United Arab Emirates


Location

U.A.E borders Saudi Arabia and Oman.The Persian Gulf and Arabian Sea are connected to the U.A.E. The most important places in the U.A.E are Dubai and Abu Dhabi. The Geographic coordinates : 24 00N, 54 00E.

Jabal Yibir is a mountain with the height of 1,527.

32,278 square miles (82,600 square kilometers) is the Land area, same thing as total area. Irrigated land: 355 square miles (920 square kilometers) .The bordering countries: 410 km Saudi Arabia 457 km, coastline: 819 miles, 1318 kilometers. It's smaller than most countries and it's similar in size to Austria.

Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the biggest cities in the UAE and the most famous. Ajman, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah, Sharjah and Umm al Quwain. The Capital city is Abu Dhabi.


History

Dubai has the world's largest shopping mall. The UAE has several UNESCO world heritage sites. UAE has a lot of palm islands. UAE has some of the world's tallest buildings and skyscrapers. The tallest tower is the Burj al Khalifa, which is 828 meters high. Dubai International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. The airport can handle more than 78 million passengers per year. The national dish of UAE is Machboos, which contains meat cooked with rice & spice. The main traditional dress for Emirati men is Khandura. UAE also has the world's fastest roller coaster. UAE has camel races. Dubai has the world's first indoor ski resort. The UAE has a number of luxurious hotels and luxurious resorts. UAE has the world's largest desert Safari called Arabian Adventures. UAE is a Muslim country and has Muslim holidays. People lived there from the 3rd millennium but it became an independent country in 1971. Also the GDP of UAE is 414 U.S billion dollars.


Motto

The motto represents the seven emirates and the seven founding fathers. Make it happen is the motto.

Famous places

Burj al Khalifa, the most luxurious Hotel, Burj Al Arab, the only 7-star hotel in the world , Ferrari world and Legoland in Abu Dhabi, also has world's first indoor ski resort and The Museum of the Future and lots of more. Twenty million tourists come to visit the UAE each year. They go there to see the water show in Dubai, a drone show, Ferrari world, Legoland, and Burj al Khalifa. FIFA World Cup 2022 will be in Qatar, near UAE.


Plants and Animals:


The national animal is the Arabian oryx. Over 198 types of animals live in the UAE. Arabian wolf, sand cat, striped hyena, Arabian sand gazelle, Arabian leopard and Arabian tahr. The national flower is Tribulus omanense. The national plant is ghaf.

Natural resources


Petroleum and natural gas are important to the national wealth. May to October it's in the 80’s Fahrenheit but near 100% humidity. Its high temperatures can be [122] Fahrenheit. In winter it's 50 Fahrenheit with a low of 50 degrees F.

Precipitation totals

Average 140 to 200 mm.

Winter wear or normal

They wear light clothing , no change in diet, and lots of buildings with air conditioning. No heat in systems, they entertain themselves indoors.



Belly dancing , Taghrooda and Nabati poetry , car showdown.

Languages spoken

Arabic, Persian, Hindi and Urdu are spoken but English is the most spoken language in the UAE.


Major religions

Islam


Famous citizens

Mohan bin Ashid al Maktoum is the vice president, prime minister and minister of defense of the UAE. His net worth is $15 billion.

Hamadan bin Mohamad al Maktoum is the crown prince of UAE. His net worth is $400 million.

King is Khalifa bin Zayed al Nahyan. He is the second president of UAE also. He is the ruler of Abu Dhabi.



Movement


People move to the UAE for jobs. Also the population is 10. 8 million people

Most people live in urban areas. 88% of the population comes from other countries! The main places they come from are South Asia , Egypt and Morocco. 14% live in rural areas .


Food

Shawarma.

Al Harees

Machboos and lots of more