 49

Population below poverty line [time series]

19.5% (2003 est.)

Public debt [time series]

45.4% of GDP (2014 est.) | 44.7% of GDP (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 84

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold [time series]

$79.92 billion (31 December 2015 est.) | $78.42 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29

Stock of broad money [time series]

$343.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $287.7 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 30

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad [time series]

$81.6 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $72.59 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 32

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home [time series]

$116.4 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $103.4 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 40

Stock of domestic credit [time series]

$331.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $320.2 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36

Stock of narrow money [time series]

$118.7 billion (31 December 2014 est.) | $103.3 billion (31 December 2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 33

Taxes and other revenues [time series]

37.8% of GDP (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 48

Unemployment rate [time series]

2.4% (2001 est.) | country comparison to the world: 16

Energy

Carbon dioxide emissions (Carbon dioxide emissions from consumption of energy) [time series]

234.1 million Mt (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 27

Crude oil - exports [time series]

2.5 million bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 4

Crude oil - imports [time series]

0 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 152

Crude oil - production [time series]

2.82 million bbl/day (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 8

Crude oil - proved reserves [time series]

97.8 billion bbl (1 January 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 7

Electricity - consumption [time series]

93.28 billion kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 34

Electricity - exports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 97

Electricity - from fossil fuels [time series]

99.8% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 41

Electricity - from hydroelectric plants [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 156

Electricity - from nuclear fuels [time series]

0% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 36

Electricity - from other renewable sources [time series]

0.2% of total installed capacity (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 110

Electricity - imports [time series]

0 kWh (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 114

Electricity - installed generating capacity [time series]

27.23 million kW (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 31

Electricity - production [time series]

100.5 billion kWh (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 33

Natural gas - consumption [time series]

66.69 billion cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 12

Natural gas - exports [time series]

7.4 billion cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 26

Natural gas - imports [time series]

19.49 billion cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 18

Natural gas - production [time series]

54.6 billion cu m (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 18

Natural gas - proved reserves [time series]

6.089 trillion cu m (1 January 2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 7

Refined petroleum products - consumption [time series]

694,000 bbl/day (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 29

Refined petroleum products - exports [time series]

364,500 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 21

Refined petroleum products - imports [time series]

341,700 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 19

Refined petroleum products - production [time series]

487,000 bbl/day (2012 est.) | country comparison to the world: 33

Geography

Area [time series]

total: 83,600 sq km | land: 83,600 sq km | water: 0 sq km | country comparison to the world: 115

Area - comparative [time series]

slightly larger than South Carolina; slightly smaller than Maine

Climate [time series]

desert; cooler in eastern mountains

Coastline [time series]

1,318 km

Elevation (Elevation extremes) [time series]

lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m | highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m

Environment - current issues [time series]

lack of natural freshwater resources compensated by desalination plants; desertification; beach pollution from oil spills

International environmental agreements (Environment - international agreements) [time series]

party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection | signed, but not ratified: Law of the Sea

Total water withdrawal (Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural)) [time series]

total: 3.99 cu km/yr (15%/2%/83%) | per capita: 739.5 cu m/yr (2005)

Geographic coordinates [time series]

24 00 N, 54 00 E

Geography - note [time series]

strategic location along southern approaches to Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil

Irrigated land [time series]

920 sq km (2010)

Land boundaries [time series]

total: 1,066 km | border countries (2): Oman 609 km, Saudi Arabia 457 km

Land use [time series]

agricultural land: 4.6% | arable land 0.5%; permanent crops 0.5%; permanent pasture 3.6% | forest: 3.8% | other: 91.6% (2011 est.)

Location [time series]

Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

Map references [time series]

Middle East

Maritime claims [time series]

territorial sea: 12 nm | contiguous zone: 24 nm | exclusive economic zone: 200 nm | continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin

Natural hazards [time series]

frequent sand and dust storms

Natural resources [time series]

petroleum, natural gas

Terrain [time series]

flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert; mountains in east

Total renewable water resources [time series]

0.15 cu km (2011)

Government

Administrative divisions [time series]

7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn

Capital [time series]

name: Abu Dhabi | geographic coordinates: 24 28 N, 54 22 E | time difference: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)

Citizenship [time series]

citizenship by birth: no | citizenship by descent only: the father must be a citizen of the United Arab Emirates; if the father is unknown, the mother must be a citizen | dual citizenship recognized: no | residency requirement for naturalization: 30 years

Constitution [time series]

previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996; amended 2009 (2015)

Country name [time series]

Diplomatic representation from the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Barbara A. LEAF (since 30 December 2014) | embassy: Embassies District, Plot 38 Sector W59-02, Street No. 4, Abu Dhabi | mailing address: P. O. Box 4009, Abu Dhabi | telephone: [971] (2) 414-2200 | FAX: [971] (2) 414-2603 | consulate(s) general: Dubai

Diplomatic representation in the US [time series]

chief of mission: Ambassador Yusif bin Mani bin Said al-UTAYBA (since 25 July 2008) | chancery: 3522 International Court NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20008 | telephone: [1] (202) 243-2400 | FAX: [1] (202) 243-2432

