United Arab Emirates

 Capital             Abu Dhabi

Largest City           Dubai

Official Language   Arabic

The United Arab Emirates (Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎ Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah), sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE, 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.
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; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the monarchs is selected as the President of the United Arab Emirates. Islam is the official religion of the UAE, and Arabic is the official language, although English is widely used.
The UAE's oil reserves are the seventh-largest in the world, while its natural gas reserves are the world's seventeenth-largest. 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. The UAE's economy is the most diversified in the Gulf Cooperation Council, with its most populous city of Dubai emerging into a global city and international aviation hub.Nevertheless, the country remains extremely reliant on its export of petroleum and natural gas.
The UAE has been criticized for its human rights record, including the role of Sharia law in its legal system.The UAE's rising international profile has led some analysts to identify it as a regional and middle power.

President U.A.E

Khalifa bin Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan (Arabic: خليفة بن زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان‎; born 25 January 1948; referred to as Sheikh Khalifa) is the President of the United Arab Emirates, the Emir of Abu Dhabi and the commander of the Union Defence Force. He is also a prominent philanthropist, and has spent over $460 million in humanitarian projects from his personal fortune.
He succeeded to the position of the Emir of Abu Dhabi on November 2004 after the death of his father Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, thereby becoming the President of the federation the next day. Although as Crown Prince, he had effectively been acting president earlier since the late 1990s as his father was in ill health. Khalifa is also chairman of Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, which manages over $600 billion in assets. The Al Nahyan family is believed to have a fortune of $150 billion collectively as a family.

The UAE: a constitutional federation of seven emirates 

The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah. Four-fifths of the UAE is desert but has contrasting landscapes—from the towering red dunes of the Liwa to the rich palm-filled Oasis of Al Ain, from the precipitous Hajjar Mountains to the more fertile stretches of its coastal plains.

Though small in size (similar to the size of Scotland), the UAE has become an important player in regional and international affairs. In 1971, the late President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan unified the small, underdeveloped states into a federation—the only one in the Arab world. With his visionary leadership, oil wealth was used to develop the UAE into one of the world's most open and successful economies.

In 2004, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan became the President and has since continued to strive towards an ambitious vision for the UAE.

Quick facts
Political system:
Constitutional federation

National Day:
2 December (The UAE was establised on 2 December, 1971)

Founder:
The late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan

President:
H. H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (Ruler of Abu Dhabi)

Vice President and Prime Minister:
H. H. Sheikh Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (Ruler of Dubai)

Other Rulers:
Sharjah: H. H. Dr. Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi

Ajman: H. H. Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi

Umm Al Quwain: H. H Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Mu'alla

Ras Al Khaimah: H. H. Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi

Fujairah:  H. H Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi

Area:
83,600 Sq. km. (Slightly bigger than Scotland); Abu Dhabi accounts for 87% of the country's total landmass.

Location:
Bordered to the North by the Arabian Gulf, to the East by the Gulf of Oman and Sultanate of Oman, to the South by Saudi Arabia and Sultanate of Oman and to the West by Qatar and Saudi Arabia.

Geographic coordinates:
22. - 25.5 North and 51 - 56.5 East.

Climate:
Arid desert, cooler in the eastern mountains. (Winter: warm & sunny / Summer: hot and humid). The average annual rainfall in the coastal area is fewer than 120 mm (4.7 in), but in some mountainous areas annual rainfall often reaches 350 mm (13.8 in) where it is also generally cooler.

Elevation extremes:
Arabian Gulf 0m, Jabal Yibir 1,627 m

Natural resources:
Oil and gas; more than 90% of which are located in Abu Dhabi.

Population:
8.19 million, 16.5 % Nationals (est.2010. The National Bureau of Statistics, UAE)

Capital:
Abu Dhabi

Largest city:
Dubai

Monetary unit:
UAE Dirham 1AED = 100 Fills

Exchange rate:
1 USD = AED 3.67 (Pegged to the US Dollar)

Fiscal year:
1 January to 31 December

Weekend:
Friday and Saturday

Official language:
Arabic

Other languages:
English, Farsi, Hindi, Urdu

Religion:
Islam (Practice of other religious beliefs is allowed)

Literacy rate:
93%

Time:
GMT +4 (Daylight Saving Time +3)

International dialing code:
+971

Internet domain:
.ae

Flag:
Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white (middle), and black (bottom) with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side.

Demonym:
The demonym for UAE nationals is Emirati.

National anthem:
The national anthem is "Aishi Biladee"

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