United Arab Emirates | |
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Anthem: عيشي بلادي "Īšiy Bilādī" "Long Live My Country" | |
![]() Location of United Arab Emirates (green) | |
Capital | Abu Dhabi 24°28′N 54°22′E / 24.467°N 54.367°E |
Largest city | Dubai |
Official languages | Arabic |
Other languages |
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Government | Federal semi-presidential elective constitutional monarchy (de facto)[1][2][3] Federal Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic (de jure) |
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan | |
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum | |
Area | |
• Total | 83,600 km2 (32,300 sq mi) (114th) |
• Water (%) | negligible |
Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 9,890,400[4] |
• Density | 99/km2 (256.4/sq mi) (110th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | US$647.650 billion[5] (34th) |
• Per capita | US$70,441[5] (7th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | US$410.214 billion[5] (33th) |
• Per capita | US$41,476[5] (19th) |
Gini (2014) | 32.5[6] medium |
HDI (2019) | ![]() very high · 31st |
ISO 3166 code | AE |
Internet TLD | .ae |
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; in Arabic: الإمارات العربية المتحدة) is a country in Western Asia. It borders Oman, Qatar, and Saudi Arabia. The capital is Abu Dhabi, and the largest city is Dubai. The Burj Khalifa, Earth's tallest artificial structure,[8] is in Dubai. Approximately 600.83 square kilometers is the area of the United Arab Emirates, till December 31, 2017, the UAE counted a population of 9,304,277, according to the reports of the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Authority.[9]
The main natural resources in The United Arab Emirates are oil and gas. The oil reserves of the UAE are approximately 8.2% of the global oil reserves according to OPEC.[10] Economic growth has been more steady than in most countries in the Middle East.
The country is made of seven states, or emirates. Each emirate is an absolute monarchy. The UAE has a federal constitution[11] by which the Emirates share power.
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