Unitit Arab Emirates
Unitit Arab Emirates دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah | |
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Location o the Unitit Arab Emirates on the Arabian Peninsula. | |
Caipital | Abu Dhabi 24°28′N 54°22′E / 24.467°N 54.367°E |
Lairgest ceety | Dubai |
Offeecial leids | Arabic |
Other leids[1] | Inglis · Persie · Hindi · Urdu |
Ethnic groups |
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Demonym(s) | Emirati [1] |
Govrenment | Federal presidential Monarchy De jure Non-partisan democracy |
• Preses | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | |
Legislatur | Federal Naitional Cooncil |
Unthirldom | |
• frae the Unitit Kinrick | 2 December 1971 |
Aurie | |
• Total | 83,600 km2 (32,300 sq mi) (114t) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2013 estimate | 9,205,651 [3] (93rd) |
• 2005 census | 4,106,427 |
• Density | 99/km2 (256.4/sq mi) (110t) |
GDP (PPP) | 2013 estimate |
• Total | $269.815 billion[4] (49t) |
• Per capita | $29,176[4] (32nt) |
GDP (nominal) | 2013 estimate |
• Tot | $389.994 billion[4] (29t) |
• Per capita | $43,185[4] (19t) |
Gini (2008) | 36 medium |
HDI (2013) | 0.827[5] verra heich · 40t |
Currency | UAE dirham (AED) |
Time zone | UTC+4 (GST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+4 (nae observed) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy |
Drivin side | right |
Cawin code | +971 |
ISO 3166 code | AE |
Internet TLD | |
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The Unitit Arab Emirates (UAE) (Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-Imārāt al-'Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah), whiles simply cried the Emirates (Arabic: الامارات al-Imārāt) is a federation o seiven emirates foond in the sootheast o the Arabian Peninsulae in Soothwast Asie on the Parsian Gulf, what mairches wi Oman an Saudi Arabie. The seiven states, cried emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah an Umm al-Quwain.
The UAE, rich in ile an naitural gas, haes acome heichlie prosperous efter gainin foreign direct investment fundin in the 1970s. The kintra haes a relatively hich Human Development Index for the Asian continent, rankin 31st globally, an haed a GDP purchasin pouer parity o $200.5 billion in 2009 accordin tae the IMF.
Afore 1971, the UAE wis kent as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference tae a nineteent-century truce atween Britain an several Arab Sheikhs. The name Pirate Coast wis an aa uised in reference tae the airt's emirates in the 18t tae airly 20t century.
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b c "The World Factbook". CIA. Archived frae the original on 24 December 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
- ↑ "UAE population hits 6m, Emiratis make up 16.5%". Arabianbusiness.com. 7 October 2009.
- ↑ "Population (Total)". World Bank.
- ↑ a b c d "United Arab Emirates". International Monetary Fund.
- ↑ "2014 Human Development Report Summary" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2014. pp. 21–25. Retrieved 27 Julie 2014.
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