Talk:United Arab Emirates

HUMAN RIGHTS

I found NO reference to human rights on this page. Have included a short sentence in intro, someone should add significant amount ot main body. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Noiseidea123 (talk • contribs) 13:38, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

GDP

I think there is something wrong with the GDP, I was on about a month ago and i took it down, all the numbers have changed, also I noticed the GDP (PPP) per capita is ranked somewhere in the 20's but it's more than Canada's which is ranked as 7th. 74.97.84.20 19:13, 14 January 2007 (UTC)

Even though with a reliable source, people are still arguing...Talk to the CIA FactBook Staff..They will tell you how they got that information. --User:Nadirss

Citation Needed Re: Countries with death penalty

Is the ILGA sufficient for citation? Is this a trusted/valid source for this kind of info? If so we can put this link in as citation. Regards, Vnv lain 03:53, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

You mentioned that UAE's GDP was the third highest in the Middle East, after Saudi Arabia and Iran. What about Israel? Israel's GDP is over 170 billion, putting it higher than UAE's. Please correct this. Thank you —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.142.217.94 (talk) 15:04, 9 September 2007 (UTC)

Malabari

Hi, I came to Dubai as an Indian. My feeling was like that. Gradually I understood that I am not Indian, but South Indian. After few more months, I came to understand that I am not South Indian, But a MALABARI !!!! Now After six years, I have to find a place in this planet where human beings exist.

I am PROUD...I am Human —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.229.241.181 (talk) 07:52, 14 March 2007 (UTC).

Again, people are blogging in wikipedia... have u been drinking?? --User:Nadirss

Please assume good faith and don't make personal attacks. The person above appears to have misunderstood what this page is. -- Earle Martin [^t/_c] 19:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

President as sovereign of a Federal Constitutional Monarchy nation?

How can there be a President as the sovereign of a Federal Constitutional Monarchy system? It just doesn't make any sense. --203.15.122.35 09:53, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

That's how the government is..if you want to argue, open your own blog !! --User:Nadirss

He asked a reasonable question. He was not stating an opinion. The title "president" is generally reserved for the head of state of a republic.

The answer is that the UAE is technically not a monarchy but rather a federation of monarchies. Traditionally in such federations, the rulers of the federal subdivisions (emirates in the case of the UAE) have elected one of their number to be the head of state of the federation. There are number of cases of this in history, incl. The Holy Roman Empire (as Germany was then called), from which the Elector of Hanover (later to be King of England) got his title. Elector, because he got to vote for the Emperor.

To my knowledge, the President of the UAE is the only elective monarch to hold the title president. Malaysia is also an elective monarchy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Bostoner (talk • contribs) 23:30, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

because the president is elected by the higher council of the rulers...

What on earth??

Someone has DELETED the whole human rights section!! Well, i wouldnt mind if it were transferred to the end of the article or somewhere later. But this is ridiculous! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 192.43.227.18 (talk • contribs) 04:38, 18 March 2007 (UTC)

Check the politics area!!! it is still there but it will be removed soon, take your opinion with you...and what on earth is wrong with you...You have a problem with the government not the people of UAE. So respect yourself ok!! --User:Nadirss

Hi Nadirss, well when i checked it that day it wasnt on. Only a few days later when i revisited, there it was! So ok i take its back. Btw, you're right i've a problemo with the government not the people. I respect myself and others. Do you? Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 150.101.102.188 (talk • contribs) 06:33, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

"I respect myself and others" do you, really? think about it. So why are you editing/whining/or whatever you are doing in wikipedia about a government and a country that you don't even belong to? do you call that respect? What really strikes me the most is that you people are complaining about this government and you know that this government has done so much to their people more than other governments who don't even give a dam.

