United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
Al-Imarat al-'Arabiyah al-Muttahidah
CAPITAL: Abu Dhabi (Abu Zaby)
FLAG: The flag consists of a red vertical stripe at the hoist and three equal horizontal stripes of green, white, and black.
ANTHEM: The National Anthem is an instrumental piece without words.
MONETARY UNIT: The United Arab Emirates dirham (UD), introduced as the currency in May 1973, is divided into 100 fils. There are coins of 1, 5, 10, 25, and 50 fils and 1 and 5 dirham and notes of 5, 10, 50, 100, 200, 500, and 1,000 dirhams. UD1 = $0.27337 (or $1 = UD3.658) as of January 2003.
WEIGHTS AND MEASURES: The metric system and imperial and local measures are used.
HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January; Accession of the Ruler of Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi only), 6 August; National Day, 2 December; Christmas, 25 December. Muslim religious holidays include Lailat al-Miraj, 'Id al-Fitr, 'Id al-'Adha', Hijra New Year, and Milad an-Nabi.
TIME: 4 PM = noon GMT.
Location, Size, and Extent
Comprising a total area of approximately 82,880 sq km (32,00 sq mi), including some 6,000 sq km (2,300 sq mi) of islands, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), in the eastern Arabian Peninsula, consists of seven states: Abu Dhabi, or Abu Zaby; Dubai, or Dubayy); Sharjah; Ra's al-Khaimah, or Ra's al-Khaymah; Fujairah, or Al-Fujayrah; Umm al-Qaiwain, or Umm al-Qaywayn; and 'Ajman.
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