United Emirates

United Arab Emirates الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic) Dawlat-al-Imārāt al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
Flag Emblem
Anthem: عيشي بلادي "Īšiy Bilādī" "Long Live my Nation"
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
Recognised national languages	English Persian Urdu Hindi
Ethnic groups (2015)	27.15% Indian 12.53% Pakistani 11.32% Emirati 7.31% Bangladeshi 3.13% Sri Lankan 38.56% others
Religion	Islam
Demonym	Emirati
Government	Federal absolute monarchy
• President	Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Vice President & Prime Minister	Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Legislature	Federal National Council
from the United Kingdom and the Trucial States
• Ras al-Khaimah	1708
• Sharjah	1727
• Abu Dhabi	1761
• Umm al-Quwain	1775
• Ajman	1816
• Dubai	1833
• Fujairah	1876
• Independence	2 December 1971
• Admission of Ras al-Khaimah to the UAE	10 February 1972
Area
• Total	83,600 km2 (32,300 sq mi) (114th)
• Water (%)	negligible
Population
• 2017 estimate	9,400,000 (94th)
• 2005 census	4,106,427
• Density	99/km2 (256.4/sq mi) (110th)
GDP (PPP)	2017 estimate
• Total	$693.765 billion (32nd)
• Per capita	$68,424 (7th)
GDP (nominal)	2017 estimate
• Total	$407.210 billion (28th)
• Per capita	$40,162 (19th)
Gini (2008)	0.36 low
HDI (2015)	0.840 very high · 42st
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	.ae امارات.

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

in the Arabian Peninsula  (white)

The United Arab Emirates (/juːˈnaɪtɪd ˈærəb ˈɛmɪrɪts/ ( listen); UAE; Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎‎ Dawlat al-Imārāt al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah), sometimes simply called the Emirates (Arabic: الإمارات‎‎ al-Imārāt), 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.