United Arab Emirates

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The United Arab Emirates is a wealthy Gulf nation on the Arabian Peninsula known for its rapid modernization, iconic cities like Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and its large expatriate workforce.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf country in Western Asia
federal monarchy
sovereign state
borderedBy Oman
Saudi Arabia
callingCode +971
capital Abu Dhabi
climate desert climate
continent Asia
currency United Arab Emirates dirham
currencyCode AED
demographicsFeature large expatriate population
drivesOn right
emirate Abu Dhabi
Ajman
Dubai
Fujairah
Ras Al Khaimah
Sharjah
Umm Al Quwain
governmentType federal absolute monarchy
hasCity Abu Dhabi
Ajman
Dubai
Fujairah
Ras Al Khaimah
Sharjah
Umm Al Quwain
hasCoastOn Gulf of Oman
Persian Gulf
hasLandmark Burj Khalifa
Palm Jumeirah
Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates
headOfStateTitle President of the United Arab Emirates
independenceDate 1971-12-02
independenceFrom United Kingdom
internetTLD .ae
.امارات
largestCity Dubai
locatedIn Arabian Peninsula
Persian Gulf states
surface form: Gulf region

Middle East
majorEconomicSector aviation
oil and gas
real estate
tourism
memberOf Arab League
Gulf Cooperation Council
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
surface form: Organization of Islamic Cooperation

OPEC
surface form: Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries

United Nations
nationalAirline Emirates
Etihad Airways
nationalReligion Islam
numberOfEmirates 7
officialLanguage Arabic
recognizedLanguage English
religionMajority Islam
timeZone UTC+4
usesLegalSystem Sharia
surface form: Sharia law

civil law

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UAE Football Association country United Arab Emirates
UAE League Cup country United Arab Emirates
UAE President's Cup country United Arab Emirates
UAE Pro League country United Arab Emirates
UAE Supreme Petroleum Council country United Arab Emirates
Ubora Towers country United Arab Emirates
Umm Al Quwain country United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Air Force country United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Armed Forces country United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Navy country United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates dirham country United Arab Emirates
Vision Tower country United Arab Emirates
Yas Island country United Arab Emirates
Zabeel Stadium country United Arab Emirates
Arabian Peninsula countryLocatedOn United Arab Emirates
GCC Standardization Organization countryMember United Arab Emirates
Latifa countryOfAssociation United Arab Emirates
Khaldoon Al Mubarak countryOfCitizenship United Arab Emirates
this entity surface form: Trucial States
Branson countryOfCitizenship United Arab Emirates
subject surface form: Richard Branson
Opti countryOfExpo United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi United Group countryOfHeadquarters United Arab Emirates
Careem countryOfOrigin United Arab Emirates
Flashes of Thought countryOfOrigin United Arab Emirates
GCC Consultative Authority countryServed United Arab Emirates
GCC Ministerial Council countryServed United Arab Emirates
GCC Patent Office countryServed United Arab Emirates
GCC Secretariat General countryServed United Arab Emirates
Artemis Accords countrySignatory United Arab Emirates
Taliban designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy United Arab Emirates
Gujarati people diaspora United Arab Emirates
Marathi people diaspora United Arab Emirates
Persians diaspora United Arab Emirates
Saraiki people diasporaCountry United Arab Emirates
Lebanese people diasporaIn United Arab Emirates
Sudanese diasporaIn United Arab Emirates