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United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates
لإمارات العربية المتحدة
Dawlat-al-Himārāt al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
Flag of United Arab Emirates
Emblem of United Arab Emirates
Flag Emblem
Anthem: عيشي بلادي
"Īšiy Bilādī"
"Long Live my Nation"
Location of  United Arab Emirates  (green)in the Arabian Peninsula  (white)
Location of  United Arab Emirates  (green)

in the Arabian Peninsula  (white)

Capital Abu Dhabi
24°28′N 54°22′E / 24.467°N 54.367°E / 24.467; 54.367
Largest city Dubai
25°15′N 55°18′E / 25.250°N 55.300°E / 25.250; 55.300
Official languages Arabic
Ethnic groups (2015)
Religion Islam
Demonym
Government Federal monarchy
• President
Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Legislature Federal National Council
from the United Kingdom
• Abu Dhabi
1761
1775
• Ajman
1816
• Dubai
1833
• Sharjah
1727
1708
• Fujairah
1876
2 December 1971
• Admission of Ras al-Khaimah to the UAE
10 February 1972
Area
• Total
83,600 km2 (32,300 sq mi) (116th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2015 estimate
5,779,760 to 9,581,000 (93rd)
• 2005 census
4,106,427
• Density
99/km2 (256.4/sq mi) (110th)
GDP (PPP) 2016 estimate
• Total
$667.211 billion (32nd)
• Per capita
$67,696 (7th)
GDP (nominal) 2016 estimate
• Total
$375.022 billion (28th)
• Per capita
$38,050 (19th)
Gini (2008) 36
medium
HDI (2014) Increase 0.835
very high · 41st
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
Internet TLD

Coordinates: 24°N 54°E / 24°N 54°E / 24; 54

in the Arabian Peninsula  (white)

The United Arab Emirates (Listeni/juːˌntd ˌærəb ˈɛmɪrts/; 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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