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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a country in Asia that is home to 9,916,000 people. It is also home to 1 living indigenous language, Shihhi Arabic. In addition, 10 living non-indigenous languages are established within the country. One of these, Standard Arabic, is the official language of the country.

  • Geography

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  • Demographics

    9,916,000

    people

    1

    living languages

    95%
    literate
  • Language Vitality Count

    1. 0
    2. 1
    3. 0
    4. 0

The United Arab Emirates has adopted the following international conventions which speak to indigenous language rights.