United Arab Emirates
About the Country:
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was formed as a federation of seven emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Umm Al Quwain), which came together as one state on the 2nd of December 1971. The federal capital of UAE is Abu Dhabi and it is ruled by the President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nhyan. The Vice-President and Prime Minister is Sheikh Muhammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is also the ruler of Dubai.
Location
It is located in the Middle East at the tip of the Arabian Peninsula between 22° 50 and 26° north latitude and between 51° and 56° 25 east longitude (23 49 N, 54 20 E). It is one of the GCC (Gulf Co-operation Council states) and has borders with Saudi Arabia, Oman. It occupies a total of about 83,600 square kilometers (32,400 square miles) and contains
Population and Religion
The United Arab Emirates has approximately 4.1 million people (2006 estimate) from all over the Arab world, Asia, Europe, Africa and America live. Approximately 80% of the population is non-UAE nationals. The religion that the majority of the population have is Islam but Christianity, Hinduism, etc. are also found. The official language of the UAE is Arabic though other languages like English, Hindi and Farsi are also spoken.
Currency
![United Arab Emirates Dirham [AED] Bank Notes](http://guide.theemiratesnetwork.com/basics/images/bank_notes.jpg)
The currency used in the United Arab Emirates is called the Dirham and is abbreviated as Dh, Dhs or AED. The sub unit of a Dirham is a fil and 100 fils equal 1 Dirham. The Dirham is tied to the US Dollar at a steady exchange rate of US$ 1 = AED 3.671 though banks, hotels, and airports normally exchange it at 3.65. |
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Among all the symbols of a nation the flag is considered as one of the most important. It represents the people and their pride. In other words it represents the nation. The UAE Flag is no different this country is a unification of seven self-governing sheik-ruled emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain.
The National Flag of United Arab Emirates was adopted on 2nd December 1971 after the seven emirates decided to form the UAE. The rectangular shaped flag of UAE consists of four colors- Red, Green, White and Black. While the Green dash at the top symbolizes fertility the White dash at the middle represents neutrality. The black dash at the bottom of the UAE Flag reflects the Emirates oil wealth. The vertical red band at the hoist side of the UAE flag is meant to remember the former flags of the Kharijite Muslims. The flags width to length ratio is 1 to 2.
