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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.
The United Arab Emirates[ b] ( UAE ), or simply the Emirates, [ c] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East. Located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula, it shares land borders with Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the southwest; as well as maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran.
United Arab Emirates. Libya. Victory. Muammar Gaddafi was killed. The NTC assumed control of Libya. Post-civil war violence in Libya. Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. None.
The three largest Emirates ( Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah ), are home to nearly 85% of the population. [ 10] The 2022 population of the UAE stands at 9.4 million, [ 11] of which 69% of the population is male and 31% of the population is female. [ 12][ 13][ 14] The population density of the Emirates has reached a record 114 per km 2.
The current United Arab Emirates military was formed from the historical Trucial Oman Levies which was established on 11 May 1951. The Trucial Oman Levies, which were renamed the Trucial Oman Scouts in 1956, were a locally raised, British commanded force long considered a symbol of public order in Eastern Arabia .
Seizure of Abu Musa and the Greater and Lesser Tunbs. Sharjah Fort. Mohammed bin Hamad Al Sharqi. Shimal. Siniyah Island. Slavery in the Trucial States. Slavery in the United Arab Emirates. Sultan bin Salim Al Qasimi. Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi II.
Indians in the United Arab Emirates constitute the largest part of the population of the country. Over 3,860,000 Indian expats are estimated to be living in the United Arab Emirates, [1] with over 38% of the country's total population and the fourth highest number of overseas Indians in the world, after the United States, Saudi Arabia, and Malaysia. [2]
The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. [ 2] The UAE lies between 22°50′ and 26° north latitude and ...