Outline of the United Arab Emirates

The Flag of the United Arab Emirates

The Coat of arms of the UAE

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:

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a sovereign federation of seven states located southeast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest 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.

The UAE, rich in oil and natural gas, has become highly prosperous after gaining foreign direct investment funding in the 1970s. The country has a relatively high Human Development Index for the Asian continent and ranked 39th globally.

Before 1971, the UAE were known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a nineteenth-century truce between Britain and several Arab Sheikhs. The name Pirate Coast was also used in reference to the area's emirates in the eighteenth to early twentieth century.^[2]

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):
Official endonym(s):
Adjectival(s): Emirati, Emirian
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 ISO 3166-2:AE
Internet country code top-level domain: .ae

Geography of the United Arab Emirates[]

An enlargeable topographic map of the United Arab Emirates.

Geography 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

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

Regions of the United Arab Emirates[]

Ecoregions of the United Arab Emirates[]

Administrative divisions of the United Arab Emirates[]

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi
Ajman: 1 exclave
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[]

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,
Head of government: Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates,
Cabinet of the United Arab Emirates

Legislative branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates[]

Parliament of the United Arab Emirates (bicameral)
- Upper house:
- Lower house:

Judicial branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates[]

Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates

Foreign relations 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[]

Military of the United Arab Emirates[]

Military of the United Arab Emirates

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
Forces
- Army of the United Arab Emirates
- Navy of the United Arab Emirates
- Air Force of the United Arab Emirates
Military history of the United Arab Emirates