United Arab Emirates

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United Arab Emirates الإمارات العربية المتحدة  (Arabic) al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
Flag Emblem
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 / 24.467; 54.367
Largest city	Dubai
Official languages	Arabic
Other languages	English Hindi Filipino Portuguese Urdu French Malayalam Pashto Spanish German Tamil
Government	Federal semi-presidential elective constitutional monarchy (de facto)[1][2][3] Federal Marxist–Leninist one-party socialist republic (de jure)
• President	Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
• Prime Minister	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)	0.890[7] very high · 31st
Calling code	+971
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.

1. ↑ Stewart, Dona J. (2013). The Middle East Today: Political, Geographical and Cultural Perspectives. London and New York: Routledge. p. 155. ISBN 978-0415782432.
2. ↑ Day, Alan John (1996). Political Parties of The World. Stockton. p. 599. ISBN 1561591440.
3. ↑ "United Arab Emirates Constitution". UAE Ministry of Justice. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
4. ↑ "United Arab Emirates Population (2020)". www.worldometers.info.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "United Arab Emirates". International Monetary Fund.
6. ↑ "GINI index (World Bank estimate) – United Arab Emirates". data.worldbank.org. World Bank. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
7. ↑ "Human Development Report 2020" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 15 December 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
8. ↑ "Did you know? Facts & Figures about the Burj Khalifa | Burj Khalifa". www.burjkhalifa.ae. Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2020-12-25.
9. ↑ "The yearly book of the state of Emirates". National Media Council: 8–9. 2018.
10. ↑ "OPEC : OPEC Share of World Crude Oil Reserves". www.opec.org. Retrieved 2022-05-19.
11. ↑ Cite error: The named reference :2 was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).