The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a federation of seven emirates that was formed in December 2, 1971.
| Country Name | Conventional Long Form: United Arab Emirates Local Long Form (Arabic): Dawlat Al Imarat Al Arabiyya Al Muttahidah Local Short Form (Arabic): Al Imarat Abbreviation: UAE Arabic Words: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة |
| Emirates | Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah |
| Capital | Abu Dhabi |
| National Day | Independence Day (from UK), 2 December (1971) |
| President | HH Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (3 November 2004) |
| Vice-President & Prime Minister | HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (5 January 2006) |
| Political System | A federation with specific areas of authority constitutionally assigned to the UAE Federal Government and other powers reserved for member emirates |
| Constitution | Adopted provisionally on 2 December 1971, made permanent in 1996 |
| Area | 83,600 square kilometers |
| Time | UAE Standard Time is 4 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT+4) |
| Daylight Saving Time | UAE Time does not operate Daylight-Saving Time |
| International Dialing Code | +971 |
| Currency | Emirati Dirham (Dh or AED), divided into 100 Fils |
| Exchange Rate | US$ 1 = AED 3.6725 The UAE Dirham has been officially pegged to the US dollar since February 2002 |
| Language | The official language is Arabic. English is widely understood and ranks alongside Arabic as the language of commerce |
| Religion | Islam. Practice of all religious beliefs is allowed |
| Population | 4.106 million (December, 2005) |
| GDP | AED 485.5 billion (2005, Current Prices) |
| Real GDP Growth | 8.2% (2005) |
| Non-Oil Sector Contribution to Nominal GDP | 64% (2005) |
| Foreign Direct Investment | US$10 billion (2005) |
| Industries | Oil & Gas, Aluminum, Cement, Fertilizers, Commercial Ship Repair, Petrochemicals, Construction Materials, Pharmaceuticals, Tourism |
| Oil Production | 2.8 million barrels per day |
| Oil Proven Reserves | 98.1 billion barrels |
| Natural Gas Production | 65 billion cubic meters |
| Natural Gas Proven Reserves | 6 trillion cubic meters |
| Fiscal Year | 1 January to 31 December |
| Weekend | Friday and Saturday for government institutions. Many private companies operate a six-day week (with Friday as an off day) |
| Exports | AED 424 billion (2005) |
| Free-Zone Exports | AED 63.9 billion (2005) |
| Re-Exports | AED 139.5 billion (2005) |
| Imports | AED 261.2 billion (2005) |
| Cultivated Areas | 260,000 hectares, 3.1% of total territory |
| Number of Date Palms | Over 40 million |
| Agriculture & Fisheries Products | Dates, Green Fodder, Vegetables and Fruit; Livestock, Poultry, Eggs, Dairy Products; Fish |
| Estimated Fisheries Catch | 97,574 tons |
| Flag | Three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side |
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