Btw, I used to respect people but once you enter my territory and you show me no respect, I will never even think about showing you respect. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nadirss (talk • contribs) 15:12, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Hello again, well, this government has done heaps for you but when it come to others people(outsiders), whatever they get depends on their nationality, race, skin colour, etc. And certainly no UAE nationality or PR, given to those born on here, those legally married to UAE women or outsiders living here much before 1971. You used to respect those on your territory; and thanks to most outsiders on your territory, you're one of the most prosperous in the region. Well, i respect you and your forefathers. But when your sons dont respect me(and my sons), i lose respect for your sons and maybe even you. 'Cuz, what the sons do reflect their upbringing. Oh btw, what about stateless Bidouns who have been languishing in the country without state benefits etc. Finally, 30+ long years after 1971, some Bidouns get their UAE nationality certificates. Ciao —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 150.101.102.188 (talk • contribs) 16:57, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

Just thought you guy should know: Wikipedia is not a forum, there. DDF 16:37, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

I agree this is not a blog but I have to respond. You are wrong in saying that "this government has done heaps for you but when it come to others people(outsiders)". You are completely wrong,my friend. The UAE continues to support many countries around the globe. And it has done to outsiders more than its own people. Even India and Pakistan which you might belong to. Unfortunately, people don't read anymore. Just read this article and think | OLPC . It is really sad to see people like you slashing other governments without even knowing what they have done to you.

Nadirss 00:56, 14 April 2007 (UTC)

Emirateslive Pictures

Hey there I added my link: http://emirateslive.blogspot.com/ to the general UAE information. It was deleted since you do not allow Blogs. You do have the guideline that Blogs are not allowed. I just use the Blog as a format to upload plain pictures. You should not judge the format in which users publish their content. Instead you should judge the content itself. And I do think that my pictures are a valuable addition to the page since they show the real enviroment in any day. Just because I am using the Blog format does not mean that it is a Blog with personal information. Larsdominic 12:03, 28 March 2007

Something of a revert war seems to be developing over this link - maybe it's time to discuss it and try to reach a consensus. Personally, I don't have strong feelings either way - I'd probably tend toward removing it, but simply because the pictures don't add much to an encyclopedic understanding of the UAE. I agree with Larsdominic that hosting on Blogspot shouldn't be an automatic criterion for removal in this case, since it is not a blog in the ordinary sense. Barnabypage 13:13, 10 May 2007 (UTC)

Since larsdominic says "I added my link", I'd vote no. If it was worth having in wikipedia, someone else would have added it or reverted a delete edit. No one has. But many have tried to remove it. 195.229.241.181 08:14, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

Where is the problem that it is my link? Does that mean it is not valuable? The argumentation does not make sense. Larsdominic 13:24, 20 May 2007

Lock has been established to protect the content

Editing “United Arab Emirates” article has been locked for unregistered and newly registered users. In recent month, most of unregistered users tend to visit this article to write baseless claims, which are one of the causes that lower the quality of this article. Attempts to fabricate and manipulate information to serve different propaganda have targeted the United Arab Emirates pages. In order to clean up this article and maintain considerably higher quality information, a mechanism was needed to prevent further vandalism attacks. Therefore, a lock has been established to this page. Please, if you would like to help us in improving this article, register first or let us help you editing this article.

Nadirss 17:15, 4 April 2007 (UTC)

As with Dubai, simply adding the template to the page does not itself lock it. I've removed the template. siafu 00:40, 5 April 2007 (UTC)

GDP PPP Per capita

Can someone please explain to me how this is measured? I mean, if you put in the massive amounts of foriegn workers into the calculation, you get a GDP PPP per capita at respectable $28K or so per person but not anywhere near the $50K or so often quoted.

What good is a per capita number if it doesn't measure the "wealth" of the majority of the people living in that country?

Majority of the citizens are wealthy, and the non-citizens are not counted in the country report. Non-citizens are about 80% of total population.--Herdtrid 02:12, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

This has got to be one of the worst country pages on wikipedia, a lot of whining from ppl non UAEans and a lot of silly defending from some UAEans, rewrite the whole page, probably by someone who doesnt have a vendetta against the country or by some silly UAE citizen there.

