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  2. United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The United Arab Emirates [b] (UAE), or simply the Emirates, [c] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal , elective monarchy composed of seven emirates , with Abu Dhabi as its capital. [ 15 ]

  3. Geography of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The UAE stretches for more than 650 km (400 miles) along the southern shore of the Persian Gulf. [3] Most of the coast consists of salt pans that extend far inland. [3] A recent global remote sensing analysis suggested that there were 637 km 2 of tidal flats in the United Arab Emirates, making it the 40th ranked country in terms of tidal flat ...

  4. Outline of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    United Arab Emirates – 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 .

  5. Portal:United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The United Arab Emirates (UAE), or simply the Emirates, is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a federal , elective monarchy composed of seven emirates , with Abu Dhabi as its capital.

  6. Portal:United Arab Emirates/Intro - Wikipedia

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    The UAE consists of seven states, termed emirates, which are Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah. The capital and second largest city of the United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. It is also the country's center of political, industrial and cultural activities.

  7. Middle East and North Africa - Wikipedia

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    A 2003 World Bank study stated: "In World Bank geographic classification, the following 21 countries or territories constitute the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: six Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates [UAE]), and 15 other countries or territories: Algeria ...

  8. Dubai - Wikipedia

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    Dubai [a] is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populous of the country's seven emirates. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] As of 2024, the city has a population of around 3.79 million, [ 8 ] more than 90% of which are expatriates .

  9. Explainer-What caused the storm that brought Dubai to a ... - AOL

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    The UAE, located in one of the hottest and driest regions on earth, has been leading the effort to seed clouds and increase precipitation. But the UAE's meteorology agency told Reuters there were ...