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"UAE" redirects here. For other uses, see UAE (disambiguation). United Arab Emirates دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah | | | Flag | Emblem | | Motto: الله , الوطن , الرئيس[citation needed]
Allah, al-Waṭan, al-Ra 'īs (Arabic)
"God, The Homeland, President" | Anthem: Ishy Bilady | | Capital | Abu Dhabi
24°28′N 54°22′E / 24.467°N 54.367°E / 24.467; 54.367 | Largest city | Dubai | Official language(s) | Arabic | Ethnic groups | 16.5% Arabs, 83.5% South Asian, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Filipino, Thai, Iranian, Westerners (2009)[1] | Demonym | Emirati[2] | Government | Federal presidential system and constitutional monarchy | - | President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | - | Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Legislature | Federal National Council | Sovereignty | End of special treaty with the United Kingdom | - | Constitution | December 2, 1971 | Area | - | Total | 83,600 1 km2 (116th)
32,278 sq mi | - | Water (%) | negligible | Population | - | 2010 estimate | 8,264,070[3] (114th[2]) | - | 2005 census | 4,106,427 | - | Density | 97/km2 (107th)
251.9/sq mi | GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | - | Total | US$182.876 billion[4] | - | Per capita | US$36,175.966[4] | GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | - | Total | US$252.736 billion[4] | - | Per capita | US$49,995.307[4] | Gini (2008) | 36 | HDI (2010) | 0.815[5] (very high) (32nd) | Currency | UAE dirham (AED) | Time zone | GMT+4 (UTC+4) | - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+4) | Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy | Drives on the | right | ISO 3166 code | AE | Internet TLD | .ae, امارات. | Calling code | 971 | United Arab Emirates portal | 1 | The country 's exact size is unknown because of disputed claims to several islands in the Persian Gulf,
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search
"UAE" redirects here. For other uses, see UAE (disambiguation). United Arab Emirates دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah | | | Flag | Emblem | | Motto: الله , الوطن , الرئيس[citation needed]
Allah, al-Waṭan, al-Ra 'īs (Arabic)
"God, The Homeland, President" | Anthem: Ishy Bilady | | Capital | Abu Dhabi
24°28′N 54°22′E / 24.467°N 54.367°E / 24.467; 54.367 | Largest city | Dubai | Official language(s) | Arabic | Ethnic groups | 16.5% Arabs, 83.5% South Asian, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Filipino, Thai, Iranian, Westerners (2009)[1] | Demonym | Emirati[2] | Government | Federal presidential system and constitutional monarchy | - | President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan | - | Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | Legislature | Federal National Council | Sovereignty | End of special treaty with the United Kingdom | - | Constitution | December 2, 1971 | Area | - | Total | 83,600 1 km2 (116th)
32,278 sq mi | - | Water (%) | negligible | Population | - | 2010 estimate | 8,264,070[3] (114th[2]) | - | 2005 census | 4,106,427 | - | Density | 97/km2 (107th)
251.9/sq mi | GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate | - | Total | US$182.876 billion[4] | - | Per capita | US$36,175.966[4] | GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate | - | Total | US$252.736 billion[4] | - | Per capita | US$49,995.307[4] | Gini (2008) | 36 | HDI (2010) | 0.815[5] (very high) (32nd) | Currency | UAE dirham (AED) | Time zone | GMT+4 (UTC+4) | - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+4) | Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy | Drives on the | right | ISO 3166 code | AE | Internet TLD | .ae, امارات. | Calling code | 971 | United Arab Emirates portal | 1 | The country 's exact size is unknown because of disputed claims to several islands in the Persian Gulf,
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