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Administrative divisions
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28 states and 7 union territories*; Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
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7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn
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Capital city
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Geographic coordinates
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28 36 N, 77 12 E
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24 28 N, 54 22 E
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Capital city
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Name
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New Delhi
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Abu Dhabi
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Constitution
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previous 1935 (preindependence); latest draft completed 4 November 1949, adopted 26 November 1949, effective 26 January 1950; amended many times, last in 2013
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previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent May 1996; amended 2009
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Diplomatic representation from the US
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Mailing address
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use embassy street address
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P. O. Box 4009, Abu Dhabi
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Executive branch
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Cabinet
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Union Council of Ministers appointed by the president on the recommendation of the prime minister
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Council of Ministers appointed by the president
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Executive branch
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Chief of state
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President Pranab MUKHERJEE (since 22 July 2012); Vice President Mohammad Hamid ANSARI (since 11 August 2007)
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President KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006)
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Executive branch
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Head of government
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Prime Minister Manmohan SINGH (since 22 May 2004)
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Prime Minister and Vice President MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers SAIF bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 11 May 2009) and MANSUR bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since 11 May 2009)
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Government type
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federal republic
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federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates
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Judicial branch
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Supreme Court (one chief justice and 25 associate justices are appointed by the president and remain in office until they reach the age of 65 or are removed for "proved misbehavior")
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Union Supreme Court (judges are appointed by the president)
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Legal system
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common law system based on the English model; separate personal law codes apply to Muslims, Christians, and Hindus; judicial review of legislative acts
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mixed legal system of Islamic law and civil law
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Legislative branch
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bicameral Parliament or Sansad consists of the Council of States or Rajya Sabha (a body consisting of not more than 250 members up to 12 of whom are appointed by the president, the remainder are chosen by the elected members of the state and territorial assemblies; members serve six-year terms) and the People's Assembly or Lok Sabha
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unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani
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Political parties and leaders
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Aam Aadmi Party or AAP [Arvind KEJRIWAL]<br />All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or AIADMK [J. JAYALALITHAA]<br />All India Trinamool Congress or TMC [Mamata BANERJEE]<br />Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP [MAYAWATI]<br />Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP [Rajnath SINGH]<br />Biju Janata Dal or BJD [Naveen PATNAIK]<br />Communist Party of India or CPI [A.B. BARDHAN]<br />Communist Party of India-Marxist or CPI(M) [Prakash KARAT]<br />Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or DMK [M.KARUNANIDHI]<br />Indian National Congress or INC [Sonia GANDHI]<br />Janata Dal (United) or JD(U) [Sharad YADAV]<br />Nationalist Congress Party or NCP [Sharad PAWAR]<br />Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD [Lalu Prasad YADAV]<br />Rashtriya Lok Dal or RLD [Ajit SINGH]<br />Samajwadi Party or SP [Mulayam Singh YADAV]<br />Shiromani Akali Dal or SAD [Parkash Singh BADAL]<br />Shiv Sena or SS [Uddhav THACKERAY]<br />Telugu Desam Party or TDP [Chandrababu NAIDU]<br />
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none; political parties are not allowed
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Political pressure groups and leaders
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All Parties Hurriyat Conference in the Kashmir Valley (separatist group)<br />Bajrang Dal (religious organization)<br />India Against Corruption [Anna HAZAREI]<br />Jamiat Ulema-e Hind (religious organization)<br />Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh [Mohan BHAGWAT] (religious organization)<br />Vishwa Hindu Parishad [Ashok SINGHAL] (religious organization)<br /><br /><strong>other:</strong><br />numerous religious or militant/chauvinistic organizations<br />hundreds of social reform, anti-corruption, and environmental groups at state and local level<br />various separatist groups seeking greater communal and/or regional autonomy
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NA
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Suffrage
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18 years of age; universal
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limited(FNC) that together account for about 12 percent of the native Emirati population
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International organization participation
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ABEDA, ADB, AfDB (nonregional member), ARF, ASEAN (dialogue partner), BIMSTEC, BIS, BRICS, C, CD, CERN (observer), CICA, CP, EAS, FAO, FATF, G-15, G-20, G-24, G-77, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC (NGOs), LAS (observer), MIGA, MONUSCO, NAM, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, PCA, PIF (partner), SAARC, SACEP, SCO (observer), UN, UNCTAD, UNDOF, UNESCO, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNIFIL, UNISFA, UNITAR, UNMISS, UNOCI, UNSC (temporary), UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU (NGOs), WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BIS, CAEU, CICA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC (national committees), ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OIF (observer), OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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Country name
