Question

Select two countries and compare them in terms of their demographic characteristics.

Answer 1

Indians in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) constitute the largest part of the population of the country. Over 3,420,000 Indian migrants are estimated to be living in the UAE,

[1] which is over 27 percent of the total population of the UAE

.[2] Indian contact with the emirates that now constitute the UAE dates back several centuries, as a result of trade and commerce between the emirates and India. The UAE has experienced a tremendous increase in the population of resident Indians who initially migrated to the country as a result of opportunities in the petroleum. Now, Indians are key to the UAE's construction, retail, financial services, manufacturing sectors transport sectors. A sizeable minority of Indian migrants are involved in professional services and entrepreneurship. Relations between India and the UAE have traditionally been friendly.