English translation
عيشي بلادي عاش اتحاد إماراتنا
عشت لشعب دينه الإسلام هديه القرآن
حصنتك باسم الله يا وطن
بلادي بلادي بلادي بلادي
حماك الإله شرور الزمان
أقسمنا أن نبني نعمل
نعمل نخلص نعمل نخلص
مهما عشنا نخلص نخلص
دام الأمان وعاش العلم يا إماراتنا
رمز العروبة كلنا نفديكِ بالدماء نرويكِ
نفديك بالأرواح يا وطن
ʿĪšī bilādī ʿāš ittiḥādu ʾimārātinā
ʿIšti li-šaʿbin dīnuhu l-ʾislāmu haddyuhu l-qurʾānu
Ḥaṣṣantuka bismillah yā waṭan
Bilādī bilādī bilādī bilādī
Ḥamāki-lʾilāhu šurūra z-zamān
ʾAqsamnā ʾan nabniya naʿmal
Naʿmal nuxliṣ naʿmal nuxliṣ
Mahmā ʿišnā nuxliṣ nuxliṣ
Dām al-ʾamānu wa ʿāš al-ʿalam yā ʾimārātinā
Ramz al-ʿurūbati kullunā nafdīki bid-dimāʾ narwīki
Nafdīka bil-ʾarwāḥ yā waṭan
[ʕɪː.ʃiː bi.læː.diː ʕɑːʃ æt.tɪ.ħæː.du ʔi.mɑː.rɑː.ti.næː]
[ʕɪʃ.ti li.ʃɑʕ.bɪn diː.nu.hʊ‿l.ʔɪs.læː.mu hædː.ju.hʊ‿l.qʊr.ʔɑː.nu]
[ħɑsˁ.sˁɑn.tu.kæ bɪs.mɪl.læh jæː wɑ.tˁɑn]
[bi.læː.diː bi.læː.diː bi.læː.diː bi.læː.diː]
[ħɑ.mæː.kɪ‿l.ʔi.læː.hu ʃʊ.ruː.rɑ‿z.zæ.mæːn]
[ʔɑq.sæm.næː ʔæn næb.ni.jæ nɑʕ.mæl]
[nɑʕ.mæl nʊx.lɪsˁ nɑʕ.mæl nʊx.lɪsˁ]
[mæh.mæː ʕɪʃ.næː nʊx.lɪsˁ nʊx.lɪsˁ]
[dæːm æl.ʔæ.mæː.nu wɑ ʕɑːʃ æl.ʕɑ.læm jæː ʔi.mɑː.rɑː.ti.næː]
[rɑmz æl.ʕʊ.ruː.bæ.ti kʊl.lu.næː næf.diː.ki bɪd.di.mæːʔ nɑr.wiː.ki]
[næf.diː.kæ bɪl.ʔɑr.wɑːħ jæː wɑ.tˁɑn]
Long live my country, the unity of our Emirates lives.
You've lived for the nation's faith of Islam and guide of the Quran.
I've made you stronger in God's name, O homeland.
My country, my country, my country, my country.
God protected you from the evils of time.
We have sworn to build and work –
work earnestly, work earnestly.
As long as we live, we will be sincere.
The safety has lasted, the flag has lived, O our Emirates!
The symbol of Arabism: we all sacrifice for you and give you our blood;
For you we sacrifice with our souls, O homeland!
United Arab Emirates
الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic)
al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyya l-Muttaḥida
Motto: الله الوطن الرئيس
God, Nation, President
Anthem: عيشي بلادي
"Long Live My Country"
Capital
Largest city
Official languages
Common languages
Ethnic groups (2015)[4]
59.4% South Asian
38.2% Indian
9.5% Bangladeshi
9.4% Pakistani
2.3% other
11.6% Emirati Arab
10.2% Egyptian
6.1% Filipino
12.8% other
Government
Federal Islamic parliamentary elective semi-constitutional monarchy[6][7][8]
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Legislature
• British protectorate as part of Persian Gulf Residency
1820 and 1892
• Independence from the United Kingdom
2 December 1971
• Admitted to the United Nations
9 December 1971
• Admission of Ras Al Khaimah
10 February 1972
Area
• Total
83,600 km2 (32,300 sq mi) (114th)
• Water (%)
negligible
Population
• 2020 estimate
• 2005 census
4,106,427
• Density
121/km2 (313.4/sq mi) (110th)
2023 estimate
• Total
• Per capita
GDP (nominal)
2023 estimate
• Total
• Per capita
Gini (2018)
26.0[11]
low
HDI (2021)
0.911[12]
very high · 26th
Currency
Time zone
Calling code
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; Arabic: الإمارات العربية المتحدة al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyya l-Muttaḥida[note 2]), or simply the Emirates (Arabic: الإمارات al-ʾImārāt), is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East. It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while also having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. Abu Dhabi is the nation's capital, while Dubai, the most populated city, is an international hub.
The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates, consisting of Abu Dhabi (the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain.[13] Each emirate is governed by a ruler and together the rulers form the Federal Supreme Council. The members of the Federal Supreme Council elect a president (as of 14 May 2023, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan)[14] and vice president (Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan) from among their members. In practice, the ruler of Abu Dhabi serves as president while the ruler of Dubai is vice president and also prime minister.[15] In 2013, the country had a population of 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million were Emirati citizens and 7.8 million were expatriates.[16][17][18] As of 2023, the United Arab Emirates has an estimated population of roughly 10.2 million.[19]
Islam is the official religion and Arabic is the official language. The United Arab Emirates' oil and natural gas reserves are the world's sixth and seventh-largest, respectively.[20][21] Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi and the country's first president, oversaw the development of the Emirates by investing oil revenues into healthcare, education, and infrastructure.[22] The United Arab Emirates has the most diversified economy among the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.[23] In the 21st century, the country has become less reliant on oil and gas and is economically focusing on tourism and business. The UAE is considered a middle power. It is a member of the United Nations, Arab League, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, OPEC, Non-Aligned Movement, and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
Human rights organisations consider the UAE substandard on human rights, citing reports of government critics being imprisoned and tortured, families harassed by the state security apparatus, and cases of forced disappearances.[24][25] Individual rights such as the freedoms of assembly, association, the press, expression, and religion are also severely repressed.[26]
The emblem of the United Arab Emirates[1] (Arabic: شعار الإمارات العربية المتحدة) was officially adopted on 9 December 1973 (2 years after independence in 1971); it was later modified in 2008. It is similar to the coats of arms and emblems of other Arab states.
It consists of a golden falcon (Hawk of Quraish) with a disk in the middle, which shows the UAE flag and seven stars representing the seven Emirates of the federation. The falcon has 7 tail feathers also representing the 7 Emirates. The falcon holds with its talons a red parchment bearing the name of the federation in Kufic script.[2]
Prior to March 22, 2008, when the emblem was modified, the falcon had a red disk, which showed an Arab sailboat in its interior, surrounded by a chain.
COUNTRY IN MIDDLE EAST