Outline of the United Arab Emirates
The location of the United Arab Emirates.
An enlargeable relief map of the United Arab Emirates.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Arab Emirates:
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a sovereign federation of seven states located southeast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia.[1] The seven states, termed emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain.
The UAE, rich in oil and natural gas, has become highly prosperous after gaining foreign direct investment funding in the 1970s. The country has a relatively high Human Development Index for the Asian continent and ranked 39th globally.
Before 1971, the UAE were known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a nineteenth-century truce between Britain and several Arab Sheikhs. The name Pirate Coast was also used in reference to the area's emirates in the eighteenth to early twentieth century.[2]
General reference
An enlargeable basic map of the United Arab Emirates.
- Common English country name: The United Arab Emirates
- Official English country name: The United Arab Emirates
- Common endonym(s):
- Official endonym(s):
- Adjectival(s): Emirati, Emirian
- Demonym(s):
- Etymology: Name of the United Arab Emirates
- International rankings of the United Arab Emirates
- ISO country codes: AE, ARE, 784
- ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:AE
- Internet country code top-level domain: .ae
Geography of the United Arab Emirates
An enlargeable topographic map of the United Arab Emirates.
Main article: Geography of the United Arab Emirates
- The United Arab Emirates is: a country
- Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
- Middle East
- Time zone: UTC+04
- Extreme points of the United Arab Emirates
- High: Unnamed knoll west of Jabal Bil Ays 1,910 m (6,266 ft)
- Low: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman 0 m
- Land boundaries: 867 km
Saudi Arabia 457 km
Oman 410 km
- Coastline: 1,318 km
- Population of the United Arab Emirates:
- Area of the United Arab Emirates:
- Atlas of the United Arab Emirates
Environment of the United Arab Emirates
An enlargeable satellite image of the United Arab Emirates.
- Climate of the United Arab Emirates
- Renewable energy in the United Arab Emirates
- Geology of the United Arab Emirates
- Protected areas of the United Arab Emirates
- Biosphere reserves in the United Arab Emirates
- National parks of the United Arab Emirates
- Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates
- Fauna of the United Arab Emirates
Natural geographic features of the United Arab Emirates
- Glaciers of the United Arab Emirates
- Islands of the United Arab Emirates
- Lakes of the United Arab Emirates
- Mountains of the United Arab Emirates
- Volcanoes in the United Arab Emirates
- Rivers of the United Arab Emirates
- Waterfalls of the United Arab Emirates
- Valleys of the United Arab Emirates
- World Heritage Sites in the United Arab Emirates: None
Regions of the United Arab Emirates
Administrative divisions of the United Arab Emirates
Main article: Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
- Abu Dhabi
- Ajman: 1 exclave
- Dubai: 1 exclave
- Fujairah: 2 exclaves
- Ras al-Khaimah: 1 exclave
- Sharjah: 3 exclaves
- Umm al-Quwain
Demography of the United Arab Emirates
Main article: Demographics of the United Arab Emirates
Government and politics of the United Arab Emirates
Politics of the United Arab Emirates
- Form of government: federal presidential elected monarchy
- Capital of the United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
- Elections in the United Arab Emirates
- Political parties in the United Arab Emirates
- Taxation in the United Arab Emirates
Branches of the government of the United Arab Emirates
Main article: Government of the United Arab Emirates
Executive branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates
- Head of state: President of the United Arab Emirates,
- Head of government: Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates,
- Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates
Legislative branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates
- Parliament of the United Arab Emirates (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of the United Arab Emirates
- Lower house: House of Commons of the United Arab Emirates
Judicial branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates
- Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates
Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates
Main article: Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates
International organization membership
The United Arab Emirates is a member of:[1]
Law and order in the United Arab Emirates
- Constitution of the United Arab Emirates
- Crime in the United Arab Emirates
- Human rights in the United Arab Emirates
- Law enforcement in the United Arab Emirates
Military of the United Arab Emirates
Main article: Military of the United Arab Emirates
- Command
- Commander-in-chief:
- Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates
- Commander-in-chief:
- Forces
- Army of the United Arab Emirates
- Navy of the United Arab Emirates
- Air Force of the United Arab Emirates
- Special forces of the United Arab Emirates
- Military history of the United Arab Emirates
- Military ranks of the United Arab Emirates
History of the United Arab Emirates
Main article: History of the United Arab Emirates
Other articles:
- Timeline of the history of the United Arab Emirates
- Current events of the United Arab Emirates
- Military history of the United Arab Emirates
- National Center for Documentation and Research
Culture of the United Arab Emirates
Main article: Culture of the United Arab Emirates
- Architecture of the United Arab Emirates
- Cuisine of the United Arab Emirates
- Festivals in the United Arab Emirates
- Languages of the United Arab Emirates
- Media in the United Arab Emirates
- Museums in the United Arab Emirates
- Music of the United Arab Emirates
- National symbols of the United Arab Emirates
- People of the United Arab Emirates
- Prostitution in the United Arab Emirates
- Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates
- Records of the United Arab Emirates
- Religion in the United Arab Emirates
- World Heritage Sites in the United Arab Emirates: None
Art in the United Arab Emirates
- Art in the United Arab Emirates
- Cinema of the United Arab Emirates
- Literature of the United Arab Emirates
- Music of the United Arab Emirates
- Television in the United Arab Emirates
- Theatre in the United Arab Emirates
Sport in the United Arab Emirates
Main article: Sport in the United Arab Emirates
Economy and infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates
Main article: Economy of the United Arab Emirates
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 37th (thirty-seventh)
- Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates
- Banking in the United Arab Emirates
- National Bank of the United Arab Emirates
- Communications in the United Arab Emirates
- Companies of the United Arab Emirates
- Currency of the United Arab Emirates: Dirham
- Energy in the United Arab Emirates
- Energy policy of the United Arab Emirates
- Nuclear power in the United Arab Emirates
- Oil industry in the United Arab Emirates
- Health care in the United Arab Emirates
- Mining in the United Arab Emirates
- United Arab Emirates Stock Exchange
- Tourism in the United Arab Emirates
- Transport in the United Arab Emirates
- Airports in the United Arab Emirates
- Rail transport in the United Arab Emirates
- Roads in the United Arab Emirates
- Water supply and sanitation in the United Arab Emirates
Education in the United Arab Emirates
Main article: Education in the United Arab Emirates
See also
 |
Arabic language edition of Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
Main article: United Arab Emirates
- Index of United Arab Emirates-related articles
- List of international rankings
- List of United Arab Emirates-related topics
- Member state of the United Nations
- Outline of Asia
- Outline of geography
References
- 1 2 "United Arab Emirates". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition; XXI:188; II:255 (1911)
External links
Wikimedia Atlas of the United Arab Emirates
- Government of United Arab Emirates
- Outline of the United Arab Emirates at DMOZ
-
United Arab Emirates travel guide from Wikivoyage - Wikimedia Atlas of United Arab Emirates
- World Intellectual Property Handbook: United Arab Emirates
- Mostovski, M.B. & Brothers, D.J. 2008. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE, Volume 1, Antonius van Harten (editor). African Invertebrates 49 (1): 159–160.
- Mafiwasta – An Organisation for Workers' Rights in the UAE
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