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Economic Analysis of The United Arab Emirates Essay

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Economic Analysis of The United Arab Emirates 1. Introduction

A. General Information
The United Arab Emirates (U.A.E) is a federation of seven Emirates that was formed on December 2 1971. It is located between the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman and it is bordered by Saudi Arabia and Oman. The country has a total population of 3,740,000 as of 2004. Approximately 85% of those resideing the in UAE are not native to the country. Arabic is the official language, …show more content…

The UAE has a federal constitution that divides power between the federal government (based in Abu Dhabi) and the governments of the constituent Emirates. However, throughout the Emirates, if a foreign company or investor wishes to establish a presence in the UAE they will be required to have a UAE national. A UAE national is another term for an agent, partner or sponsor who will counsel and guide them in while in the country. The UAE is an active member of the United Nations, the Organizations of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the Arab League, and the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council (AGCC).

The UAE constitution also provides for a federal court system. It also allows for each Emirate to maintain an independent court system. There are three divisions to the federal court system. They are civil, criminal and Sharia (Islamic). The Sharia division has jurisdiction over matters of personal status (marriage, divorce and inheritance) and in cases of non-Muslims; it is required to apply the religious or civil law of the parties. Recently the Sharia has also taken jurisdiction over certain criminal matters such as drug offenses. The criminal division handles all other criminal cases. The civil division handles all other matters, including commercial and business disputes.

2. Economy

A. Macro-Economic Trends
The UAE is one of the riches nations in the world as measure by per capita GNP. The economy is primarily based on the oil

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