1. United Arab Emirates Courtney Crossley Johanna Nielson Shawn Stoll April 2, 2012

2. United Arab Emirates

4. History Modern Cities Income of Pearls Income from OilSheikdoms Unite

5. Culture Traditional Dress for Men Traditional Dress for Women

6. Statistics Demonym:Emirati(s) Population:5,314,500 estimated people Age Structure:78.7% between 15 and 64 years old Arable land:0.77% Religion:Muslim 96%, Christian and Hindu 4% Language:Arabic (Official), Persian, English, Hindi, and Urdu Major Exports:Crude oil, natural gas, re-exports, dried fish, dates Government:Federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates Income per capita:$48,500 Size:83,600 Sq. km. Compared to America:Slightly smaller than Maine

7. National Issue: Smuggling Drugs

8. Video and Article on Drugs http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gGvEoGx7O84 Concern over drug addiction among youth: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/health/concern-over-drug- addiction-among-youth-1.694447. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/health/concern-over-drug- addiction-among-youth-1.694447 Visitor denies smuggling 3kg of amphetamines in baggage: http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/visitor-denies-smuggling-3kg- of-amphetamines-in-baggage-1.998011. http://gulfnews.com/news/gulf/uae/crime/visitor-denies-smuggling-3kg- of-amphetamines-in-baggage-1.998011

9. Sources Smuggled Drugs Photo: http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/customs-seizure-of-drugs- triples http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/customs-seizure-of-drugs- triples CIA World Fact book: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/index.html Dept. of State ME affairs: http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/index.htm United Arab Emerates Flag: http://www.indigoguide.co.uk/dubai/currency.htm Modern City of Dubai: http://www.786travel.com.au/united-arab-emirates-travel- guide.php?p=69 http://www.786travel.com.au/united-arab-emirates-travel- guide.php?p=69 Pearl harvesting: http://www.polyvore.com/simple_browser_pearl_harvesting_12/thing?i d=14441478 http://www.polyvore.com/simple_browser_pearl_harvesting_12/thing?i d=14441478

10. Sources Oil photo: http://www.arabianoilandgas.com/article-9640-eni-uae-has-94-years-of-oil- production-left/ http://www.arabianoilandgas.com/article-9640-eni-uae-has-94-years-of-oil- production-left/ Trade policy: http://www.uaetrade-usa.org/index.php?page=uae-us-relations&cmsid=64 Photo of Traditional dress (Men): http://www.dubai.com/blog/traditional-clothing-in-uae/ Photo of Traditional dress (Women): http://www.dawn.com Library of Congress: http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?frd/cstdy:@field%28DOCID+ae0031%29