United Arab Emirates History, Geography, Economy and Important Events

The United Arab Emirates was known as the Armistice Treaty State before 1971 because of a treaty between the United Kingdom and several Arab sheikhs in the 19th century. Apart from this, it was also known as Pirate Coast from 18th century to early 20th century due to the emirate of the region. The UAE's political system is made up of several interlinked managerial bodies based on the 1971 Constitution. Islam is the country's national religion and Arabic is the national language. The United Arab Emirates' economy is the most developed in the Middle East, the world's sixth-largest country in terms of oil reserves.

The United Arab Emirates is a country located in Middle East Asia. From 1873 to 1947 it remained under British India. After that, its rule began to be governed by the State Department of London. The independent United Arab Emirates was formed in 1971 by combining the seven Sheikh states of the Persian Gulf, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Dubai, Umm Al Quwain, Ajman, Fujairah and Ras Al Khaimah. Ras Al Khaimah joined it in 1972.

The United Arab Emirates has evolved from a group of Bedouin tribes to one of the world's wealthiest states in just 50 years. Economic growth has been impressive and steady in the history of this youth federation, with brief periods of recession, between 2000 and 2018, average real gross domestic product (GDP) growth was close to 4%. It is the second largest economy in the GCC (after Saudi Arabia), with a very low gross domestic product (GDP) of US $ 414.2 billion, and a real GDP of constant GDP of 392.8 billion in 2018. On 6 January 2020, Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum announced that the tourist visa for the United Arab Emirates, previously valid for 30–90 days, had been extended for five years.

Arabic is the national language of the United Arab Emirates. The Gulf of Arabic dialect is originally spoken by the Emirati people. Since the area was under British occupation until 1971, English is the primary language in the UAE. As such, knowledge of the language is required when applying for most local jobs.

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Definition of international border: L = Land Border | M = Maritime Border