ITTIHAD AL-IMARAT AL-IRABIYAH (United Arab Emirates)
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| Official Name : | ITTIHAD AL-IMARAT AL-IRABIYAH (United Arab Emirates) |
| Land Area: | 83,600 square kilometres / 32,270 square miles. |
| Population: | 2,563,000 (est 2005). Density 30.5 persons per square kilometre. |
| Languages: | Arabic (official), Farsi, Urdu, English. |
| Religions: | Islam. Sunni 85% (Maliki and Hanbali/Wahhabis). Ibadi Shi'ite 10%. |
| Capital: | Abu Dhabi (Abu Zabi). Population 770,000 |
| Currency: | Emirian dirham, divided into 100 fils. |
| United as One Country: | 2 December 1971. |
| Political: | The seven emirates of Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain form the United Arab Emirates. Governed by a Supreme Council of Rulers that include the seven sheiks, who are heriditary emirs and absolute monarchs in their own emirates. Top positions are rotated and there are no political parties. |
| Geography: | The Persian Gulf coast is marked by salt marshlands (sabkha) merging inland with a barren and infertile desert plain, then to rolling sand dunes of a vast desert wasteland. The emirate of Al Fujairah fronts the Gulf of Oman and contains the only highland area. Less than 0.2% of the land is considered arable. |
National
Flag - Ratio 1:2 | Position
in the Middle East |
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Climate
in Abu Dhabi - elevation 5m / 17ft | |
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