Executive branch [time series]

chief of state: President KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006) | head of government: Prime Minister Vice President MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers SAIF bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan, MANSUR bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (both since 11 May 2009) | cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president | elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by the Federal Supreme Council - composed of the rulers of the 7 emirates - for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held 3 November 2009 (next election NA); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president | election results: KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan reelected president; FSC vote NA | note: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the seven emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power

Flag (Flag description) [time series]

three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side; the flag incorporates all four Pan-Arab colors, which in this case represent fertility (green), neutrality (white), petroleum resources (black), and unity (red); red was the traditional color incorporated into all flags of the emirates before their unification

Government type [time series]

federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates

Independence [time series]

2 December 1971 (from the UK)

International law organization participation [time series]

has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt

International organization participation [time series]

ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BIS, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO

Judicial branch [time series]

highest court(s): Federal Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 4 judges) | judge selection and term of office: judges appointed by the federal president following approval by the Federal Supreme Council, which includes the rulers of the 7 emirates; judge term NA | subordinate courts: Federal Court of Cassation (determines the constitutionality of laws promulgated at the federal and local (emirate) levels; federal level courts of first instance and appeals courts; each emirate has its own court system

Legal system [time series]

mixed legal system of Islamic law and civil law

Legislative branch [time series]

description: unicameral Federal National Council or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states and 20 indirectly elected by an electoral college whose members are selected by each emirate ruler proportional to its FNC membership; members serve 4-year terms) | elections: last held on 3 October 2015 (next to be held in 2019); note - the electoral college was expanded from 129,274 electors in the December 2011 election to 224,279 in the October 2015 election; elections for candidates rather than political parties; 347 candidates including 78 women ran for 20 contested seats in the 40-member FNC; 80,000 voters, or 35% of eligible voters, turned out to vote and 19 men and one woman were elected | election results: elected FNC seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2; note - only 1 woman (from Ras Al Khaimah) won an FNC seat

National anthem(s) (National anthem) [time series]

name: "Nashid al-watani al-imarati" (National Anthem of the UAE) | lyrics/music: AREF Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB | note: music adopted 1971, lyrics adopted 1996; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of Tunisia

National holiday [time series]

Independence Day, 2 December (1971)

National symbol(s) [time series]

golden falcon; national colors: green, white, black, red

Political parties (Political parties and leaders) [time series]

none; political parties are banned

Political parties (Political pressure groups and leaders) [time series]

Suffrage [time series]

limited; note - rulers of the seven emirates each select a proportion of voters for the Federal National Council (FNC) that together account for about 12 percent of Emirati citizens

Introduction

Background [time series]

The Trucial States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the UK control of their defense and foreign affairs in 19th century treaties. In 1971, six of these states - Abu Dhabi, 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, and Umm al Qaywayn - merged to form the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They were joined in 1972 by Ra's al Khaymah. The UAE's per capita GDP is on par with those of leading West European nations. Its high oil revenues and its moderate foreign policy stance have allowed the UAE to play a vital role in the affairs of the region. For more than three decades, oil and global finance drove the UAE's economy. However, in 2008-09, the confluence of falling oil prices, collapsing real estate prices, and the international banking crisis hit the UAE especially hard. The UAE has essentially avoided the "Arab Spring" unrest seen elsewhere in the Middle East, though in March 2011, political activists and intellectuals signed a petition calling for greater public participation in governance that was widely circulated on the Internet. In an effort to stem potential further unrest, the government announced a multi-year, $1.6-billion infrastructure investment plan for the poorer northern emirates and aggressively pursued advocates of political reform.

Military

Manpower available for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 2,676,928 (includes non-nationals) | females age 16-49: 981,649 (2010 est.)

Manpower fit for military service [time series]

males age 16-49: 2,229,366 | females age 16-49: 842,759 (2010 est.)

Manpower reaching militarily significant age annually [time series]

male: 27,439 | female: 24,419 (2010 est.)

Military and security forces (Military branches) [time series]

United Arab Emirates Armed Forces: Critical Infrastructure Coastal Patrol Agency (CICPA), Land Forces, Navy, Air Force and Air Defense, Presidential Guard (2015)

Military expenditures [time series]

NA% (2012) | 5.5% of GDP (2011) | NA% (2010)

Military service age and obligation [time series]

18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men, optional service for women; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 2-year general obligation, 9 months for secondary school graduates; women may train for 9 months regardless of education (2014)

People and Society

Age structure [time series]

0-14 years: 20.85% (male 616,669/female 588,546) | 15-24 years: 13.57% (male 466,663/female 317,735) | 25-54 years: 61.38% (male 2,704,889/female 842,852) | 55-64 years: 3.18% (male 137,753/female 46,214) | 65 years and over: 1.01% (male 36,725/female 21,714) (2015 est.)

Birth rate [time series]

15.43 births/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 128

Death rate [time series]

1.97 deaths/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 224

Dependency ratios [time series]

total dependency ratio: 17.8% | youth dependency ratio: 16.4% | elderly dependency ratio: 1.3% | potential support ratio: 74.6% (2015 est.)