>
Conventional long form
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Republic of India
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United Arab Emirates
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Executive branch
>
Elections
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president elected by an electoral college consisting of elected members of both houses of Parliament and the legislatures of the states for a five-year term (no term limits); election last held in July 2012 (next to be held in July 2017); vice president elected by both houses of Parliament for a five-year term; election last held in August 2012 (next to be held in August 2017); prime minister chosen by parliamentary members of the majority party following legislative elections; election last held April - May 2009 (next to be held no later than May 2014)
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president and vice president elected by the FSC for five-year terms (no term limits) from among the seven FSC members; election last held 3 November 2004 upon the death of the UAE's Founding Father and first President ZAYID bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan (next election NA); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president
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National symbol(s)
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the Lion Capital of Ashoka, which depicts four Asiatic lions standing back to back mounted on a circular abacus, is the official emblem; the Bengal tiger is the national animal
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golden falcon
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Flag description
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three equal horizontal bands of saffron (subdued orange) (top), white, and green, with a blue chakra (24-spoked wheel) centered in the white band; saffron represents courage, sacrifice, and the spirit of renunciation; white signifies purity and truth; green stands for faith and fertility; the blue chakra symbolizes the wheel of life in movement and death in stagnation
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three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side; the flag incorporates all four Pan-Arab colors, which in this case represent fertility (green), neutrality (white), petroleum resources (black), and unity (red); red was the traditional color incorporated into all flags of the emirates before their unification
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Red tape
>
Time required to start a business
>
Days
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27
Ranked 55th.
3 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
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8
Ranked 145th.
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Country name
>
Conventional short form
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India
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none
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Constitutional form
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Republic
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Constitutional monarchy
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Transnational Issues
>
Disputes
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International
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since China and India launched a security and foreign policy dialogue in 2005, consolidated discussions related to the dispute over most of their rugged, militarized boundary, regional nuclear proliferation, Indian claims that China transferred missiles to Pakistan, and other matters continue; Kashmir remains the site of the world's largest and most militarized territorial dispute with portions under the de facto administration of China (Aksai Chin), India (Jammu and Kashmir), and Pakistan (Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas); India and Pakistan resumed bilateral dialogue in February 2011 after a two-year hiatus, have maintained the 2003 cease-fire in Kashmir, and continue to have disputes over water sharing of the Indus River and its tributaries; UN Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan has maintained a small group of peacekeepers since 1949; India does not recognize Pakistan's ceding historic Kashmir lands to China in 1964; to defuse tensions and prepare for discussions on a maritime boundary, India and Pakistan seek technical resolution of the disputed boundary in Sir Creek estuary at the mouth of the Rann of Kutch in the Arabian Sea; Pakistani maps continue to show its Junagadh claim in Indian Gujarat State; Prime Minister Singh's September 2011 visit to Bangladesh resulted in the signing of a Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, which had called for the settlement of longstanding boundary disputes over undemarcated areas and the exchange of territorial enclaves, but which had never been implemented; Bangladesh referred its maritime boundary claims with Burma and India to the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea; Joint Border Committee with Nepal continues to examine contested boundary sections, including the 400 square kilometer dispute over the source of the Kalapani River; India maintains a strict border regime to keep out Maoist insurgents and control illegal cross-border activities from Nepal
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boundary agreement was signed and ratified with Oman in 2003 for entire border, including Oman's Musandam Peninsula and Al Madhah enclaves, but contents of the agreement and detailed maps showing the alignment have not been published; Iran and UAE dispute Tunb Islands and Abu Musa Island, which Iran occupies
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National anthem
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<strong>name: </strong>"Jana-Gana-Mana" (Thou Art the Ruler of the Minds of All People)<br /><strong>lyrics/music:</strong> Rabindranath TAGORE
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<strong>name: </strong>"Nashid al-watani al-imarati" (National Anthem of the UAE)<br /><strong>lyrics/music:</strong> AREF Al Sheikh Abdullah Al Hassan/Mohamad Abdel WAHAB
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FAX
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91
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971
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Legislative branch
>
Election results
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People's Assembly - percent of vote by party - NA; seats by party - INC 206, BJP 116, SP 23, BSP 21, JD(U) 20, TMC 19, DMK 18, CPI(M) 16, BJD 14, SS 11, AIADMK 9, NCP 9, TDP 6, RLD 5, CPI 4, RJD 4, SAD 4, independent 9, other 29, vacant 2(as of February 2013) - INC 204, BJP 115, SP 22, BSP 21, JD(U) 20, AITC 19, DMK 18, CPI(M) 16, BJD 14, SS 11, AIADMK 9, NCP 9, TDP 6, RLD 5, CPI 4, RJD 4, SAD 4, independents 9, other 31, nominated (INC) 2, vacant 2
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elected seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2
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Legislative branch
>
Elections
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People's Assembly - last held in five phases on 16, 22-23, 30 April and 7, 13 May 2009 (next must be held by May 2014)
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last held on 24 September 2011 (next to be held in 2015)
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Democracy and rights
>
Press freedom index
|
41.22
Ranked 39th.
