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  2. United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The United Arab Emirates[ c ] (UAE), or simply the Emirates, [ d ] 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. [ 14 ] It shares land borders with Oman to the east and northwest, and with Saudi Arabia to ...

  3. Emirate - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. An emirate is a territory ruled by an emir, [1] a title used by monarchs or high officeholders in the Muslim world. From a historical point of view, an emirate is a political-religious unit smaller than a caliphate. [2] It can be considered equivalent to a principality in non-Muslim contexts.

  4. Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    Migrants in the United Arab Emirates represent about 88% of the population, while Emiratis constitute roughly 12% of the total population, making the UAE home to one of the world's highest percentage of expatriates. [1][2] Most of immigrants reside in Dubai and the capital, Abu Dhabi. [3] The UAE is home to over 200 nationalities. [4]

  5. History of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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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.

  6. List of ISO 3166 country codes - Wikipedia

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    the United Arab Emirates: UN member AE: ARE: 784: ISO 3166-2:AE.ae United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the) the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: UN member GB: GBR: 826: ISO 3166-2:GB.gb.uk [ah] United States Minor Outlying Islands (the) [13] [ai] United States Pacific Island Wildlife Refuges, [14] Navassa ...

  7. List of country groupings - Wikipedia

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    GUAM Organization for Democracy and Economic Development: Georgia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, and Moldova. GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council): Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. A regional intergovernmental political and economic union consisting of all Arab states of the Persian Gulf, except for Iraq.

  8. List of date formats by country - Wikipedia

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    Yes. Long formats: English: mmmm d, yyyy. DMY dates are also used occasionally, primarily by, but not limited to, government institutions such as on the data page of passports, and immigration and customs forms. Filipino: ika- d ng mmmm (,) yyyy [135] or a- d ng mmmm (,) yyyy. (Note: Month and year can be shortened.

  9. Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates - Wikipedia

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    The diplomatic foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates are conducted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The United Arab Emirates has broad diplomatic and commercial relations with most countries of the world. It plays a significant role in OPEC, and is one of the founding members of the Gulf Cooperation ...