Drinking water source [time series]

Education expenditure (Education expenditures) [time series]

Ethnic groups [time series]

Emirati 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)

HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate [time series]

HIV/AIDS - deaths [time series]

HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS [time series]

Health expenditure (Health expenditures) [time series]

3.2% of GDP (2013) | country comparison to the world: 182

Hospital bed density [time series]

1.1 beds/1,000 population (2012)

Infant mortality rate [time series]

total: 10.59 deaths/1,000 live births | male: 12.35 deaths/1,000 live births | female: 8.75 deaths/1,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 131

Languages [time series]

Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu

Life expectancy at birth [time series]

total population: 77.29 years | male: 74.67 years | female: 80.04 years (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 72

Literacy [time series]

definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 93.8% | male: 93.1% | female: 95.8% (2005 est.)

Major urban areas - population [time series]

Dubai 2.415 million; Sharjah 1.279 million; ABU DHABI (capital) 1.145 million (2015)

Maternal mortality ratio (Maternal mortality rate) [time series]

6 deaths/100,000 live births (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 146

Median age [time series]

total: 30.3 years | male: 32.1 years | female: 25.1 years (2015 est.)

Nationality [time series]

noun: Emirati(s) | adjective: Emirati

Net migration rate [time series]

12.36 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 7

Obesity - adult prevalence rate [time series]

34.5% (2014) | country comparison to the world: 22

Physician density (Physicians density) [time series]

2.53 physicians/1,000 population (2010)

Population [time series]

5,779,760 | note: the UN estimates the country's total population to be 9,445,624 as of mid-year 2014; immigrants make up more than 80% of the total population, according to 2013 UN data (2014) (July 2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 113

Population growth rate [time series]

2.58% (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 20

Religions [time series]

Muslim (Islam; official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15% | note: represents the total population; about 85% of the population consists of noncitizens (2005 est.)

Sanitation facility access [time series]

Sex ratio [time series]

Total fertility rate [time series]

2.35 children born/woman (2015 est.) | country comparison to the world: 85

Youth unemployment rate (ages 15-24) (Unemployment, youth ages 15-24) [time series]

total: 12.1% | male: 7.9% | female: 21.8% (2008 est.) | country comparison to the world: 91

Urbanization [time series]

urban population: 85.5% of total population (2015) | rate of urbanization: 2.87% annual rate of change (2010-15 est.)

Transnational Issues

Disputes - international [time series]

boundary agreement was signed and ratified with Oman in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves, but contents of the agreement and detailed maps showing the alignment have not been published; Iran and UAE dispute Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island, which Iran occupies

Illicit drugs [time series]

the UAE is a drug transshipment point for traffickers given its proximity to Southwest Asian drug-producing countries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls improving, but informal banking remains unregulated

Transportation

Airports [time series]

43 (2013) | country comparison to the world: 100

Airports - with paved runways [time series]

total: 25 | over 3,047 m: 12 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 3 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 5 | 914 to 1,523 m: 3 | under 914 m: 2 (2013)

Airports - with unpaved runways [time series]

total: 18 | over 3,047 m: 1 | 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 | 1,524 to 2,437 m: 4 | 914 to 1,523 m: 6 | 6 (2013)

Heliports [time series]

5 (2013)

Merchant marine [time series]

total: 61 | by type: bulk carrier 3, cargo 13, chemical tanker 8, container 7, liquefied gas 1, passenger/cargo 1, petroleum tanker 24, roll on/roll off 4 | foreign-owned: 13 (Greece 3, Kuwait 10) | registered in other countries: 253 (Bahamas 23, Barbados 1, Belize 3, Cambodia 2, Comoros 8, Cyprus 3, Georgia 2, Gibraltar 5, Honduras 1, Hong Kong 1, India 4, Iran 2, Jordan 2, Liberia 37, Malta 1, Marshall Islands 12, Mexico 1, Netherlands 4, North Korea 2, Panama 83, Papua New Guinea 6, Philippines 1, Saint Kitts and Nevis 8, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3, Saudi Arabia 6, Sierra Leone 1, Singapore 10, Tanzania 3, Togo 1, UK 8, Vanuatu 1, unknown 8) (2010) | country comparison to the world: 65

Pipelines [time series]

condensate 533 km; gas 3,277 km; liquid petroleum gas 300 km; oil 3,287 km; oil/gas/water 24 km; refined products 218 km; water 99 km (2013)

Ports (Ports and terminals) [time series]

major seaport(s): Al Fujayrah, Mina' Jabal 'Ali (Dubai), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan), Mubarraz Island, Mina' Rashid (Dubai), Mina' Saqr (Ra's al Khaymah) | container port(s) (TEUs): Dubai Port (12,617,595), Khor Fakkan (Khawr Fakkan) (3,234,101) | LNG terminal(s) (export): Das Island

Roadways [time series]

total: 4,080 km | paved: 4,080 km (includes 253 km of expressways) (2008) | country comparison to the world: 158