Exact population: 21,456,188 (July 2006 est.) Literacy: Total population: 50.2%; male: 70.5%; female: 30% Ethnicities: Predominantly Arab; but also Afro-Arab, South Asians, Europeans Land boundaries: Total: 1,746 km; border countries: Oman 288 km, Saudi Arabia 1,458 km Terrain: Narrow coastal plain backed by flat-topped hills and rugged mountains; dissected upland desert plains in center slope into the desert interior of the Arabian Peninsula Extremes: Lowest point: Arabian Sea 0 m; highest point: Jabal an Nabi Shu'ayb 3,760 m Imports: UAE 12.2%, Saudi Arabia 9.7%, China 8.8%, France 7.3%, India 4.4%, US 4.4%, Kuwait 4.2% (2004) Exports: Thailand 33.8%, China 30.3%, Singapore 7.8% (2004) Industries: Crude oil production and petroleum refining; small-scale production of cotton textiles and leather goods; food processing; handicrafts; small aluminum products factory; cement; commercial ship repair
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