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United Arab Emirates

Falconer training a Peregrine Falcon outside Dubai, UAE.

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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:9.71 million
Population density:116 per km2
GDP per capita:US$ 91,907*
GDP at market prices:US$ 504,173 million*

* Source: OPEC Annual Statistical Bulletin 2024

OPEC Fund Ministerial Council Member:

HH Sheikh Maktoum Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Ministry of Finance 

HE Mohammed Bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, Ministry of Finance 

OPEC Fund Governing Board Representative: 

Ms. Thuraiya Hamid Alhashmi, Director of International Financial Relations and Organizations, Ministry of Finance

OPEC Fund Alternate Governing Board Representative:

Mr. Hammad Essa Al-Zaabi, Director of the Minister's Office, Ministry of Finance

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