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Area
Dubai's total area is around 3,885sq km.
Population
Dubai has a total population of 862,387 people.
Males- 71 percent.
Females-29 percent.
People
Emiri 19%, other Arab and Iranian 23%, South Asian 50%, other expatriates (includes Westerners and East Asians) 8% (1982) note: less than 20% are UAE citizens (1982).
Religions
Muslim 96% (Shi'a 16%), Christian, Hindu, and other 4%.
Languages
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu.
Literacy
79.2% of the total population are literate.
Male: 78.9% and female: 79.8%
Newspapers
Three daily newspapers are published from Dubai, Al Bayan in Arabic, Khaleej Times and Gulf News in English.
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