United Arab Emirates
Location:
This country is composed by seven emirates and the origin of the name comes from these emirates. It is situated in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula from the Middle East opened to the Persian Gulf in north and to the Gulf of Oman in north-east. It has borders with the next neighbors: Oman in north-east and east, Saudi Arabia in south and Qatar in north-west.
Area/Surface:
83.600 km²
Population:
8.265.000 people
Capital:
Abu Dhabi 620.000 people
Currency:
Dirham
Languages spoken:
Arabian
Religion:
Islamism, Hinduism
Government form:
Federation composed by supreme emirates, Dictatorship
Time zone:
+4 hours Greenwich time
Cars:
AE
Calling code:
+971
United Arab Emirates
Resources, relief and climate in United Arab Emirates:
This is one of the richest countries from the Middle East with considerable resources of oil and natural gas. The relief is composed by desert with a low elevation and few mountains at the border with Oman. The highest peak is Jabal Zibir at 1.527 m height. The climate is tropical, dry with temperatures that sometimes pass over 50º C in the interior. (Find more journeys on blog.worldlifetimejourneys.com) The rainfall is also low making the agriculture very difficult without the irrigation systems.
Population and tourism in United Arab Emirates:
The population is involved in fishing as the main activity, but the tourism plays a more and more important role. Luxurious and wonderful cities are built as ports at the Persian Gulf, like Abu Dhabi the capital, but especially the well known Dubai, a blowing city. The Arabian country obtained the independence at 02 December 1971. Its people have the highest standard of living among all Arabian countries and don’t have to pay any taxes for earnings. It is said that this state has the 10th part of the world’s resources of oil. Visit United Arab Emirates!
Dubai Skyscrapers with Burj Khalifa in the center, UAE
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