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The United Arab Emirates (the UAE or the Emirates) is a country in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula located on the southeastern coast of the Persian Gulf and the northwestern coast of the Gulf of Oman. The UAE consists of seven emirates and was founded on 2 December 1971 as a federation, after UK armed forces left the region.
b. 1918 – d. 2004. Founded the UAE in 1971 and became its first president. 2 November 2004 – 13 May 2022 Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan: b. 1948 – d. 2022 13 May 2022 – present Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan: b. 1961
The UAE founded the Gulf Cooperation Council in 1981 with fellowArab states of the Persian Gulf at a meeting in Abu Dhabi following the Iran–Iraq War. [24] During the Gulf War, UAE forces participated in fighting while US forces used the country as a base. [25] Zayed died in 2004, and was replaced by his son Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
He was the UAE's first president from the formation of the UAE until his death on 2 November 2004. He was succeeded by his son, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed , who died in office on 13 May 2022. [ 4 ] Following his brother Khalifa's death, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan was elected the third and current president of the UAE by the Federal ...
The UAE recognized Israel in August 2020, reaching a historic Israel–United Arab Emirates peace agreement and leading towards full normalization of relations between the two countries. [74] [138] [139] UAE is the 53rd most peaceful country in the world, according to the 2024 Global Peace Index. [140]
A UAE Armed Forces Special Ops soldier assigned to Special Operations Task Force-West, patrols villages in Afghanistan on 7 April 2011. The United Arab Emirates Armed Forces participated in multiple conflicts, mostly in the Middle East. From 1977 to 1979 the UAE Army contributed 750 men to the Arab Deterrent Force peacekeeping mission in ...
"United Arab Emirates Time Line", Atlas of the Middle East, Washington DC: US Central Intelligence Agency, 1993 – via University of Texas, Perry–Castañeda Library Map Collection
The UAE's economy is the 4th largest in the Middle East (after Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Israel), with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$415 billion (AED 1.83 trillion) in 2021-2023. [5] The UAE economy is heavily reliant on revenues from petroleum and natural gas, especially in Abu Dhabi. In 2009, more than 85% of the UAE's economy was based ...