Capital Abu Dhabi
Largest city Dubai
Official languages Arabic
Religion Islam
Government Federation of 7 hereditary monarchies
President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Legislature Federal National Council
Independence
from the United Kingdom 2 December 1971
Area
83,600d km2 (116th)
32,278 sq mi
Population
2013 estimate 9,346,129
Currency UAE dirham
Boundries
Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar and Iran
Law
The UAE is ruled by the federal court system. There are three main branches within the court structure: civil, criminal and Sharia law.
The United Arab Emirates is divided into seven emirates
Emirate
|
Capital
|
Population
|
Abu Dhabi
|
Abu Dhabi
|
1,548,655
|
Ajman
|
Ajman
|
372,923
|
Dubai
|
Dubai
|
1,770,533
|
Fujairah
|
Fujairah
|
137,940
|
Ras al-Khaimah
|
Ras al-Khaimah
|
171,903
|
Sharjah
|
Sharjah
|
895,252
|
Umm al-Quwain
|
Umm al-Qaiwain
|
69,936
|
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