23% more than
United Arab Emirates
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33.49
Ranked 65th.
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Parliament
>
Seats held by women
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Percentage
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11.01%
Ranked 138th.
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17.5%
Ranked 92nd.
59% more than
India
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Independence
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15 August 1947 (from the UK)
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2 December 1971 (from the UK)
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Executive branch
>
Election results
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Pranab MUKHERJEE elected president; percent of vote - Pranab MUKHERJEE 69.31%, Purno SANGMA - 30.69%
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KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan elected president by a unanimous vote of the FSC; MUHAMMAD bin Rashid Al-Maktum unanimously affirmed vice president after the 2006 death of his brother Sheikh MAKTUM bin Rashid Al-Maktum
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Judicial branch
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Subordinate courts
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District Courts; Labour Court
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Federal Court of Cassation (determines the constitutionality of laws promulgated at the federal and local (emirate) levels; federal level courts of first instance and appeals courts; each emirate has its own court system
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Basis of executive legitimacy
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Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence
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Monarch personally exercises power in concert with other institutions
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Transnational Issues
>
Illicit drugs
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world's largest producer of licit opium for the pharmaceutical trade, but an undetermined quantity of opium is diverted to illicit international drug markets; transit point for illicit narcotics produced in neighboring countries and throughout Southwest Asia; illicit producer of methaqualone; vulnerable to narcotics money laundering through the hawala system; licit ketamine and precursor production
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the UAE is a drug transshipment point for traffickers given its proximity to Southwest Asian drug-producing countries; the UAE's position as a major financial center makes it vulnerable to money laundering; anti-money-laundering controls improving, but informal banking remains unregulated
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Country name
>
Local short form
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India/Bharat
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none
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Democracy and rights
>
Freedom of the press
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37
Ranked 116th.
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72
Ranked 36th.
95% more than
India
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Diplomatic representation from the US
>
Embassy
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Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021
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Embassies District, Plot 38 Sector W59-02, Street No. 4, Abu Dhabi
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Red tape
>
Start-up procedures to register a business
>
Number
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12
Ranked 18th.
Twice as much
as
United Arab Emirates
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6
Ranked 107th.
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Democracy
>
Civil and political liberties
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4.5
Ranked 51st.
3 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
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1.5
Ranked 110th.
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General government final
>
Consumption expenditure
>
Current US$
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91.37 billion$
Ranked 12th.
6 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
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14.7 billion$
Ranked 37th.
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National holiday
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Republic Day, 26 January
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Independence Day, 2 December
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Capital
>
Geographic coordinates
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28 36 N, 77 12 E
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24 28 N, 54 22 E
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Time required to start a business
>
Days
|
35 days
Ranked 87th.
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63 days
Ranked 32nd.
80% more than
India
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Democracy
>
Gender Parity Index in primary level enrolment
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0.934
Ranked 114th.
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0.971
Ranked 82nd.
4% more than
India
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Judicial branch
>
Judge selection and term of office
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justices appointed by the president to serve until age 65
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judges appointed by the federal president following approval by the Federal Supreme Council, which includes the rulers of the 7 emirates; judge term NA
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Red tape
>
Burden of customs procedure, WEF
>
1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient
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3.8
Ranked 83th.
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5.8
Ranked 5th.
53% more than
India
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Democracy
>
Bertelsmann Transformation Index
>
Status Index 2006
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7.21
Ranked 24th.
43% more than
United Arab Emirates
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5.03
Ranked 75th.
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Red tape
>
Time required to register property
>
Days
|
44
Ranked 75th.