GDP will count everything produced in that country (by both nationals and non-nationals), and per capita is GDP divided by the population (I believe this would not include the non-nationals.) Thus, you get a huge number. Try looking at the GNI per capita which would only include income earned by the nationals (I believe). Brusegadi 18:00, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

neutrality tag

which part is biased? --lmv 28 may 2007

Demonym

What is the demonym of the UAE? Please add it to the infobox 82.16.7.63 21:40, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Done. Carson 23:16, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

Disambiguating UAE emirates and capitals

At several of the talk pages for the individual Emirates of the UAE, queries or proposals have been put forth for having separate articles for the emirates and their eponymous capitals (e.g. here and here. As of now, two of the emirates have been disambiguated from their capitals: Abu Dhabi (emirate) / Abu Dhabi and Ajmān / Ajmān (city). If you are interested in discussing a comprehensive approach to the issue, please see Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Western Asia#Disambiguating UAE emirates and capitals. — AjaxSmack 19:36, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

Ahead? Behind?

These two sentences in the History section don't make any sense:

"In the early 1960s Dubai was ahead of all the other states even though oil was not yet discovered in its territories. Abu Dhabi was behind until His Highness Shaikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan became ruler of Abu Dhabi in 1967."

Ahead and behind in what ways? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.34.157.190 (talk) 05:23, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

I agree, it is very unclear to what it is referring to. I would assume it means development; but since I did not write it, I do not know. It needs two things: better wording and a source. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 05:53, 13 January 2008 (UTC)

Emirati Religiosity

Can someone point out the source for this chart? Per some quick calculations based on available (albeit somewhat outdated) data, I feel that the population of Hindus and Christians has been considerably inflated. I can provide some more information on my calculations if someone can point out where the source data for the chart came from. AreJay (talk) 03:52, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I actually have contacted the author of the chart, User:Moshin. After almost three weeks, I have still not received a response. I left another message today hoping to finally get a response. I told Moshin to change the graph so that it goes by that information provided at United Arab Emirates#Culture and religion. AreJay, do you think that information is incorrect? If so, can you change it so that if Moshin ever corrects the graph, (s)he will use correct information from the article. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 06:10, 21 May 2008 (UTC)

I said "inflated" but my calculations were way off (I was comparing the known Hindu/Christian populations of Dubai to the population of the UAE at large). However, here's what the State Department has to say about the religion in the UAE:

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I am okay with using "unofficial data" presented in the State Department's report because of the nature of census data and the skewed proportion of foreign workers in the UAE. This is not unlike other articles on Dubai and the UAE where data presented is often from unofficial sources. Thanks AreJay (talk) 17:30, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

But, if we go by the unofficial data then any data from ministry reports cannot be counted. As you can see, both the ministry data and unofficial data contradict each other. We cannot use both since then it would add up to more than 100%. Is there another reliable source that contains full data on religion? I would rather use one source that adds up to 100% than mixing two different pieces of data as given by the State Department. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 18:54, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

No, I'm afraid not. I'll keep looking online though. The 2006 State Department report quotes numbers that add up to 100%. I'm not comfortable using this data though because of the way it's been worded ("Although no official figures were available, local observers estimated that..."). This would fail WP's standards for WP:RS. Until a reliable source is found, I think it makes sense to go ahead and remove the chart from the article. AreJay (talk) 21:49, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

I replaced the graph with another graph using the information provided on the State Department's 2007 report. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 23:38, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Economy section

From the article:

"The United Arab Emirates is one of the most developed in the world, based on various socioeconomic indicators such as GDP per capita, energy consumption per capita, and the Human Development Index."

