project. report. United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates (UAE) is classified as one of the richer countries in the world, with a high GDP (Gross Domestic Product), because of its renowned oil exports. Located in the Middle East, the country’s economy depends on its natural resources—petroleum, and natural gas. With the latest statistics, 4 798 491 people live in the UAE, with a GDP income per capita of $40 000 USD, as of 2008. UAE is a developed country, with 78% of the total population living in urban areas. Emiratis have a life expectancy of 76.11, suggesting that the medical and health services, as well as food, are that of a high standard, although an adult prevalence of 0.18% of the HIV/AIDS virus. Of Emiratis of age 15 and over, 77.9% can read and write. This being 76.1% males and 81.7% females. The average school life expectancy is 11 years for males, and 12 years for females, with 1.3% of GPD spent on this. The UAE is part of many global organizations, including associations with other nations, these include, ABEDA, AFESD, AMF, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt (signatory), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, and WTO. Being a major part of the global trade of oil and gas, since the discovery of oil in the UAE more than 30 years ago, the country has transformed from a sandy desert, to a more modernized city. The GDP growth rate has been recently constant, with a rate of 7.7% in 2008. The nation has a mere unemployment rate of 2.4% and an investment rate of 20.8% of the GDP. Emiratis’s budgets are a revenue of $83.15 billion, and $48.3 billion on expenditure. Petroleum and petrochemicals are industries in the UAE, with a production of 2.948 million barrels a day, as well as fishing, aluminum, cement, fertilizers, commercial ship repair, construction materials, some boat building, handicrafts, and textiles exist, also providing traded agriculture products such as dates, vegetables, watermelon, poultry, eggs, fairy products and fish. The UAE also has a high natural gas production of 48.79 million cubic metres a day. 1.385 millions main telephone lines are in used, and a grand 7.595 million people use cell phones (a.k.a. mobile phones). With recent technological advances, there are 15 television broadcast stations and 2.3 million internet users. The UAE, is a country of wealth, providing its source of resources and of good health and wellbeing.