City Facts

City Information

City Name:

Abu Dhabi

Local Name:

Abu Dhabi

City Adjective:

Abu Dhabian

City Demonym:

Abu Dhabian

City Population (Metropolitan Area):

896,800

City Website:

http://www.abudhabi.ae/en

Transportation

Principal Airport

Abu Dhabi International Airport

IATA Code:

AUH

Principal Train Station

***

Telephone

Country Telephone Code:

971

International Access Code:

00

Domestic Inter-City Telephone Prefix:

0

National Telephone Number:

8 to 9 digits

Geography

Longitude:

54° 22′ 00″ E

Latitude:

24° 28′ 00″ N

Elevation:

27 m / 88 ft

Area:

972 km² / 375 mi²

City River:

***

City Lake:

***

City Bodies of Water:

Persian Gulf

City Ocean:

Arabian Sea

GMT / DST:

+4

Currency

Currency:

Emirati Dirham

ISO 4217 Currency Code:

AED

Currency Symbol:

Dh

Sub-Currency

Fils

Sub-Currency Ratio:

Dh1 = 100 filses

Electrical

Electrical Voltage:

220V

Electrical Frequency:

50 Hz

Country Data

Country Name:

United Arab Emirates

In the Local Language:

United Arab Emirates

Formal Name:

United Arab Emirates

In the Local Language:

Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah

Country Demonym:

Emirati

ISO CountryCodes (2-Letter / 3-Letter / Numeric):

AE / ARE / 784

Country Terrain:

Flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east

Median Age:

30.2 years

National Urban Population:

78% of total population

Ethnic Groups:

Emirati 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% *note: less than 20% are UÆ citizens

Religious Affiliations:

Muslim 96% (Shia 16%), other (includes Christian, Hindu) 4%

Languages:

Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu

Literacy:

77.90%

Average Schooling(Females / Males):

12 years / 11 years

Government Type:

Federation with specified powers delegated to the