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United Arab Emirates Summary

Population 2000 (NSO-Based Estimate '000) 3,196   Population 2000 (UN '000) 2,606
Area (km2) 74,777   Avg. Input Resolution (km) 97
Number of Administrative Units 8   Population Per Administrative Unit ('000) 399
Number of Urban Extents 11   Number of Settlement Points 9

United Arab Emirates Details

Names
ISO3-Code ARE
Continent Asia
Country Name United Arab Emirates
Administrative Classifications
Level Used 1.0
Leve1 Type Emirate
Number of Units 8
Population Per Unit ('000) (2000, estimate) 399
National Population Estimates
Last Year of Reference 1995
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1990 ('000) 1,822
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 1995 ('000) 2,411
NSO-Based Estimated Population, 2000 ('000) 3,196
UN Population, 1990 ('000) 2,014
UN Population, 1995 ('000) 2,352
UN Population, 2000 ('000) 2,606
National Spatial Estimates
Area (km2) 74,777
Average Input Resolution (km) 97
Settlement Points
Number of Settlement Points 9
Largest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 880,809
Smallest Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 29,739
Mean Settlement, by Population (2000, estimate) 275,931
Urban Areal Extents
Number of Urban Extents 11
Largest Urban Extent (km2) 6,749
Smallest Urban Extent (km2) 5
Mean Urban Extent (km2) 784
Total for All Urban Extent (km2) 8,621
Largest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 2,464,018
Smallest Urban Extent (population, 2000) 1,133
Mean Urban Extent (population, 2000) 247,862
Total for All Urban Extent (population, 2000) 2,726,483
% Total Land Area in Urban Extents (km2) 11%
% Total Population in Urban Extents (2000, estimate) 84%
% Total Population that is Urban (2001, UN World Urbanization Prospects) 87%
Urban Areal Extents, by Source
Nighttime Lights Data 15
Regression-estimated Extents 0
Digital Chart of the World 0
Other 0
Notes
Administrative Population Source Data:
United Arab Emirates Census 1985 and 1995: http://www.uae.gov.ae/mop/Census/census.htm .
Administrative Boundary Source Data:
UNEP/GRID-WRI-NCGIA Asia Population Database: http://grid2.cr.usgs.gov .
Settlement Point Population Source Data:
City Population, www.citypopulation.de
Settlement Point Coordinate Source Data:
City Population, NIMA
Urban Criteria for Settlements (UN):
Not available.
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