Abu Dhabi Facts and Figures
Geography
Abu Dhabi’s geographical coordinates are 24° 28' 0" North, 54° 22' 0" East. It is the largest of seven emirates comprising the UAE, occupying more than 80% of the country’s total land mass and featuring a coastline that stretches over 700 kilometres.
Nearly 200 islands fall under the Abu Dhabi territory including Das, located 170 kilometres northwest of Abu Dhabi city, and Mumbraz and Bani Yas, which are located approximately 180 kilometres west of the capital. Desert dominates Abu Dhabi’s terrain, covering as much as 70 percent of its land area.
Weather
The weather in Abu Dhabi is mildest in the months of December (average 20.3° C, with a maximum of 27° C and a minimum of 15.2° C) through March (average 22° C, max. 29° C and min. 16.5° C). January is the coolest month of the year, with an average temperature of 18.4° C (max. 24.6° C and min. 13.4° C). The thermometer starts to climb in April, rising to 26.4° C (max. 34.5° C and min. 19.5° C), and continues to climb steadily to record the emirate’s hottest month in August at an average temperature of 34.9° C. The temperature begins to cool down in September (average 32.5° C) with temperatures in November dropping considerably to 24.4° C (max. 31° C and min. 18.5° C).
The United Arab Emirates
The UAE is a rapidly diversifying society that has successfully integrated its core Islamic values into its ambitious economic agenda. The country’s impressive economic performance sent the gross domestic product (GDP) rising to 29.32% in 2006 at current prices, reaching about $168.5 billion. This economic prosperity, coupled with a liberal business and social environment, ensures that people from nearly every country in the world will continue to come here to live, work and play.
The UAE lies on the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south and west and the Sultanate of Oman to the southeast, while Qatar lies to the northwest. The country’s total land area is about 83,600 square kilometres, where over 80% is occupied by the emirate of Abu Dhabi. UAE’s population of 4.43 million as of 2006 comprises roughly 20 percent Emirati nationals with the rest accounted for mostly by Asian, African and European nationals. The emirates of Abu Dhabi and Dubai comprise over two-thirds (67%) of the country’s total population. The population ratio is also significantly skewed towards the urban zones, which host 82% of the country’s residents.