The HDI of the UAE listed here places it at 42nd place. That doesn't seem to qualify it as "one of the most developed" in the world, does it? And I'm not sure about energy use being used as a criteria, although it seems a valid indicator in many countries, energy rich places like Saudi Arabia have some of the highest per capita energy uses in the world, but clearly are not among the most developed. GDP per capita looks great on paper too, if it weren't for the large income inequality I suspect the UAE of having (it is not listed in the GINI coefficient article, but I'm pretty sure the huge foreign labour population are well below the average). So in short, I think this statement should be removed from the article altogether, the reader should be given the statistics and make their own decision on whether the UAE is "one of the most developed" or not. Branding it such in the article seems to be a little non-neutral. TastyCakes (talk) 00:36, 28 July 2008 (UTC)

GDP per capita

I have checked the CIA factbook and the figure for the GDP (PPP) per capita of the UAE is $37,300 (2007 estimate) according to their website. A lot of the articles about the UAE seem to be using the seemingly fictional figure of $55,200 quoted on the main article on the United Arab Emirates. Is that number taken out of printed version of the CIA World Factbook 2008?

VNeogi (talk) 09:49, 9 August 2008 (UTC)

The information is probably correct, but since it does not have a source we should not use it. We should probably go by what the CIA says: $37,300 for GDP - per capita (PPP) in 2007 (estimate).[1] --Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 07:23, 11 August 2008 (UTC)

AED or Dhs?

Are we suppose to write ex: 400 Dhs or 400 AED? Which one is better? NoPity2 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Both mean the exact same thing. It does not matter which one you use. Leitmanp (talk | contributions) 19:56, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Using AED would be more precise, since there is the Moroccan dirham as well. --IncidentFlux ^{[ TalkBack | Contributions ]} 13:05, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

Attention

I have made some edits for English language clarity and sentence flow. I hope I have not stepped on any toes - I feel my edits have improved the overall legibility of the article somewhat. I regret to say this, but if I can't be a good man, at least I can be an honest one - I have been full-on DRUNK as I have made these changes. — NRen2k5^(TALK), 14:25, 25 November 2008 (UTC)

confusing line.

article currently reads "The UAE also does not allow individuals past retirement age to stay within the country without a job." Is it talking about citizens and non-citizens or just non-citizens? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.87.104.175 (talk) 16:51, 11 January 2009 (UTC)

It is generally meant to refer to non-citizens, specifically, Non- GCC citizens. I will edit this part soon, in order to make it more clear. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 121.45.23.98 (talk) 08:05, 24 January 2009 (UTC)

The Coat of arms picture

Apparently the United Arab Emirates Coat of arms picture was deleted from Commons by Maxim because of: "Missing essential information: license/permission/source". If anyone could provide the coat of arms picture it would be much appreciated. NoPity2 (talk) 14:43, 31 January 2009 (UTC)

Salam

this is farid ahmad afghan love to come to the UAE for the permenent leaving there love UAE once i came there for visit a year ago —Preceding unsigned comment added by 116.71.220.202 (talk) 10:02, 5 March 2009 (UTC)

Allah, Nation, President?

Should this be "God", Nation, President? Considering the phrase, on this page, is written in English?

Allah is the name of what they worship. God is not a noun, it is a proper noun, refering specifically to the Christian entity. To translate "Allah" is highly controversial and relatively misleading. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.205.227.198 (talk) 05:23, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Your comment is POV, and your edit is inappropriate. "Allah" is simply the Arabic word for God. Arab Christians also refer to God as Allah. The word Allah existed in Arabic before Islam was founded, though it referred to pagan gods. Muslims consider their God to be the same one that Jews and Christians worship.

I am not a Muslim, but I do have a background in linguistics. In scholarship, it is appropriate to describe such terms in the manner in which its adherents use it. BTW, "God" is not in the Christian or Jewish scriptures. It is the Germanic word that was used to translate the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek original. Bostoner (talk) 23:46, 3 August 2009 (UTC)

A Comment on History of UAE

I think there are some historical facts not mentioned about this beautiful arab country. One of them is that Iran is not mentioned among the countries that current UAE was once part of their territory. I think we arabs should mention these things explicitly since we are not afraid to say the facts and though some time iranians owned our country, but now we are an independent country. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.88.155.131 (talk) 03:00, 19 March 2009 (UTC)

Changes to the article

I have really updated and improved this article, as it looked very bad before and not comparable to the other coutry articles. --MoHasanie (talk) 10:16, 25 June 2009 (UTC)

Michael Jackson and government of the UAE????