7 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
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6
Ranked 169th.
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Politics
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344m people voted in 2009 election - Congress-led alliance of PM Manmohan Singh won second mandate
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The UAE is one of the most liberal countries in the Gulf, but it clamped down on Internet activism in 2012 and imprisoned 68 Islamists for allegedly attempting to seize power in 2013
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International law organization participation
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accepts compulsory ICJ jurisdiction with reservations; non-party state to the ICCt
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has not submitted an ICJ jurisdiction declaration; non-party state to the ICCt
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Parliament
>
Seats held by men
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485
Ranked 5th.
15 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
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33
Ranked 165th.
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Country name
>
Local long form
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Republic of India/Bharatiya Ganarajya
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Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah
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Red tape
>
Time to resolve insolvency
>
Years
|
4.3
Ranked 19th.
34% more than
United Arab Emirates
|
3.2
Ranked 48th.
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|
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Red tape
>
Start-up procedures to register a business
>
Number per million
|
0.0097
Ranked 187th.
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0.652
Ranked 102nd.
67 times more
than
India
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|
|
Diplomatic representation from the US
>
Chief of mission
|
Ambassador Nancy J. POWELL (since 19 April 2012)
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Ambassador Michael H. CORBIN
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Diplomatic representation in the US
>
Chancery
|
None
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None
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Diplomatic representation from the US
>
Telephone
|
[91] (11) 2419-8000
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[971] (2) 414-2200
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Diplomatic representation in the US
>
Chief of mission
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Ambassador Nirupama RAO (since 7 September 2011)
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Ambassador Yusif bin Mani bin Said al-UTAYBA (since 25 July 2008)
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Parliament
>
Seats held by women
|
60
Ranked 42nd.
9 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
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7
Ranked 149th.
|
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Foreign relations
>
Date of recognition of Israel
|
None
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None
|
|
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Democracy
>
Democratic institutions rating
|
9
Ranked 36th.
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-8
Ranked 133th.
|
|
|
UN membership date
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30 Oct. 1945
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9 Dec. 1971
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|
|
Red tape
>
Procedures to build a warehouse
>
Number
|
35
Ranked 2nd.
3 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
12
Ranked 125th.
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|
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Capital city
|
New Delhi
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Abu Dhabi
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|
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Capital
>
Name
|
New Delhi
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Abu Dhabi
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|
|
Legal origin
|
<a href=/encyclopedia/England>English</a>
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<a href=/encyclopedia/England>English</a>
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General government final
>
Consumption expenditure
>
Current US$
>
Per capita
|
83.47$
per capita
Ranked 111th.
|
3,242.38$
per capita
Ranked 21st.
39 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Spending
>
Expense
>
Current LCU
|
8.6 trillion
Ranked 7th.
447 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
19.23 billion
Ranked 42nd.
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Time required to get electricity
>
Days
|
67
Ranked 125th.
91% more than
United Arab Emirates
|
35
Ranked 174th.
|
|
|
Democracy and rights
>
Year women first voted at national level
|
1947
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2006
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|
|
Capital
>
Time difference
|
UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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International relations
|
Ongoing dispute with Pakistan over Kashmir region; nuclear weapons state; world's most prolific film industry - Bollywood
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There has been tension between the UAE and Iran over disputed Gulf islands; the US treats the UAE as an ally in its fight against militants
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|
|
Red tape
>
Time required to get electricity
>
Days per million
|
0.0542
Ranked 188th.
|
4.35
Ranked 133th.
80 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Democracy
>
Female ministers
|
5.9%
Ranked 99th.
|
11.1%
Ranked 69th.
88% more than
India
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Time required to enforce a contract
>
Days
|
1,420
Ranked 5th.
3 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
524
Ranked 104th.
|
|
|
Democracy
>
Female parliamentarians
|
8.9%
Ranked 104th.
|
0.0
Ranked 156th.
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Procedures to register property
>
Number
|
5
Ranked 115th.
3 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
2
Ranked 176th.
|
|
|
Role of head of state
|
Ceremonial
|
Executive
|
|
|
General government final
>
Consumption expenditure
>
Current US$ per capita
|
81.06$
Ranked 109th.
|
3,542.68$
Ranked 19th.
44 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Start-up procedures to register a business
>
Number
|
11
Ranked 50th.
|
12
Ranked 34th.
9% more than
India
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Burden of customs procedure, WEF
>
1=extremely inefficient to 7=extremely efficient per million
|
0.00307
Ranked 144th.
|
0.63
Ranked 54th.
