Appendix A. Tables

Table 1. Metric Conversion Coofficients and Factors


When you kow	Multiply by	To find
Millimeters	0.04	inches
Centimeters	0.39	inches
Meters	3.3	feet
Kilometers	0.62	miles
Hectares	2.47	acres
Square kilometers	0.39	square miles
Cubic meters	35.3	cubic feet
Liters	0.26	gallons
Kilograms	2.2	pounds
Metric tons	0.98	long tons
	1.1	short tons
	2,204	pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)	1.8 and add 32	degrees Fahrenheit

Table 25. United Arab Emirates: Official Estimated Population and Population Distribution by Amirate, 1991

Amirate	Population	Percentage of Total Population	Area 1	Density 2
Abu Dhabi	798,000	41.8	67,340	11.9
Ajman	76,000	4.02	592	93.4
Al Fujayrah	63,000	3.3	1,166	54.0
Dubayy	501,000	26.2	3,885	129.0
Ras al Khaymah	130,000	6.8	1,683	77.2
Sharjah	314,000	16.4	2,590	121.2
Umm al Qaywayn	27,000	1.4	777	34.7
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES3	1,909,000	100.0	77,700	24.6

1 In square kilometers. Excludes islands; approximate only because boundary with Saudi Arabia is undemarcated.
2 Inhabitants per kilometer. Excludes islands.
3 Figures may not add to totals because of rounding.

Source: Based on information from "The United Arab Emirates," in The Middle East and North Africa, 1993, London, 1992, 933.

Table 26. United Arab Emirates: Enrollment by Education Level and Gender, Selected Academic Years, 1980-81 to 1986-87

Education Level	1980-81	1983-84	1984-85	198 5-86	1986- 87
Primary
Males	46,300	65,900	71,600	78,800	85,300
Females	42,300	60,800	66,100	73,300	80,200
Total primary	88,600	126,700	137,700	152,100	165,500
Secondary
Males	17,400	27,200	29,100	31,600	34,300
Females	14,500	24,100	27,000	29,900	33,300
Total secondary	31,900	51,300	56,100	61,500	67,600
Teacher training	422	615	607	604	638
Quran schools	1,770	1,930*	n.a.	n.a.	n.a.
Higher education, university
Males	1,393	2,854	2,851	3,152	3,295
Females	1,126	2,761	3,475	3,988	4,559
Total higher education, university	2,519	5,615	6,326	7,140	7,854
Higher education, other
Males	35	14	30	50	n.a.
Females	180	238	500	450	n.a.
Total higher education,
other	215	252	530	500	n.a.

n.a.--not available.
* Figures for 1982-83.

Source: Based on information from Germany, Statistisches Bundesamt, Länderbericht Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, 1990, Wiesbaden, 1990, 31.

Table 27. United Arab Emirates: Summary of Oil and Gas Statistics, Selected Years, 1985-91

	1985	1987	1989	1990	1991
Crude oil Production1
Abu Dhabi	788	1,058	1,470	1,650	1,946
Dubayy	351	365	431	435	434
Sharjah	64	45	35	37	25
Ras al Khaymah	9	10	10	10	0.8
Total production	1,212	1,495	1,946	2,132	2,405
Exports1	978	1,250	1,650	1,865	2,195
Export revenues2	11.8	8.7	11.5	15.0	n.a.
Natural gas3 Production
Marketed	13.2	18.9	22.4	22.1	25.9
Nonmarketed	9.2	8.2	7.4	7.7	n.a.
Total production	22.4	27.1	29.8	29.8	n.a.
Exports	3.0	2.9	3.1	3.2	3.5

n.a.--not available.
1 In thousands of barrels per day.
2 In billions of United States dollars.
3 In billions of cubic meters.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: United Arab Emirates, 1991-92, London, 1991, 16; and Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, Annual Statistical Bulletin, 1991, Vienna, 1991, 6, 14, 16.

