Outline of the United Arab Emirates

For an alphabetical index of this subject, see the List of United Arab Emirates-related articles.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a Middle Eastern federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The seven states, termed emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain.

The UAE, rich in oil and natural gas, has become highly prosperous after gaining foreign direct investment funding in the 1970s. The country has a relatively high Human Development Index for the Asian continent and ranked 39th globally.

Before 1971, the UAE were known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a nineteenth-century truce between Britain and several Arab Sheikhs. The name Pirate Coast was also used in reference to the area's emirates in the 18th to early 20th century.^[1]

International rankings of the United Arab Emirates

Geography of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Geography of the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is: a country
Location:
Population:
Size:
Atlas of the United Arab Emirates
Extreme points of the United Arab Emirates

Environment of the United Arab Emirates

Natural geographic features of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Landforms of the United Arab Emirates

Regions of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Regions of the United Arab Emirates

Ecoregions of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Ecoregions in the United Arab Emirates

Administrative divisions of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Administrative divisions of the United Arab Emirates

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi
Ajman: 1 exclave
Dubai: 1 exclave
Fujairah: 2 exclaves
Ras al-Khaimah: 1 exclave
Sharjah: 3 exclaves
Umm al-Quwain

Demography of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Demographics of the United Arab Emirates

Government and politics of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Government of the United Arab Emirates and Politics of the United Arab Emirates

Form of government:
Capital of the United Arab Emirates: Capital of the United Arab Emirates

Branches of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Executive branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Legislative branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Parliament of the United Arab Emirates (bicameral)
- Upper house: Senate of the United Arab Emirates
- Lower house: House of Commons of the United Arab Emirates

Judicial branch of the government of the United Arab Emirates

Supreme Court of the United Arab Emirates

Foreign relations of the United Arab Emirates

International organization membership

Main article: International organization membership of the United Arab Emirates

the United Arab Emirates is a member of:

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Law and order in the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Law of the United Arab Emirates

Military of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: Military of the United Arab Emirates

Local government in the United Arab Emirates

History of the United Arab Emirates

Main article: History of the United Arab Emirates, Timeline of the history of the United Arab Emirates, and Current events of the United Arab Emirates