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The United Arab Republic (UAR; Arabic: الجمهورية العربية المتحدة, romanized: al-Jumhūriyya al-ʿArabiyya al-Muttaḥida) was a sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 until 1971.
The United Arab Emirates has developed from a juxtaposition of Bedouin tribes to one of the world's wealthiest states in only about 50 years, boasting one of the highest GDP (PPP) per capita figures in the world. Economic growth has been impressive and steady throughout the history of this young confederation of emirates with brief periods of ...
The unification of the United Arab Emirates (Arabic: توحيد دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, romanized: Taūḥīd daūlah al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah) was a political and diplomatic campaign essentially led by the ruler of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan in the British protectorates of the Persian Gulf Residency primarily from February ...
1870 map of the Trucial Coast 1838 Map of Oman, showing the peninsula that would become, in 1971, the United Arab Emirates. 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 ...
Arab Islamic Republic, a proposed union of Libya and Tunisia (1974) United Arab Emirates, a union of seven Arab states (1971–present day) United Arab Republic, a union between Egypt and Syria (1958–61) United Arab States, a confederation between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen (1958–61)
The United Arab Emirates is a federal state that comprises seven federal emirates, each administered by a hereditary emir, these seven forming the electoral college for the federation's president and prime minister.
The history of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a rich tapestry of ancient traditions, colonial influences, and modern development.. A souq in Deira, Dubai, 1950s. Sheikh Juma Al Maktoum (left) and Sheikh Saeed bin Maktoum Al Maktoum (right) of the Maktoum family
The United Arab States (UAS, Arabic: اتحاد الدول العربية) was a short-lived confederation between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen from 1958 to 1961. A stamp from the Kingdom of Yemen commemorating the United Arab States. The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state formed by the union of Egypt and Syria in ...