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
• 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.

• 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
• Renewable energy in the United Arab Emirates
• Geology of the United Arab Emirates
• Protected areas of the United Arab Emirates
  • Biosphere reserves in the United Arab Emirates
  • National parks 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

• Glaciers of the United Arab Emirates
• Islands of the United Arab Emirates
• Lakes of the United Arab Emirates
• Mountains of the United Arab Emirates
  • Volcanoes in the United Arab Emirates
• Rivers of the United Arab Emirates
  • Waterfalls of the United Arab Emirates
• Valleys of the United Arab Emirates
• World Heritage Sites in the United Arab Emirates: None

Regions of the United Arab Emirates

Administrative divisions 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

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

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: Senate of the United Arab Emirates
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the United Arab Emirates

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) Organization 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
• Law enforcement in the United Arab Emirates

Military of the United Arab Emirates

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • 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
  • Special forces of the United Arab Emirates
• Military history of the United Arab Emirates
• Military ranks of the United Arab Emirates

History of the United Arab Emirates

Other articles:

• Timeline of the history of the United Arab Emirates
• Current events of the United Arab Emirates
• Military history of the United Arab Emirates
• National Center for Documentation and Research

Culture of the United Arab Emirates

• Architecture of the United Arab Emirates
• Cuisine of the United Arab Emirates
• Festivals in 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
  • Coat of arms 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
• Records of 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
• World Heritage Sites in the United Arab Emirates: None

Art in the United Arab Emirates

• Art in the United Arab Emirates
• Cinema of the United Arab Emirates
• Literature of the United Arab Emirates
• Music of the United Arab Emirates
• Television in the United Arab Emirates
• Theatre 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

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 37th (thirty-seventh)
• Agriculture in the United Arab Emirates
• Banking in the United Arab Emirates
  • National Bank of 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
  • Energy policy of the United Arab Emirates
  • Nuclear power in the United Arab Emirates
  • Oil industry in the United Arab Emirates
• Health care in the United Arab Emirates
• Mining in the United Arab Emirates
• United Arab Emirates Stock Exchange
• 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
  • Roads in the United Arab Emirates
• Water supply and sanitation in the United Arab Emirates

Education in the United Arab Emirates

See also

• Index of United Arab Emirates-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of United Arab Emirates-related topics
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

References

1. "United Arab Emirates". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. Retrieved July 23, 2009.
2. Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition; XXI:188; II:255 (1911)

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the United Arab Emirates

• Government of United Arab Emirates
• Outline of the United Arab Emirates at DMOZ
• United Arab Emirates travel guide from Wikivoyage
• Wikimedia Atlas of United Arab Emirates
• World Intellectual Property Handbook: United Arab Emirates
• Mostovski, M.B. & Brothers, D.J. 2008. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE, Volume 1, Antonius van Harten (editor). African Invertebrates 49 (1): 159–160.
• Mafiwasta – An Organisation for Workers' Rights in the UAE