| United Arab Emirates دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة
Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah |
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Motto: الله , الوطن , الرئيس[citation needed]
Allah, al-Waṭan, al-Ra'īs (Arabic)
"God, Nation, President" |
Anthem: Ishy Bilady
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| Capital | Abu Dhabi
24°28′N54°22′E / 24.467°N 54.367°E / 24.467; 54.367 |
| Largest city | Dubai |
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| Official language(s) | Arabic |
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| Ethnic groups | 16.5% Emiratis, 83.5% South Asian, Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Chinese, Filipino, Thai, Iranian, Westerners (2009)[1] |
| Demonym | Emirati[2] |
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| Government | Federalpresidential system and constitutional monarchy |
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| - | President | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan |
| - | Prime Minister | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| Legislature | Federal National Council |
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| Sovereignty | End of special treaty with the United Kingdom |
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| - | Constitution | December 2, 1971 |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 83,600 1 km2 (116th)
32,278 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | negligible |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 4,975,593[2] (114th[2]) |
| - | 2005 census | 4,106,427 |
| - | Density | 97/km2 (107th)
251.9/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | US$182.876 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | US$40,175[3] |
| GDP (nominal) | 2010 estimate |
| - | Total | US$252.736 billion[3] |
| - | Per capita | US$36,175.966[3] |
| Gini (2008) | 36 |
| HDI (2010) |  0.815[4] (very high) (32nd) |
| Currency | UAE dirham (AED) |
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| Time zone | GMT+4 (UTC+4) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | not observed (UTC+4) |
| Date formats | dd/mm/yyyy |
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| Drives on the | right |
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| ISO 3166 code | AE |
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| Internet TLD | .ae, امارات. |
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| Calling code | 971 |
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| United Arab Emirates portal |
| 1 | The country's exact size is unknown because of disputed claims to several islands in the Persian Gulf, because of the lack of precise information on the size of many of these islands, and because most of its land boundaries, especially with Saudi Arabia, remain undemarcated. |
