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The United Arab Emirates i / juː ˌ n aɪ t ᵻ d ˌ ær ə b ˈ ɛ m ɪr ᵻ t s / ( Arabic : دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah ), sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE , is a country located in the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf , bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar and Iran . In 2013, the UAE's total population was 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million are Emirati citizens and 7
Established in December 1971, the country is a federation of seven emirates . The constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi (which serves as the capital), Ajman , Dubai , Fujairah , Ras al-Khaimah , Sharjah , and Umm al-Quwain . Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council . One of the monarchs is selected as the President of the United Arab Emirates . Islam is the official religion of the UAE, and Arabic is the official language, although English is wide