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NAME: United Arab Emirates ABBREVIATION: UAE LOCATION: the Arabic Peninsula, bordering the Gulf of Oman in the East and the Persian Gulf in the West. Neighbouring countries are Oman and Saudi Arabia. SEVEN EMIRATES: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah (RAK), Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain (UAQ), Ajman. AREA: approx. 83,600 square km/32,278 square miles POPULATION: 8,260,000 (mid-2010), of which nearly 1mln are Emiratis CAPITAL: Abu Dhabi PRESIDENT: Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan VICE PRESIDENT/PRIME MINISTER: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum GOVERNMENT: Federation of Emirates RULERS: Abu Dhabi: His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan Dubai: His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sharjah: His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammad Al Qasimi Ras Al Khaimah: His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi Fujairah: His Highness Sheikh Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi Umm Al Quwain (UAQ): His Highness Sheikh Saud bin Rashid Al Moalla Ajman: His Highness Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi FLAG: three equal horizontal bands of green, white and black, with a wider vertical red band on the hoist side. LANGUAGE: Arabic is the official language. Hindi, Urdu and Persian are widely spoken. English is the language of commerce and business. RELIGION: Islam. Practice of other religious beliefs is allowed. SYMBOLISM: flag, falcons, camels, Arabian horses, dhows, coffeepot, pearls and date palm. ETHNICITY: 19% Emirati, 23% other Arabs and Iranians, 50% South Asians, 8% other expatriates. CURRENCY: UAE Dirham. Denoted AED internationally and dhs locally. The currency is fully convertible and is pegged to the US dollar; 1US$ - 3.67dhs. TIME ZONE: GMT + 4. LOCAL PHONE CODES:
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