Contributed by: Ara Espina

a country composed of seven emirates namely: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras alKhaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. second-biggest destination for Filipino workers after the land of Saudi Arabia

After the discovery of oil in the land, there was a tremendous improvement in the lives of the citizens from an impoverished lifestyle to one of the highest standard of living in the world.

UAE has a production growth rate of 4.2% last year. Gross Domestic Product rose to $358.9 billion in 2012. Twenty-five percent of their GDP is mainly based on oil.

Jobs: 4.337 billion (85% of them are occupied by expatriates) unemployment rate: 2.4%. Exports earnings: $300.9 billion (crude oil, natural gas, dried fish, and dates during 2012) Imports costs: $220.3 billion (machinery, equipments, and food during 2012)

produces 3.087 million barrels per day of crude oil 2.036 million barrels per day are exported

Budget: 8,200,000php (Philippine Sports Commission)

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Gold Medals 4 1 2 1

Silver Medals

Bronze Medals

The team won 0.01 gold medal for every 100,000php spent by the country. They won a total of 0.09 medal for evey 100,000php spent by the country.

Awards in Metro Manila Film Festival 2012: Best Picture Best Actor award for Dingdong Dantes Best Child Star award for Miguel Vergara Best Editing award Best Screenplay award FPJ Memorial Award for Excellence.

total budget: 15,000,000php earnings: 213 million pesos

Export has grown at an annual average of 11% in the last ten years. Top export markets of Philippine furniture are Japan and the United States.

One of the worlds best producers of fine furniture

Manufactured products may be classified into two broad categories:

leg items - chairs, tables, beds, headboards and settees case goods - cabinets, desks, wardrobe cases, chest of drawers, dressers and kitchen storage units

Number of furniture firms: 15,000 (9,750 are cottage or small manufacturers) Employed in the furniture industry: 800,000 workers

Major furnituremaking areas in the country:

1. Cebu (60% of total exports) 2. Metro Manila 3. Pampanga

Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel 1988

"for his pioneering contributions to the theory of markets and efficient utilization of resources". A la Recherche d'une Discipline Economique, (1943) and Economie et Interet (1947)