Outline of 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]

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Arab Emirates:

General reference

Geography of the United Arab Emirates

 Saudi Arabia 457 km
 Oman 410 km
  • Coastline: 1,318 km

Environment of the United Arab Emirates

Natural geographic features of the United Arab Emirates

Regions of the United Arab Emirates

Ecoregions of the United Arab Emirates

Administrative divisions of the United Arab Emirates

Demography of the United Arab Emirates

Government and politics of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Government of the United Arab Emirates and Politics of the United Arab Emirates

Branches of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Executive branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Legislative branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Judicial branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates

International organization membership

The United Arab Emirates is a member of:[1]

Law and order in the United Arab Emirates

Military of the United Arab Emirates

Local government in the United Arab Emirates

History of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: History of the United Arab Emirates, Timeline of the history of the United Arab Emirates, and Current events of the United Arab Emirates

Culture of the United Arab Emirates

Art in the United Arab Emirates

Sports in the United Arab Emirates

Economy and infrastructure of the United Arab Emirates

Education in the United Arab Emirates

See also

United Arab Emirates portal
Southwest Asia portal

References

  1. ^ a b "United Arab Emirates". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. July 2, 2009. https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html. Retrieved July 23, 2009. 
  2. ^ Encyclopædia Britannica Eleventh Edition; XXI:188; II:255 (1911)

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the United Arab Emirates