United Arab Republic

United Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية المتحدة  (Arabic) al-Jumhūriyya al-ʿArabiyya al-Muttaḥida
1958–1971
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: والله زمان يا سلاحي Walla Zaman Ya Selahy "It has been a long time, oh my weapon!"
United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961
Status	Political union (1958–1961) Sovereign state in Egypt (1961–1971)
Capital and largest city	Cairo
Official languages	Arabic
Common languages	Egyptian Arabic Levantine Arabic Syrian Arabic Kurdish Syriac
Religion	Islam Christianity Judaism
Demonym(s)	Arabian
Government	Political union of Syria and Egypt (1958–1961) Unitary republic in Egypt (1961–1971)
President
• 1958–1970	Gamal Abdel Nasser
• 1970–1971	Anwar Sadat
Vice President
• 1958–1971	List
Prime Minister
• 1958–1962 (first)	Gamal Abdel Nasser
• 1970–1971 (last)	Mahmoud Fawzi
Legislature	National Assembly
Historical era	Arab Cold War
• Formation of the United Arab Republic	22 February 1958
• Egyptian administration of Gaza	1959
• 1961 Syrian coup d'état	28 September 1961
• Israeli invasion of Gaza and Sinai Peninsula	10 June 1967
• UAR renamed to Arab Republic of Egypt	11 September 1971
Area
• Total	1,195,000 km2 (461,000 sq mi)
Currency	Egyptian pound (Egypt and Gaza) Syrian pound (Syria)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Calling code	+20
Preceded by Succeeded by Republic of Egypt Syrian Republic 1961 Syrian Arab Republic 1967 Israeli Military Occupation 1971 Arab Republic of Egypt
Today part of	Egypt Syria Gaza Strip

The United Arab Republic (UAR) was a country in the Middle East. The UAR was a political union between Syria and Egypt from 1958 till 1961. It came into being on the first of February 1958. It was the first step towards a pan-Arabic state. Over 33 million people lived in the UAR. The capital of the UAR was Cairo, which was also its biggest city. Other big cities in the UAR include: Aleppo, Damascus, Alexandria and Giza. The flag contains three stripes: red, white and black. Which stand for (in aforementioned order): The Hashemite dynasty which represents the bloody fight for freedom, the Umayyad dynasty which represents a bright and peaceful future and the Abbasid dynasty, which represents strong rule. The green stars represent the Fatimid dynasty which represents Egypt and Syria together.