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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Middle East includesCountry United Arab Emirates
Middle East includesCountry United Arab Emirates
this entity surface form: UAE
Middle East and North Africa includesCountry United Arab Emirates
GCC common currency project involves United Arab Emirates
Khan isCommonInCountry United Arab Emirates
Al Nasr SC isOneOfOldestClubsIn United Arab Emirates
Gulf Standard Time isStandardTimeFor United Arab Emirates
AED legalTenderIn United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates dirham legalTenderIn United Arab Emirates
Al Habtoor Engineering locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Al Muntaha locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Al Quoz locatedIn United Arab Emirates
At the Top locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Corniche locatedIn United Arab Emirates
subject surface form: Corniche, Abu Dhabi
Deira Old Souk locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Dubai Fountain locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Dubai Water Bus locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Emirates Palace locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Executive Towers locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Ferrari World Abu Dhabi locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Gold Class cabins locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Meydan grandstand complex locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Opportunity District locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Palm West Beach locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Rashid Stadium locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Route 2020 locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Sorbonne University Abu Dhabi locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Sustainability District locatedIn United Arab Emirates
The Binary Tower locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Ubora Towers locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Vision Tower locatedIn United Arab Emirates
Gulf of Oman locatedOnCoastOf United Arab Emirates
The Palm Tower location United Arab Emirates
Arabtec locationCountry United Arab Emirates
Mubadala Investment Company locationCountry United Arab Emirates
Maliki school mainRegion United Arab Emirates
Economy of Egypt mainTradingPartnerCountry United Arab Emirates
Pakistani diaspora majorDestinationCountry United Arab Emirates
GCC Common Market memberEntity United Arab Emirates
Ras Al Khaimah memberOf United Arab Emirates
this entity surface form: federation of the United Arab Emirates
GCC Customs Union memberState United Arab Emirates
Gulf Cooperation Council memberState United Arab Emirates
GCC memberState United Arab Emirates
subject surface form: Gulf Cooperation Council
OPEC memberState United Arab Emirates
Etihad Airways nationalAirlineOf United Arab Emirates
Arabian oryx nativeTo United Arab Emirates