The United Arab Emirates is a nation purely socialist whose government was established under the leadership of two gods (Michael Jackson and Tlaloc) following the union of the seven samurais. On 2 December 1971, the six-pack states became a federation like a Covenant (in Halo).[4]

Guys, what does "under the leadership of two gods (Michael Jackson and Tlaloc) mean??? What kind of impact did they have on the formation of the UAE's government? And, two gods??? What's this?

kpal —Preceding unsigned comment added by 212.154.132.3 (talk • contribs) 06:23, 1 July 2009

I took it out., some 16 year old must have come by and thought it would be funny. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.205.227.198 (talk) 05:34, 1 July 2009 (UTC)

Misplaced Content

The section on food has this content included:

Etiquette is an important aspect of UAE Culture and Tradition. The visitors here are expected to show manners and etiquette. Recently many expatriates have not been respecting the laws, and have been arrested, for not wearing enough clothing at beaches, some even being completely nude.[141]

Before the discovery of oil, pearling formed a crucial part of UAE's economy. Pearl fishery, known as ghaus, suffered decline after the advent of Japanese pearl farming. However, the UAE pearl industry laid the foundation of its rich maritime history. Dhows, large wooden ships made from teak wood imported from India, became an indistinct part of the countries maritime fleet and dhow building is still practiced in this Persian Gulf state and perform an important role of trade between countries like Iran, India, and Eastern Africa.[142]

It seems as this should be in another section. Fhaas (talk) 03:43, 10 August 2009 (UTC)

National juice?

Surely it's unreasonable to describe camel's milk as the national "juice" of the UAE. Wouldn't it be more accurate to describe it as a "beverage" or "drink"? 65.213.77.129 (talk) 14:44, 11 August 2009 (UTC)

I've changed it to drink, as juice was not accurate enough. Thank You for pointing that out. --MoHasanie  Talk  22:19, 24 August 2009 (UTC)

Describing Camel's milk as the National "Drink" of the UAE is inconsistent with how one of ordinary linguistic skills would typically understand the term "Drink". I've changed it to "Dairy". Coffee might be more appropriate as a national drink symbol, (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_coffee). —Preceding unsigned comment added by Ikerus (talk • contribs) 16:22, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Map is redicilus

What is the point of showing Asia, Africa, Europe and Oceania for a country this small? A good "zoom in" to the point where only the Middle East is shown would be appropriate. 83.108.202.186 (talk) 18:21, 11 September 2009 (UTC)

Changes to the article

Please stop adding so many subheadings to the article. There is no need to put them. Besides there are no refences provided, AND each section only contains one or two sentences. Also, please dicuss when you're making any significant changes to the article. --MoHasanie  Talk  11:13, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

NATIONAL SPORT

Hello,

What is actually the national sport of UAE? One can find it as "camel racing" under the "national symbols" section and it is "football" in the "sports" section! Could anyone find out which is the real national sport of UAE?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Azeezaman (talk • contribs) 19:25, 12 September 2009 (UTC)

Government section

The government section is terribly confusing. Take the first sentence, "The politics of the United Arab Emirates take place in a framework of a federal presidential elected monarchy, a federation of seven absolute monarchies, the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Qaiwain." Grammatically, that is a mess; I'm not even sure what it is supposed to mean. Perhaps, "The politics of the United Arab Emirates take place in a framework of a federal, presidential, elective monarchy. The UAE is composed of seven absolute monarchies: the emirates of Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah, Sharjah, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Qaiwain." It gets worse from there. It repeatedly uses the phrase "federal system". The use of "federal" to describe the national government is always a little confusing, but the term "federal system" already means "the system of government in a federation".

