Country Name :- Conventional Long Form: United Arab Emirates

                                                                                    Local Long Form(Arabic): Dawlat Al Imarat Al Arabiyya Al Muttahidah

                                                                                    Local Short Form(Arabic): Al Imarat

                                                                                    Abbreviation: UAE

                                                                                    Arabic Words: دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

Emirates :- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah

Capital :- Abu Dhabi

Largest City :- Abu Dhabi

National Day :- 2nd December 1971

President :- H.H. Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan (3 November 2004)

Vice President & Prime Minister :- H. H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (5 January 2006)

Political System :- A federation with specific areas of authority constitutionally assigned to the UAE Federal Government and other powers reserved for member emirates

Constitution :- Adopted provisionally on 2nd Dec 1971, made permanent in 1996.

Monetary Unit :- UAE Dirham 1AED = 100 Fills

Exchange Rate :- 1 USD = AED 3.67 (Pegged to the US Dollar)

Language :- The official language is Arabic. English is widely understood and ranks alongside Arabic as the language of commerce

Religion :- Islam (Practice of all religious beliefs is allowed)

Fiscal Year :- 1st January to 31st December

Weekend :- Friday and Saturday for government institutions. Many private companies operate a six-day week (with Friday as an off day)

International Dialing Code :- +971

Internet Domain :- ae

Area :- 83,600 Sq. km.

Location :- Bordered to the North by the Arabian Gulf, to the East by the Gulf of Oman and Sultanate of Oman, to the South by Saudi Arabia and Sultanate of Oman                                                                                               and to the West by Qatar and Saudi Arabia.