Points of Prayer

  • Pray for the nearly 9 million unreached which include many Arabs, Hindus, and South Asians.

  • Pray for peace in the midst of political and social unrest.

  • Pray for more workers to be sent to the UAE and that they would be able to plant, water and see the harvest in the spiritually dry and arid land.

  • Pray for the protection of immigrants in the country. That justice would be given to those who are in compromised situations and that human rights would increase.

  • Pray that the workers on the ground would continue to see open doors for discipleship.

  • Pray that laborers would be emboldened by the Holy Spirit to show unbelievers who Jesus is.

  • Pray that the wealthy would find their riches in the peace of Jesus.

Romans 1:16 in Modern Standard Arabic (an unspoken language)

رِسَالَةُ بُولُسَ ٱلرَّسُولِ إِلَى أَهْلِ رُومِيَةَ١:١٦
.لاني لست استحي بانجيل المسيح لانه قوة الله للخلاص لكل من يؤمن لليهودي اولا ثم لليوناني

United Arab Emirates

 

Country Facts

Population

9,915,803 (2022 est.)

The UN estimated the country's total population was 10,082,000 as of 2022; immigrants make up 88.1% of the total population, according to UN data (2020)

Ethnic Groups

Emirati 11.6%, South Asian 59.4% (includes Indian 38.2%, Bangladeshi 9.5%, Pakistani 9.4%, other 2.3%), Egyptian 10.2%, Filipino 6.1%, other 12.8% (2015 est.)

Languages

Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Malayam, Urdu, Pashto, Tagalog, Persian

Religions

Muslim (official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15% (2005 est.)

Location

Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

Refugees & Displaced Peoples

stateless persons: 5 (mid-year 2021)

The World Factbook 2021. Washington, DC: Central Intelligence Agency, 2021.
https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/