Ideally, this section would be organized to start with the sentence above, move on to an explanation of what is in the jurisdiction of the UAE and what is in the jurisdiction of the emirates. Then would come, in no particular order, sections on the executive, legislature, and judiciary. If the head of state is not part of any of those branches, that person should get a section before the three branches. -Rrius (talk) 20:50, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

I've done some work by working with Politics of the United Arab Emirates, but someone might want to check the section for accuracy. -Rrius (talk) 21:52, 26 September 2009 (UTC)

I think your changes are quite accurate. Good work! I've always thought the Government and Politics section to be quite confusing. --195.229.235.45 (talk) 15:28, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Vandlism

Please stop vandlising this article. Some IP address keeps adding a climate aveage to this article. But how can a country have an average weather climate. It varies with the region. For example, in Fujairah it rains in June, but no where else in the country. --MoHasanie  Talk  10:58, 6 November 2009 (UTC)

Combine Emirates of the United Arab Emirates article into this one

I suggest incorporating the Emirates of UAE into this article, for obvious reasons. Listing of political divisions of a country properly belongs to the article about the country, as any normal traditional encyclopaedia would do. --Mistakefinder (talk) 20:47, 3 December 2009 (UTC)

Coordinate error

{{geodata-check}} The coordinates need the following fixes:

• The region for United Arab Emirates is AE. It is showing blank. How to fix it?

Aelfakih (talk) 15:31, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Template Infobox Country does not have a parameter that allows input of the ISO 3166-1 region code. I borrowed parameters "coordinates_type" and "coordinates_display" from a technique used successfully with Infobox Settlement; however, these parameter values apparently are not processed in Infobox Country. BrainMarble (talk) 02:33, 22 January 2010 (UTC)

Census

It seems unlikely that a census has already been conducted in 2010. Is there a source for this? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.250.46.223 (talk) 22:37, 6 January 2010 (UTC)

Motto

الله , الوطن , الرئيس "God, Nation, President"

any sources for this one ??? I am a UAE national , and I have never heard this one before !! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 221.115.77.156 (talk) 15:05, 7 January 2010 (UTC)

Not sure. There are various unofficial websites that have similar quotes, but without an authoritative source, I suggest we add a [{Citation needed}] tag for clarity. Added information should not be considered authoritative without citation. It can remain, with the caveat of publicly recognizing its need for sources. Ikerus (talk) 15:36, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Alcohol license

I don't want to edit the page as I don't normally edit Wikipedia, but I just wanted to mention that in addition to only Hotels only (almost) being allowed to serve alcohol, and only a few stores selling it, you need a license to buy alcohol (i.e. if you want to buy for taking it home). So if you are a foreigner you can only get alcohol at a bar or restaurant which serves it as you are not allowed to buy it in stores (although there are a some illegal ways of getting it). An alcohol license is personal, but you are also allowed to buy alcohol using the license of your spouse.

Bad Grammar

Can someone who knows what this is *supposed* to say please complete the final clause?

"As Sharia prohibits sodomy, homosexual relationships are not commonly disclosed and homosexual behavior in public."

Obviously the part after the "and" does not present a complete thought, as there is no verb in the clause. In fact, I'll go ahead and edit to remove the clause until someone can come around to fix it. zadignose (talk) 08:41, 14 June 2010 (UTC)

Dubai Image caption

The caption of the picture of Dubai on the UAE page indicates that it's from the mid-20th century, but clicking through to the image indicates "I took this photograph at the Dubai Museum, in May 2005." One of these must be wrong. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.182.88.85 (talk) 21:22, 17 October 2010 (UTC)

sex ratio

So the UAE nearly tops the world for its sex ratio, roughly twice as many men as women. Where are the women going? The birth rates are the same as elsewhere, so apparently female death rates (after age 15) skyrocket. This deserves at least a sentence of explanation in the article. What are the causes? Is it something like honour killings? Is it related to sex and marriage practices (since the numbers show that pre-pubescent girls are out-surviving boys in the UAE, as one naturally expects anywhere)? Also, the data on the demographics page seems inconsistent: despite the disappearing females, it claims men to have a slightly shorter life expectancy (as they do naturally). Are all these women travelling elsewhere, or are their deaths caused by a factor that some agency seeks to omit from its statistics? Cesiumfrog (talk) 22:38, 19 October 2010 (UTC)

