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United Arab Emirates
Index
Size: Approximately 77,700 square kilometers
(excluding
islands), but land borders undemarcated.
Topography: Largely desert, although mountains
in
north.
Climate: Hot and dry in desert regions; frequent
high
humidity along Persian Gulf coast.
Boundaries: Land boundaries with Oman, Qatar,
and Saudi
Arabia mostly undefined; several internal boundaries
subject of
disputes between and among seven constituent amirates.
Data as of January 1993
Formal Name: United Arab Emirates.
Short Form: UAE.
Term for Citizens: No generally accepted term.
Capital: Abu Dhabi.
Date of Independence: December 2, 1971.
GEOGRAPHY
Size: Approximately 77,700 square kilometers
(excluding
islands), but land borders undemarcated.
Topography: Largely desert, although mountains
in
north.
Climate: Hot and dry in desert regions; frequent
high
humidity along Persian Gulf coast.
Boundaries: Land boundaries with Oman, Qatar,
and Saudi
Arabia mostly undefined; several internal boundaries
subject of
disputes between and among seven constituent amirates.
Data as of January 1993
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