The United Arab Emirates
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United Arab Emirates
لإمارات العربية المتحدة
Dawlat-al-Himārāt al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah |
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Location of United Arab Emirates (green)
in the Arabian Peninsula (white) |
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| Capital |
Abu Dhabi 24°28′N 54°22′E / 24.467°N 54.367°E |
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| Largest city |
Dubai 25°15′N 55°18′E / 25.250°N 55.300°E |
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| Official languages | Arabic | ||||
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| Religion | Islam | ||||
| Demonym | |||||
| Government | Federal monarchy | ||||
| Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |||||
| Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | |||||
| Legislature | Federal National Council | ||||
| from the United Kingdom | |||||
| 1761 | |||||
| 1775 | |||||
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• Ajman
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1816 | ||||
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• Dubai
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1833 | ||||
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• Sharjah
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1727 | ||||
| 1708 | |||||
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• Fujairah
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1876 | ||||
| 2 December 1971 | |||||
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• Admission of Ras al-Khaimah to the UAE
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10 February 1972 | ||||
| Area | |||||
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• Total
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83,600 km2 (32,300 sq mi) (116th) | ||||
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• Water (%)
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negligible | ||||
| Population | |||||
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• 2015 estimate
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5,779,760 to 9,581,000 (93rd) | ||||
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• 2005 census
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4,106,427 | ||||
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• Density
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99/km2 (256.4/sq mi) (110th) | ||||
| GDP (PPP) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$667.211 billion (32nd) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$67,696 (7th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2016 estimate | ||||
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• Total
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$375.022 billion (28th) | ||||
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• Per capita
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$38,050 (19th) | ||||
| Gini (2008) | 36 medium |
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| HDI (2014) |
 0.835very high · 41st |
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| Currency | UAE dirham (AED) | ||||
| Time zone | GST (UTC+4) | ||||
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy | ||||
| Drives on the | right | ||||
| Calling code | +971 | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | AE | ||||
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Coordinates: 24°N 54°E / 24°N 54°E
in the Arabian Peninsula (white)
The United Arab Emirates (
i/juːˌnaɪtᵻd ˌærəb ˈɛmɪrᵻts/; Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-Imārāt al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah), sometimes simply called the Emirates (Arabic: الامارات al-Imārāt) or the UAE, is a federal absolute monarchy in Western Asia at 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 maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north. In 2013, the UAE's population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are Emirati citizens and 7.8 million are expatriates.
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