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United Arab Emirates
Falconer training a Peregrine Falcon outside Dubai, UAE.
Facts and figures
| Official country name: | United Arab Emirates |
| National capital: | Abu Dhabi |
| Location: | In the east of the Arabian peninsula, bordering Saudi Arabia to the west and south, and Oman to the east. |
| Area: | 84,000 km2 |
| Population: | 9.5 million |
| Population density: | 113 per km2 |
| GDP per capita: | US$ 44,313* |
| GDP at market prices: | US$ 421,142 million* |
* Source: OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2020
OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member:
HE Obaid H. Al-Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs
OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative:
Mr. Majed Ali Omran Alshamsi, Advisor and Governor of UAE, OPEC Fund, Ministry of Finance
OPEC Fund Alternate Governing Board Representative:
Mr. Hammad Al-Zaabi, Director, Minister's Office and Alternate Governor to UAE for the OPEC Fund