Official Name: Al-Imārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah (United Arab Emirates)
Form of Government:federation of seven emirates with one advisory body (Federal National Council [401])
President: Sheikh Khalīfah ibn Zāyid Āl Nahyān
Prime Minister: Sheikh Muḥammad ibn Rashīd Āl Maktūm
GDP: 421.1 billion USD (2019)
Capital: Abu Dhabi
Population: 9.771 million (2019)
Official Languages: Arabic
Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
Timezone: GMT+4
Area: 83,600 km²
Dialing Code: +971
Major Mountain Ranges: Jebel Hafeet,Al Hajar Mountains
Major Rivers: Wadi Abadilah,Asimah,Esfai
Continent: Asia
Border Countries: The United Arab Emirates is slightly smaller in area than Portugal. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the west and south and by Oman to the east and northeast. The precise borders of the country have remained a matter of dispute.
