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GEOGRAPHY: The United Arab Emirates is situated in Southwest Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian
Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is in a strategic location along southern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a
vital transit point for world crude oil.
The UAE lies between 22°50' and 26° north latitude and between 51° and 56°25' east longitude. It shares a nineteen
kilometer border with Qatar on the northwest, a 530-kilometer border with Saudi Arabia on the west, south, and
southeast, and a 450-kilometer border with Oman on the southeast and northeast.
POLITICS: Administratively, the UAE is a loose federation of seven emirates, each with its own ruler. The pace at which
local government in each emirate evolves from traditional to modern is set primarily by the ruler.
The relative political and financial influence of each emirate is reflected in the allocation of positions in the federal
government. The ruler of Abu Dhabi, whose emirate is the UAE's major oil producer, is president of the UAE. The ruler of
Dubai, which is the UAE's commercial center and a significant oil producer, is vice president and prime minister.
HISTORY: The seven Trucial Sheikdom States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the United Kingdom control of their
defence and foreign affairs in nineteenth-century treaties. In 1971, six of these states — Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah,
Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Qaiwain — merged to form the United Arab Emirates. They were joined in 1972 by Ras Al
Khaimah.
CAPITAL CITY: Abu Dhabi
Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is in a strategic location along southern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a
vital transit point for world crude oil.
The UAE lies between 22°50' and 26° north latitude and between 51° and 56°25' east longitude. It shares a nineteen
kilometer border with Qatar on the northwest, a 530-kilometer border with Saudi Arabia on the west, south, and
southeast, and a 450-kilometer border with Oman on the southeast and northeast.
POLITICS: Administratively, the UAE is a loose federation of seven emirates, each with its own ruler. The pace at which
local government in each emirate evolves from traditional to modern is set primarily by the ruler.
The relative political and financial influence of each emirate is reflected in the allocation of positions in the federal
government. The ruler of Abu Dhabi, whose emirate is the UAE's major oil producer, is president of the UAE. The ruler of
Dubai, which is the UAE's commercial center and a significant oil producer, is vice president and prime minister.
HISTORY: The seven Trucial Sheikdom States of the Persian Gulf coast granted the United Kingdom control of their
defence and foreign affairs in nineteenth-century treaties. In 1971, six of these states — Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Fujairah,
Sharjah, Dubai, and Umm al-Qaiwain — merged to form the United Arab Emirates. They were joined in 1972 by Ras Al
Khaimah.
CAPITAL CITY: Abu Dhabi
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