205 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Strength of legal rights index
>
0=weak to 10=strong
|
8
Ranked 29th.
Twice as much
as
United Arab Emirates
|
4
Ranked 109th.
|
|
|
Spending
>
Compensation of employees
>
Current LCU
|
565.67 billion
Ranked 11th.
82 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
6.92 billion
Ranked 37th.
|
|
|
Democracy
>
Bertelsmann Transformation Index
>
Management Index 2006
|
5.98
Ranked 33th.
42% more than
United Arab Emirates
|
4.2
Ranked 76th.
|
|
|
General government final
>
Consumption expenditure
>
Current US$
>
Per $ GDP
|
0.113$
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 102nd.
The same as
United Arab Emirates
|
0.113$
per $1 of GDP
Ranked 103th.
|
|
|
Parliament
>
Seats held by women per million people
|
0.0491
Ranked 180th.
|
1.28
Ranked 139th.
26 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Foreign relations
>
Nepal
>
Date of Establishment
|
June 13, 1947
|
January 22, 1977
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Time required to build a warehouse
>
Days
|
168
Ranked 73th.
4 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
44
Ranked 182nd.
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Procedures to enforce a contract
>
Number per million
|
0.0372
Ranked 187th.
|
5.32
Ranked 90th.
143 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Time required to start a business
>
Days per million
|
0.0218
Ranked 187th.
|
0.869
Ranked 125th.
40 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Time required to register property
>
Days per million
|
0.0356
Ranked 182nd.
|
1.09
Ranked 139th.
31 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Time required to build a warehouse
>
Days per million
|
0.136
Ranked 185th.
|
4.78
Ranked 148th.
35 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Red tape
>
Procedures to build a warehouse
>
Number per million
|
0.0283
Ranked 183th.
|
1.41
Ranked 105th.
50 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Democracy
>
Bertelsmann Transformation Index>Political Transformation
|
7.95
Ranked 21st.
2 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
3.2
Ranked 101st.
|
|
|
Foreign relations
>
Diplomatic representation in the US
>
Ambassador
|
Jaishankar, S S Jaishankar
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Al Otaiba, Yousef Yousef Al Otaiba
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General government final
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Consumption expenditure
>
Constant 2000 US$
>
Per capita
|
66.7 constant 2000 US$
per c
Ranked 86th.
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2,569.48 constant 2000 US$
per c
Ranked 24th.
39 times more
than
India
|
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Time required to build a warehouse
>
Days
|
270 days
Ranked 38th.
2 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
125 days
Ranked 134th.
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Foreign relations
>
Croatia
>
Date of Establishment
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July 9, 1992
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June 23, 1992
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National anthem
>
Name
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-
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"Nashid al-watani al-imarati" (National Anthem of the UAE)
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Start-up procedures to register a business
>
Number
>
Per capita
|
0.01
per 1 million people
Ranked 170th.
|
2.59
per 1 million people
Ranked 51st.
259 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Time required to enforce a contract
>
Days
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1,420 days
Ranked 4th.
2 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
607 days
Ranked 53th.
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Procedures to register property
>
Number
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6
Ranked 80th.
Twice as much
as
United Arab Emirates
|
3
Ranked 150th.
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Procedures to build a warehouse
>
Number
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20
Ranked 46th.
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21
Ranked 38th.
5% more than
India
|
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Procedures to enforce a contract
>
Number per million
|
0.049
Ranked 167th.
|
6.97
Ranked 61st.
142 times more
than
India
|
|
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Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments
>
%
|
11%
Ranked 142nd.
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17.5%
Ranked 99th.
59% more than
India
|
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Spending
>
Expense
>
% of GDP
|
15.43%
Ranked 75th.
63% more than
United Arab Emirates
|
9.49%
Ranked 69th.
|
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Spending
>
Compensation of employees
>
% of expense
|
6.57%
Ranked 86th.
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36%
Ranked 14th.
5 times more
than
India
|
|
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Parliament
>
Seats held by men per million people
|
0.397
Ranked 186th.
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6.03
Ranked 147th.
15 times more
than
India
|
|
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Foreign relations
>
Date of establishment of relations with China
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January 1, 1950
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November 1, 1984
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Procedures to enforce a contract
>
Number
|
56
Ranked 10th.
