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Capitale
nome: Abu Dhabi
coordinate geografiche: 24 28 N, 54 22 E
differenza di tempo: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time)
Indipendenza
2 Dicembre 1971 (from the UK)
Festa nazionale
Giorno Di Indipendenza (National Day), 2 Dicembre (1971)
Costituzione
history: previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent Maggio 1996
amendments: proposed by the Supreme Council and submitted to the Federal National Council; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote of Federal National Council members present and approval of the Supreme Council president; amended 2009 (2016)
Suffragio
limited; note - rulers of the seven emirates each select a proportion of voters for the Federal National Council (FNC) that together account for about 12 percent of Emirati citizens
Ramo esecutivo
capo dello stato: Presidente KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (da allora 2 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (da allora 4 November 2004); Vice Presidente and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (da allora 5 January 2006)
capo di governo: Prime Minister Vice Presidente MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (da allora 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers SAIF bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan, MANSUR bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (both da allora 11 May 2009)
cabinet: Council of Ministers announced by the prime minister and approved by the president
elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by the Federal Supreme Council - composed of the rulers of the 7 emirates - for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held 3 November 2009 (next election NA); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president
election results: KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan reelected president; FSC vote NA

note: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the 7 emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power


Fonte: CIA World Factbook - Aggiornato a partire da dicembre 31, 2019