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Population-Abu Dhabi
By Metilda Carl Published: 08/02/2009
According to the census conducted by the Statistics Center of Abu Dhabi, the population of the emirate was 1,215,218 as of 2002, which included 839,091 males and 376,127 females.
The region covers 67,340 km2 (26,000.1 sq mi). The population density is 293.94/km2 (761.3/sq mi) more than five times that of the entire country however the lowest comapred to the other emirates, with Ajman and Dubai the most densely populated. The figures showed Abu Dhabi had a low density because of its large area, which stood at around 67,340 km2, nearly 87 per cent of the UAE's total area of 77,700 km2. Abu Dhabi also ranks as the 26th most expensive city in the world, and the second most in the region behind Dubai.
As of 2001, 25.6% of the population of the emirate was made up of UAE nationals. Approximately 74.4% of the population was expratiates. The median age in the emirate was about 30.1 years. The crude birth rate, as of 2005, was 13.6%, while the crude death rate was about 2%.
Article 7 of the UAE's Provisional Constitution declares Islam the official state religion of the UAE. The government subsidizes almost 95% of mosques and employs all Imams.
The majority of the inhabitants of Abu Dhabi are expatriate workers from India, Pakistan, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Somalia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Philippines, the United Kingdom and various countries from across the Arab world. Consequently, English, Hindi, Tagalog, Tigrinya, Amharic, Bengali, and Urdu are widely spoken. Apart from Urdu and Hindi spoken by Indians, many Indian expatriates also contribute other South Asian languages to the cultural milieu, including Malayalam, widely spoken in Kerala.
The native-born population are Arabic-speaking Persian Gulf Arabs who are part of a clan-based society. The Al Nahyan family, part of the al-Falah branch of the Bani Yas clan, rules the emirate and has a central place in society.
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