I'm sure it's not a case of disappearing females, but of appearing males: a very large part of the population consists of immigrant male workers. Barnabypage (talk) 10:00, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

In that case can we add half a sentence to the article explaining this, and also saying where the women have been left? I take it you're suggesting the main migration current flows from the former USSR to the Persian Gulf? Cesiumfrog (talk) 21:58, 20 October 2010 (UTC)

I don't know. I'm out of touch with the UAE. When I knew it well the obvious inward migration flows were from the Indian subcontinent, Yemen, the Philippines, Egypt, etc. rather than the former USSR. But there may well be a lot more ex-Soviets now. Maybe someone will come along with some reliable figures. Barnabypage (talk) 10:53, 21 October 2010 (UTC)

The UAE does not reveal the nationalities of its 3.2m immigrants. There are some older published estimates in my report to the UN in 2005: http://www.mmo.gr/pdf/news/Migration_in_the_Middle_East_and_Mediterranean.pdf . There is a 2009 estimate by the ILO which puts the migrant labour population at 87% Asian, 8.7% Arab and 1.5% European (probably including former USSR). 85.72.205.36 (talk) 10:16, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Human Rights section ?!

It doesn't make sense to put a human rights section in the main country page, you can add the article in the see also section of the page. but country pages doesn't usually include this type of information. I checked in many other countries and could not find any other mention of human rights related issues in the main page, for example there is no mention for the human right violations in Guantanamo and AbuGhraib in the USA's main page, and also no mention for human right violations and restrictions in china's page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Unbiased 1987 (talk • contribs) 07:13, 25 October 2010 (UTC)

The population of the UAE

This doubled when I wasn't looking? Come on guys, all estimates put it at just over 4m for 2010, and it was exactly 825,000 natives in the 2005 census, or 4.1 m including immigrants. The data are out there, so this is just sloppy work. 85.72.205.36 (talk) 09:42, 26 October 2010 (UTC)

Abu Dhabi core city

Surely Abu Dhabi city is the core city of Abu Dhabi in the demographics section not Al Ain? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Zaqfalcon (talk • contribs) 11:31, 3 December 2010 (UTC)

No Freedom of Panorama in the United Arab Emirates?

According to this discussion there is no Freedom of Panorama in the United Arab Emirates. Does that mean most, if not all, of these photos being on used on Wikipedia are illegal by UAE law?

• Freedom_of_panorama#United_Arab_Emirates
• Media related to United Arab Emirates on Commons

Thanks, --IncidentFlux ^{[ TalkBack | Contributions ]} 13:00, 22 December 2010 (UTC)

So Wrong

Some smarty editor thought that India and the UAE are the same country and put India related topics towards the end of the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 203.213.110.119 (talk) 12:33, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

citing itself?

hi,

"Torture Controversy: Issa bin Zayed Al Nayhan, the brother of the present ruler of Abu Dhabi, was recently accused of torturing a business partner after a videotape clearly showed him participating in a 3-hour-long torture session in the desert. Abu Dhabi courts cleared him and instead convicted his accusers of drug charges.[63]"

this [63] is a citation of http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issa_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan , lol --187.40.181.95 (talk) 04:06, 11 February 2011 (UTC)

Dirty Towel Head?

Under ethnic group someone put 16.5% "dirty towel heads." Just a little bit racist. I tried to fix it but I couldn't find it in the text edit. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 147.9.229.103 (talk) 22:05, 19 March 2011 (UTC)

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