United Arab Emirates

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Coordinates: 24°N 54°E

United Arab Emirates

‫( دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬Arabic)

Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyyah al-Muttaḥidah

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Anthem: ‫عيشي بالدي‬

"Īšiy Bilādī"
"Long Live my Nation"

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 Location of United Arab Emirates (green)
in the Arabian Peninsula (white)

Abu Dhabi
Capital
24°28′N 54°22′E
Dubai
Largest city
25°15′N 55°18′E
Official languages Arabic
 27.8% Indian
 15.1% European
 12% Emirati[1]
 10.2% Pakistani
 9.5% Bangladeshi
Ethnic groups  6.1% Filipino
 3.0% Sri Lankan
 2.2% Chinese
 14.1% Others

Religion Islam
Demonym(s) Emirati[2]
Federal constitutional
Government
monarchy[3]
Khalifa bin Zayed Al
• President
Nahyan
Mohammed bin Rashid Al
• Prime Minister
Maktoum
Legislature Federal National Council
Establishment from the United Kingdom and the Trucial
States
• Ras al-Khaimah 1708
• Sharjah 1727
• Abu Dhabi 1761
• Ajman 1816
 • Dubai 1833
• Fujairah 1952
• Independence 2 December 1971
• Admitted to the United Nations 9 December 1971
• Admission of Ras al-Khaimah to
10 February 1972
the UAE
Area
83,600 km2 (32,300 sq mi)
• Total
(114th)
• Water (%) negligible
Population
• 2018 estimate 9,599,353[4] (93rd)
• 2005 census 4,106,427
99/km2 (256.4/sq mi)
• Density
(110th)
GDP (PPP) 2018 estimate
• Total $732.861 billion[5] (32nd)
• Per capita $70,262[5] (7th)
GDP (nominal) 2018 estimate
• Total $432.612 billion[5] (28th)
• Per capita $41,476[5] (19th)
36
Gini (2008)
medium
0.863[6]
HDI (2017)
very high · 34th
Currency UAE dirham (AED)
Time zone UTC+4 (GST)
Date format dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side right[7][8]
Calling code +971
ISO 3166 code AE
 .ae
Internet TLD  ‫امارات‬.

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE; Arabic: ‫ دولة اإلمارات العربية المتحدة‬Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-
ʿArabīyyah al-Muttaḥidah), sometimes simply called the Emirates (Arabic: ‫ اإلمارات‬al-ʾImārāt),
is a country 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. The sovereign absolute monarchy is a federation of
seven emirates consisting of Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah,
Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Each emirate is governed by a ruler; together,
they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the rulers serves as the President of the
United Arab Emirates.[9] In 2013, the UAE's population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are
Emirati citizens and 7.8 million are expatriates.[10][11][12]