ARE · Arabian Peninsula
United Arab Emirates
Logistics and financial hub of the Gulf, entrepreneurial state, military and economic footprint across East Africa and the Sahel.
Data refreshed on 2026.05.10 · source: Wikidata
Composite reading — institute
Risque élevé
4.9 /10 risk
- Security 2.0
- Legitimacy 3.0
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 6.8
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Population
- 9,900,000 inh.
- Area
- 83,600 km²
- Currency
- AED
- Regime
- Federation of absolute monarchies
Executive in office
Head of State
Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane
Head of Government
Mohammed ben Rachid Al Maktoum
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
552 G$
GDP / capita
50,274 $
Growth
4.0 %
Inflation
1.7 %
Unemployment
2.2 %
Life expectancy
83.1 yrs
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- dépend (sortie hydrocarbures) Détroit d'Ormuz Pipeline contournement Habshan-Fujairah
Governance indices V-Dem · Freedom House · CPI · RSF · 2024
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.03/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
18/100
Corruption (CPI)
68/100
Press freedom (RSF)
31/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
528 Md$
Imports
467 Md$
Balance
61 Md$
Top exports
- 30.0% Pétrole brut + raffiné 158 Md$
- 14.0% Or 74 Md$
- 5.0% Pétrochimie + plastiques 26 Md$
Top imports
- 14.0% Or 65 Md$
- 9.0% Smartphones + électronique 42 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
-
USA
51%
-
GBR
53%
-
FRA
56%
-
DEU
56%
-
RUS
47%
-
CHN
67%
-
ISR
30%
Abstention: 18%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
-
✓
NPT
-
✓
CTBT
-
✗
TPNW
-
✗
Rome Statute
-
✗
Genocide
-
✓
Geneva
-
✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
-
◐
Oslo Cluster Munitions
-
✗
Arms Trade Treaty
-
✓
Paris Agreement
Defense industry SIPRI Top 100 · sites officiels
Arms export rank
#18
0.6% du marché mondial
Doctrine
Vision 2030 — autonomie technologique + projection Sahel/Corne
Prime contractors
- EDGE Group (50+ filiales)
Key platforms
- Drones loitering
- Naval
- Satellites
- Munitions
Alliances
- BRICS+
- Accords d'Abraham
- Conseil de coopération du Golfe
Loading news feed…