Outline Of The United Arab Emirates

Short description: Country in West Asia

The flag of the United Arab Emirates

The emblem of the United Arab Emirates

The location of the United Arab Emirates

An enlargeable relief map of the United Arab Emirates

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Arab Emirates:

United Arab Emirates – sovereign federation of seven states located southeast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula in West Asia, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia.^[1] The seven states, termed emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of the United Arab Emirates

Common English country name: The United Arab Emirates
Official English country name: The United Arab Emirates
Historic endonym: Maganite (ancient); Trucial Coaster (medieval)
Common endonym(s): United Arab Emirates, Trucial Coast, Emirates, El Eimaraat or the UAE
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Imaratis
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of the United Arab Emirates
International rankings of the United Arab Emirates
ISO country codes: AE, ARE, 784
ISO region codes: See AE
Internet country code top-level domain: .ae

Geography of the United Arab Emirates

An enlargeable topographic map of the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Asia
    - Southwest Asia
- Middle East
  - Arabian Peninsula
- Time zone: UTC+04
- Extreme points of the United Arab Emirates
  - High: Unnamed knoll west of Jabal Bil Ays 1,910 m (6,266 ft)
  - Low: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman 0 m
- Land boundaries: 867 km

Saudi Arabia 457 km

Oman 410 km

Coastline: 1,318 km

Population of the United Arab Emirates:
Area of the United Arab Emirates:
Atlas of the United Arab Emirates

Environment of the United Arab Emirates

An enlargeable satellite image of the United Arab Emirates

Climate of the United Arab Emirates
Geology of the United Arab Emirates
Protected areas of the United Arab Emirates
Wildlife of the United Arab Emirates
- Fauna of the United Arab Emirates
  - Birds of the United Arab Emirates
  - Mammals of the United Arab Emirates

Natural geographic features of the United Arab Emirates

Islands of the United Arab Emirates
Lakes of the United Arab Emirates
Mountains of the United Arab Emirates
Rivers of the United Arab Emirates
World Heritage Sites in the United Arab Emirates: None

Administrative divisions of the United Arab Emirates

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Abu Dhabi
Ajman: 2 exclaves
Dubai: 1 exclave
Fujairah: 2 exclaves
Ras al-Khaimah: 1 exclave
Sharjah: 3 exclaves
Umm al-Quwain

Demography of the United Arab Emirates

Demographics of the United Arab Emirates

Government and politics of the United Arab Emirates

Form of government: federal presidential elected monarchy
Capital of the United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
Elections in the United Arab Emirates
Political parties in the United Arab Emirates
Taxation in the United Arab Emirates

Branches of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Government of the United Arab Emirates

Executive branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Head of state: President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
- Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum & Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Head of government: Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates

Legislative branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Federal National Council

Judicial branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates

Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates

Diplomatic missions in the United Arab Emirates
Diplomatic missions of the United Arab Emirates

International organization membership

The United Arab Emirates is a member of:^[1]

Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Court (ICCt) (signatory)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Development Association (IDA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in the United Arab Emirates

Constitution of the United Arab Emirates
Crime in the United Arab Emirates
Human rights in the United Arab Emirates
- LGBT rights in the United Arab Emirates
- Freedom of religion in the United Arab Emirates
- Capital punishment in the United Arab Emirates
- Legal system of the United Arab Emirates
- Human trafficking in the United Arab Emirates
- Migrant workers in the United Arab Emirates
Law enforcement in the United Arab Emirates

Military of the United Arab Emirates

Command
- Commander-in-chief:President of the United Arab Emirates
  - Ministry of Defence of the United Arab Emirates
Forces
- Army of the United Arab Emirates
- Navy of the United Arab Emirates
- Air Force of the United Arab Emirates
- Presidential Guard of United Arab Emirates
Military history of the United Arab Emirates

Local government in the United Arab Emirates

History of the United Arab Emirates

Portuguese colonies in Arabia
Doba Fort, built by the Portuguese Empire in Dibba Al-Hisn in 1620.
First conference on the Gulf federation in Abu Dhabi, 1968.

Other articles:

Military history of the United Arab Emirates
National Center for Documentation and Research

Culture of the United Arab Emirates

Sheikh Maktoum house courtyard featuring the common architecture of wind-catchers called Barjeel.
Majlis
Women flip their hair sideways and wear brightly coloured traditional dress while performing an Emirati folk dance.

Architecture of the United Arab Emirates
Cuisine of the United Arab Emirates
Languages of the United Arab Emirates
Media in the United Arab Emirates
Museums in the United Arab Emirates
Music of the United Arab Emirates
National symbols of the United Arab Emirates
- Emblem of the United Arab Emirates
- Flag of the United Arab Emirates
- National anthem of the United Arab Emirates
People of the United Arab Emirates
Prostitution in the United Arab Emirates
Public holidays in the United Arab Emirates
Religion in the United Arab Emirates
- Buddhism in the United Arab Emirates
- Christianity in the United Arab Emirates
- Hinduism in the United Arab Emirates
- Islam in the United Arab Emirates
- Judaism in the United Arab Emirates
- Sikhism in the United Arab Emirates

Art in the United Arab Emirates

Cinema of the United Arab Emirates
Music of the United Arab Emirates
Television in the United Arab Emirates

Sport in the United Arab Emirates

Football in the United Arab Emirates

Economy and infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates

Archipelagoes in Dubai.
Dubai International Financial Center
An Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F arriving at London Stansted Airport
Burj Khalifa

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 37th (thirty-seventh)
Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates
Banking in the United Arab Emirates
Communications in the United Arab Emirates
- Internet in the United Arab Emirates
Companies of the United Arab Emirates
Currency of the United Arab Emirates: Dirham
- ISO 4217: AED
Energy in the United Arab Emirates
- Nuclear power in the United Arab Emirates
Health care in the United Arab Emirates
Tourism in the United Arab Emirates
Transport in the United Arab Emirates
- Airports in the United Arab Emirates
- Rail transport in the United Arab Emirates