United Arab Emirates

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The [b]United Arab Emirates[/b] (Arabic: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة‎ Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah), sometimes simply called the [b]Emirates[/b] or the [b]UAE[/b], is a country located in the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering item:110221[Oman] to the east and item:110240[Saudi Arabia] to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with item:110231[Qatar] and item:110176[Iran]. In 2013, the UAE's total population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are Emirati citizens and 7.8 million are expatriates. Established in December 1971, the country is a federation of seven emirates. The constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council. One of the monarchs is selected as the President of the United Arab Emirates. Islam is the official religion of the UAE, and Arabic is the official language, although English is widely used.