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United Arab Emirates
الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic)
*al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah*
United Arab Emirates الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic); al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
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ISO 3166 code	AE

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, it shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates. , the UAE has an estimated population of 9.97 million. Emirati citizens are estimated to form 11.6% of the population; the remaining residents are expatriates, the majority of whom are South Asian. Islam is the official religion and Arabic is the official language. Abu Dhabi is the country's capital, while Dubai, the most populous city, is an international hub.

The United Arab Emirates' oil and natural gas reserves are the world's sixth and seventh-largest, respectively. Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi and the country's first president, oversaw the development of the Emirates by investing oil revenues into healthcare, education, and infrastructure. The country has the most diversified economy among the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. In the 21st century, the UAE has become less reliant on oil and gas and is economically focusing on tourism and business. The UAE is considered a middle power. It is a member of the United Nations, Arab League, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OPEC, Non-Aligned Movement, World Trade Organization, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and BRICS. The UAE is also a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.

Human rights organisations consider the UAE substandard on human rights, citing reports of government critics being imprisoned and tortured, families harassed by the state security apparatus, and cases of forced disappearances. Individual rights such as the freedoms of assembly, association, the press, expression, and religion are also severely repressed. (Full article...)

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The Iron Age fort at the core of the necropolis of Jebel Buhais, first discovered in 1973 by Iraqi archaeologists

Jebel Buhais or Jebel Al-Buhais (Arabic: جَبَل بُحَيْص \ جَبَل ٱلْبُحَيْص, romanized: Jabal Buḥayṣ / Jabal Al-Buḥayṣ) is a geological feature, an extensive rocky outcrop, as well as an archaeological site located near Madam in the central region of the Emirate of Sharjah, the UAE, about 48 kilometres (30 miles) southeast of the city of Sharjah. The area contains an extensive necropolis, consisting of burial sites spanning the Stone, Bronze, Iron and Hellenistic ages of human settlement in the UAE. Burials at Jebel Buhais (Jebel is Arabic for mountain) date back to the 5th Millennium BCE. The site is located to the side of a limestone outcrop rising to some 340 metres (1,120 feet) above sea level and which runs almost contiguously from the town of Madam north to the town of Mleiha, itself an important archaeological site.

Jebel Buhais is the oldest radiometrically dated inland burial site in the UAE. The area is protected, having been defined as a nature reserve. (Full article...)

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Image 1Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (from List of cities in the United Arab Emirates)
Image 2A Hafit era 'beehive' tomb at Mezyad – Jebel Hafeet Desert Park, Al Ain, Eastern Region of Abu Dhabi (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 3The meeting room where the first constitution was signed on 2 December 1971 in Dubai. Today it is part of the Etihad Museum. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 41838 Map of Oman, showing the peninsula that would become, in 1971, the United Arab Emirates (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 5Majlis (from Culture of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 6Pearls from Rams. The pearling industry was the main driver of the economy. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 7A painting depicting Doba Fort, a fort built by the Portuguese Empire in Dibba Al-Hisn in 1620. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 8Zayed the First (1835–1909) (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 9Decorated stone cup from Umm Al Nar site, Abu Dhabi on display at the Louvre Abu Dhabi
Image 10A dallah is a traditional Arabic coffee pot for serving Arabian coffee. It is a symbol of the Emirati culture, featuring on the United Arab Emirates dirham coin (from Culture of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 11A Greek statue from a tomb, the figure is offering a bird. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 12Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan was the first president of the United Arab Emirates and is recognised as the father of the nation. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 13Painting of Portuguese Fortress Khor Fakkan (Corfacão) in 1635. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 14Historic photo depicting the first hoisting of the United Arab Emirates flag by the rulers of the emirates at The Union House, Dubai on 2 December 1971. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 15A painting of Laft under attack by British forces in December 1809. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 16The first conference on the Gulf federation in Abu Dhabi, 1968 (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 17A painting depicting the sacking of the coastal town and port of Ras Al Khaimah in 1809. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 18A band performs the Ayyala, which is a cultural dance derived from Arab tribes sword battles. (from Culture of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 19Gold jewellery from Saruq Al Hadid archaeological site (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 20An Emirati folk dance, the women flip their hair sideways in brightly coloured traditional dress. (from Culture of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 21The Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest structure and building since its topping out in 2009. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 22The Dubai Tennis Championships in 2006. (from Culture of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 23Portuguese colonies in Arabia. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 24Map of the United Arab Emirates (from List of cities in the United Arab Emirates)
Image 25Luqaimat (lugaimat in Emirati dialect), a traditional Emirati dessert, served with Arabic coffee. (from Emirati cuisine)
Image 26Roman Statue of a Griffin found in Mleiha (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 27Sheikh Maktoum house courtyard featuring the common architecture of wind-catchers called Barjeel. (from Culture of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 28The Sasanian Empire at its greatest extent c. 620, under Khosrow II (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 291870 map of the Trucial Coast (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 30Kuboos (flatbread) being prepared in Abu Dhabi (from Emirati cuisine)
Image 31Umm al-Nar tomb at Mleiha, Emirate of Sharjah (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 32Flag of the Trucial States Council (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 33Bilingual Funerary Inscription. South Arabian and Aramaic script. 3rd Century BCE (from History of the United Arab Emirates)
Image 34The proposed federation of Arab emirates, which includes modern-day Bahrain, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates. (from History of the United Arab Emirates)

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Image 1A view of Dubai Maritime City in 2008, a multipurpose maritime zone
Image 2A view of the interior of Ski Dubai, an indoor ski resort in Dubai
Image 3The Landmark, a postmodern supertall skyscraper in Abu Dhabi^[1]
Image 4An aerial view of Ajman, 2009
Image 5Buildings in Al Qusais
Image 6A view of the Emirates Towers in Dubai. The towers are the tallest two buildings on the right.
Image 7A view of the Khor Fakkan beach and port in the distance. The Khor Fakkan Container Terminal is the only natural deep-sea port in the region, and one of the major container ports in the UAE.
Image 8A view of Sharjah
Image 9The night skyline of Abu Dhabi

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Largest cities or towns in the United Arab Emirates 2023 Calculation
	Rank	Name	Emirate	Pop.
Dubai Abu Dhabi	1	Dubai	Dubai	3,564,931	Sharjah Al Ain
	2	Abu Dhabi	Abu Dhabi	1,807,000
	3	Sharjah	Sharjah	1,405,000
	4	Al Ain	Abu Dhabi	846,747
	5	Ajman	Ajman	490,035
	6	Ras Al Khaimah	Ras al Khaimah	191,753
	7	Fujairah	Fujairah	118,933
	8	Umm Al Quwain	Umm Al Quwain	59,098
	9	Khor Fakkan	Sharjah	53,000
	10	Kalba	Sharjah	51,000