65% more than
United Arab Emirates
|
34
Ranked 80th.
|
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General government final
>
Consumption expenditure
>
Current LCU
|
4045110000000
|
53979000000
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Legislature (parliament)
>
Term of office for lower house members
|
5
Ranked 52nd.
The same as
United Arab Emirates
|
5
Ranked 53th.
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Foreign relations
>
Diplomatic relations with Palestine
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Yes
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Yes
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Red tape
>
Time required to enforce a contract
>
Days per million
|
1.15
Ranked 186th.
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56.92
Ranked 99th.
50 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Procedures to build a warehouse
>
Number
>
Per capita
|
0.018
per 1 million people
Ranked 167th.
|
4.53
per 1 million people
Ranked 54th.
252 times more
than
India
|
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Diplomatic representation from the US
>
FAX
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[91] (11) 2419-0017
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[971] (2) 414-2603
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Diplomatic representation in the US
>
Telephone
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[1] (202) 939-7000
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[1] (202) 243-2400
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Capital city
>
Time difference
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UTC+5.5 (10.5 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC during Standard Time)
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Spending
>
Goods and services expense
>
% of expense
|
10.83%
Ranked 59th.
|
45.7%
Ranked 7th.
4 times more
than
India
|
|
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General government final
>
Consumption expenditure
>
Constant 2000 US$ per capita
|
64.77 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 84th.
|
3,033.94 constant 2000 US$
Ranked 22nd.
47 times more
than
India
|
|
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Procedures to register property
>
Number per million
|
0.00525
Ranked 164th.
|
0.615
Ranked 81st.
117 times more
than
India
|
|
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Procedures to build a warehouse
>
Number per million
|
0.0175
Ranked 166th.
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4.31
Ranked 55th.
246 times more
than
India
|
|
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Start-up procedures to register a business
>
Number per million
|
0.00962
Ranked 169th.
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2.46
Ranked 53th.
256 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Foreign relations
>
Date of recognition of State of Palestine
|
18 November 1988
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16 November 1988
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Time to prepare and pay taxes
>
Hours
|
264 hours
Ranked 79th.
22 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
12 hours
Ranked 168th.
|
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General government final
>
Consumption expenditure
>
Constant 2000 US$
|
73 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 10th.
7 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
11.1 billion constant 2000 US$
Ranked 41st.
|
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Procedures to register property
>
Number
>
Per capita
|
0.005
per 1 million people
Ranked 165th.
|
0.647
per 1 million people
Ranked 82nd.
129 times more
than
India
|
|
|
Procedures to enforce a contract
>
Number
>
Per capita
|
0.05
per 1 million people
Ranked 168th.
|
7.33
per 1 million people
Ranked 62nd.
147 times more
than
India
|
|
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Spending
>
Goods and services expense
>
Current LCU
|
931.79 billion
Ranked 7th.
106 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
8.79 billion
Ranked 30th.
|
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National anthem
>
Note
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adopted 1950; Rabindranath TAGORE, a Nobel laureate, also wrote Bangladesh's national anthem
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music adopted 1971, lyrics adopted 1996; Mohamad Abdel WAHAB also composed the music for the anthem of Tunisia
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Red tape
>
Procedures to enforce a contract
>
Number
|
46
Ranked 24th.
|
49
Ranked 10th.
7% more than
India
|
|
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Red tape
>
Procedures to register property
>
Number per million
|
0.00404
Ranked 183th.
|
0.217
Ranked 138th.
54 times more
than
India
|
|
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Diplomatic representation in the US
>
FAX
|
[1] (202) 265-4351
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[1] (202) 243-2432
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Diplomatic representation from the US
>
Consulate(s) general
|
Chennai (Madras), Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay)
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Dubai
|
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General government final
>
Consumption expenditure
>
Constant LCU
|
3060870000000
|
37756350000
|
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Time to resolve insolvency
>
Years
|
10 years
Ranked 2nd.
96% more than
United Arab Emirates
|
5.1 years
Ranked 16th.
|
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General government final
>
Consumption expenditure
>
Annual % growth
|
9.8%
Ranked 12th.
140 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
0.07%
Ranked 106th.
|
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Time required to register property
>
Days
|
62 days
Ranked 64th.
10 times more
than
United Arab Emirates
|
6 days
Ranked 155th.
|
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FAX
>
Consulate(s) general
|
Chennai (Madras), Hyderabad; Kolkata (Calcutta), Mumbai (Bombay)
|
Dubai
|
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