Table 28. United Arab Emirates: Gross Domestic Product by Sector, Selected Years, 1982-87

**(in billions of UAE dirhams at current prices)**
	1982	1983	1985	1986	1987
Agriculture and fishing	1,144	1,198	1,440	1,540	1,596
Oil and gas	55,982	46,145	44,707	26,171	32,423
Mining 298 309 309 282 48
Manufacturing	9,436	9,584	9,255	7,172	8,151
Electricity and water	1,851	1,746	2,143	2,132	2,063
Construction	10,168	10,520	8,882	8,945	8,400
Transportation, storage, and communications	5,465	4,780	4,224	4,582	4,746
Commerce and hotels	10,913	9,701	8,715	9,385	9,625
Finance and insurance	4,741	5,520	5,154	5,447	5,404
Real estate	6,634	6,587	5,176	4,525	4,672
Government services	9,632	9,847	11,001	10,542	10,972
Other	1,633	1,854	2,009	2,138	4,038
Less imputed bank service charges	-2,243	-2,287	-1,025	-1,029	-1,324
GDP at factor cost	115,654	105,504	101,990	81,832	89,218

* For value of the UAE dirham--see Glossary.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: United Arab Emirates, 1991-92, London, 1991, 12.

Table 29. United Arab Emirates: Federal Government Budget, 1987, 1988, and 19891

**(in millions of UAE dirhams)2**
	1987	1988	19893
Revenues
Taxes	473	479	573
Grant support from amirates4	9,865	10,950	11,298
Other	2,296	1,442	775
Total revenues	12,634	12,871	12,646
Expenditures
Defense	5,827	5,827	5,827
Education	1,773	1,882	1,985
Internal security	1,713	1,697	1,789
Health	912	919	916
Economy	670	582	572
Social security	423	420	420
Energy	401	324	329
Agriculture	106	105	96
Other	1,433	1,429	1,330
Total expenditures	13,258	13,185	13,264
TOTAL5	-624	- 314	-618

1 As of December 31.
2 For value of the UAE dirham--see Glossary.
3 Provisional.
4 Believed to be exclusively from Abu Dhabi and Dubayy.
5 Financed exclusively from domestic sources.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: United Arab Emirates, 1991-92, London, 1991, 26.

Table 30. United Arab Emirates: Balance of Payments, Selected Years, 1985-901

**(in billions of UAE dirhams)2**
	1985	1987	1989	1990
Exports, f.o.b.3	54.2	45.0	57.2	75.2
Imports, c.i.f.4	-23.5	-26.0	-36.7	-41.1
Trade balance	30.7	19.0	20.4	34.1
Services, private transfers, and official grants	-4.7	- 4.8	-5.05	n.a.
Current account balance	26.0	14.2	14.85	n.a.
Capital account balance	-23.4	-8.0	- 9.3	n.a.
Overall surplus	2.6	6.2	5.5	n.a.

n.a.--not available.
1 Figures may not compute to balances because of rounding.
2 For value of the UAE dirham--see Glossary.
3 f.o.b.--free on board.
4 c.i.f.--cost, insurance, and freight.
5 Unrevised Central Bank figures, which do not agree with revised trade figures.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: United Arab Emirates, 1991-92, London, 1991, 31-32.

Table 31. United Arab Emirates: Major Trading Partners, 1986, 1988, and 1990

**(in percentages)**
Country	1986	1988	1990
Exports
Japan	34.8	30.7	35.1
United States	4.0	3.5	3.7
India	2.3	3.4	2.6
Singapore	0.6	3.6	5.8
South Korea	0.1	3.7	3.5
Oman	0.1	2.7	2.0
Imports
Japan	18.3	16.4	14.2
Britain	11.2	9.7	9.6
United States	9.7	9.5	9.5
West Germany	8.6	7.1	9.2*
France	5.3	3.4	5.2
Italy	4.6	4.5	5.0

* Includes East Germany beginning in July.

Source: Based on information from Economist Intelligence Unit, Country Profile: United Arab Emirates, 1991-92, London, 1991, 30.