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United Arab Emirates

al-Imrt al-Arabyah al-Muttahidah

Flag

Emblem

Anthem:
"Ishy Bilady"
"Long Live My Nation"

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Location of United Arab Emirates (red)

in the Arabian Peninsula (light yellow)

Capital

Abu Dhabi

2428N 5422E
Largest city

Dubai

Official languages

Arabic

Ethnic groups(2009[1])

16.6% Emirati (citizenry)

23% other Arabs
42.3% South Asiana
12.1% other Asianb

6.0% other expatriates

Religion
Demonym

Islam
Emirati [1]
Emirian
Emiri

Government

Federation of
7hereditary monarchies

- President

Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan

- Prime Minister

Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum

Legislature

Federal National Council

Independence

- from the United

2 December 1971

Kingdom
Area
- Total

83,600d km2 (116th)

32,278 sq mi

- Water (%)

negligible
Population

- 2013 estimate

9,346,129[2] (93rd)

- 2005 census

4,106,427

- Density

99/km2 (110th)
256/sq mi

GDP (PPP)

2015 estimate

- Total

$643.846 billion[3](32nd)

- Per capita

$65,037[3] (7th)

GDP (nominal)

2015 estimate

- Total

$440.181 billion[3] (28th)

- Per capita

$44,770[3] (19th)

Gini (2008)

36
medium
0.827[4]

HDI (2013)

very high 40th

Currency

UAE dirham (AED)

Time zone

GST (UTC+4)

- Summer (DST)
Date format

not observed (UTC+4)

dd/mm/yyyy

Drives on the

right

Calling code

+971

ISO 3166 code

AE

Internet TLD
.ae

.
a.

Predominantly Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshipeople.

b.

Predominantly Chinese, Filipino, Thai, Iranian,South

Korean and Afghani people.

c.

Seven emirates and one advisory body.

d.

The country's exact size is unknown because of disputed claims to

several islands in the Persian Gulf, the lack of precise information
on the size of many of these islands and that most of its land
boundaries, especially those with Saudi Arabia, remain undemarcated.

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The United Arab Emirates

/junatd rb mrts/ (Arabic:

Dawlat al-Imrt al-Arabyah al-Muttaidah), sometimes simply called

the Emirates or the UAE,[note 1] is a country located in the southeast end of the Arabian
Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the
south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar and Iran. In 2013, the UAE's total
population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are Emirati citizens and 7.8 million
are expatriates.[5][6]
Established in December 1971, the country is a federation of seven emirates. The
constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi (which serves as the
capital),Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. Each
emirate is governed by an absolute monarch who jointly form theFederal Supreme
Council. One of the monarchs is selected as the President of the United Arab
Emirates. Islam is the official religion of the UAE, andArabic is the official language,
although English is widely used.
The UAE's oil reserves are the fourth-largest in the world,[7] while its natural gas reserves
are the world's seventeenth-largest.[8] The late Sheikh Zayed, ruler of Abu Dhabi and the
first President of the UAE, oversaw the development of the Emirates and steered oil
revenues into healthcare, education and infrastructure.[9] The UAE's economy is the most
diversified in the Gulf Cooperation Council, with its most populous city of Dubaiemerging
into an center for international trade and transport.[10][11] Nevertheless, the country remains
extremely reliant on petroleum and natural gas.[1][12][13]

The UAE has been criticized for its human rights record, including the role of Sharia
law in its legal system.[14][15][16] The UAE's rising international profile has led some analysts
to identify it as a regional and middle power.[17][18]