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** In ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'', there's an extensive sequence at the airport of Abu Dhabi.
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** In ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'', Ethan's team has to infiltrate the Burj Khalifa to intercept the BigBad's plan and capture the assassin providing him the launch codes to Russia's nuclear subs.
subs. Ethan finds himself having to climb some floors on the outside, near the top at over 700 meters above ground.
** In''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'', ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoning'', there's an extensive sequence at the airport of Abu Dhabi.
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The UAE is the only country in the world to have more than one flag carrier.[[note]]While the United States officially does not (and never) have a flagship airline, the now-defunct Pan Am and TWA were often considered joint flag carriers, particularly overseas.[[/note]] They are Emirates and Etihad Airways, each being headquartered in Dubai and Abu Dhabi, respectively. The Emirates is best known for being the world's largest operator of Airbus [=A380=], the largest passenger airline ever built; less well-known is that it is also the largest operator of Boeing 777, the largest twinjet ever built. Both Emirates and Etihad operate an extensive international network, as both depend on international tourist and transit flights as their main source of revenue.
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According to the [[https://www.passportindex.org/byRank.php Passport Index]], the UAE has the strongest passport in the world. An Emirati passport nets you access to 180 countries visa-free (among the GCC countries, the Emiratis have complete freedom of movement, much like UsefulNotes/TheEuropeanUnion's Schengen Area), though the list notably does not include the US.
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The United Arab Emirates ('''Arabic:''' دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة ''Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah'') is a Western Asian federation of seven emirates on the Persian Gulf. "Emir" is Arabic for "prince", so these emirates are basically principalities. The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of monarchies is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (although for historical reasons not every state in Malaysia is headed by a monarch), but the Malaysian sultans are ceremonial, whereas the Emirati emirs still hold a lot of powers. It is not a democracy, but slight moves have been made in that direction.
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The United Arab Emirates ('''Arabic:''' دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة ''Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah'') is a Western West Asian federation of seven emirates on the Persian Gulf. "Emir" is Arabic for "prince", so these emirates are basically principalities. The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of monarchies is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (although for historical reasons not every state in Malaysia is headed by a monarch), but the Malaysian sultans are ceremonial, whereas the Emirati emirs still hold a lot of powers. It is not a democracy, but slight moves have been made in that direction.
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The country has a population of 9.3 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants from the Indian subcontinent; taken together, they constitute more than half of the population and outnumber Emiratis by four to one. Other expatriate communities came from Southeast Asia, other Arab countries, and Africa. This migrant-outnumbering-citizen situation happens in other Persian Gulf countries too, but nowhere is this as pronounced as in the UAE.
The high number of migrant workers from India isn’t due to there being higher numbers of Indians compared to the populations of other Islamic countries - it is due to the Emirati government deliberately preferring and enticing Indian laborers while actively keeping the number of migrants from other Muslim nations deliberately low. Prior to the Eighties, the migrant laborer community in the UAE and other oil rich Arab nations such as Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were a diverse smorgasbord from various Muslim countries, but slowly, workers from other Muslim countries got pushed out in favor of Indians. This was because Indian workers in general were more educated and more skilled, and more importantly, kept out of local politics; preferring instead to just quietly do the work, collect their pay and either remit it home, or save up and return home, wealthy. And Indians including Indian Muslims were apathetic to the various Jihadi movements that percolate underground. In short, the Indian community were perceived to be good worker bees who don’t rock the boat.
The high number of migrant workers from India isn’t due to there being higher numbers of Indians compared to the populations of other Islamic countries - it is due to the Emirati government deliberately preferring and enticing Indian laborers while actively keeping the number of migrants from other Muslim nations deliberately low. Prior to the Eighties, the migrant laborer community in the UAE and other oil rich Arab nations such as Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were a diverse smorgasbord from various Muslim countries, but slowly, workers from other Muslim countries got pushed out in favor of Indians. This was because Indian workers in general were more educated and more skilled, and more importantly, kept out of local politics; preferring instead to just quietly do the work, collect their pay and either remit it home, or save up and return home, wealthy. And Indians including Indian Muslims were apathetic to the various Jihadi movements that percolate underground. In short, the Indian community were perceived to be good worker bees who don’t rock the boat.
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The country has a population of 9.3 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants from the Indian subcontinent; taken together, they constitute more than half of the population and outnumber Emiratis by four to one. Other expatriate communities came from Southeast Asia, other Arab countries, and Africa. This migrant-outnumbering-citizen situation happens in other Persian Gulf countries too, but nowhere is this as pronounced as in the UAE.
The high number of migrant workers from India isn’t due to there being higher numbers ofUAE. Among the foreigners, Indians compared to make up the populations of other Islamic countries - it is due to biggest expatriate community at 2.7 million. Indians became widely recruited by the Emirati government deliberately preferring and enticing Indian laborers while actively keeping the number of migrants from other Muslim nations deliberately low. Prior to the Eighties, the migrant laborer community in the UAE and other oil rich Arab nations such as Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were a diverse smorgasbord from various Muslim countries, but slowly, workers from other Muslim countries got pushed out in favor of Indians. This was because Indian workers in general were more educated and more skilled, and more importantly, kept out of local politics; preferring instead to just quietly do the work, collect their pay and either remit it home, or save up and return home, wealthy. And Indians including Indian Muslims were apathetic to the various Jihadi movements that percolate underground. In short, the Indian community since TheEighties, when worldwide Islamism started gaining ground; being mainly Hindus, they were perceived as politically passive and could be counted on not to be good worker bees who don’t rock make trouble. That said, the boat.
majority of the expatriate community is still Muslim by religion.
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* Abu Dhabi -- The largest and most populous of the seven, constituting about 87% of the land area and over 25% of the national population. Its eponymous capital is the second most-populous city in the UAE as well as its capital.
* Ajman -- The smallest emirate in size and a primarily agricultural area, with 95% of its population living in the eponymous capital.
* UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} -- The largest city in the UAE, and home to the world's tallest skyscraper, as well as the financial center in the region.
* Fujairah -- The very last of the seven emirates to go under British protection in 1902. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the only emirate facing the Gulf of Oman. It is home to Al Badiyah Mosque, the oldest in the country.
* Ras al-Khaimah -- Originally not part of the UAE, it requested to join the union three weeks after the other six had merged, as a result it is not signatory to the Constitution. Home to some of the oldest archaeological sites in the UAE, some dating back 5,000 years.
* Sharjah -- Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mostly located in the appropriately-named "University City" complex on the border with Dubai. It is also famous for having the only international quality cricket stadium in the entire Mideast, which hosts an international one-day cricket tournament every year. The Sharjah Cricket Ground hosted the entire Indian Premiere League T-20 cricket tournament and the T-20 Cricket World Cup in 2021. It has an exclave facing the Gulf of Oman, as well as [[http://geosite.jankrogh.com/enklaver/madha/madha_guessed_map.jpg an enclave within Oman, within the UAE]][[note]]This is called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave#Enclaves_within_enclaves counter-enclave]][[/note]].
* Umm al-Quwain -- The least populous of the seven emirates.
* Ajman -- The smallest emirate in size and a primarily agricultural area, with 95% of its population living in the eponymous capital.
* UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} -- The largest city in the UAE, and home to the world's tallest skyscraper, as well as the financial center in the region.
* Fujairah -- The very last of the seven emirates to go under British protection in 1902. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the only emirate facing the Gulf of Oman. It is home to Al Badiyah Mosque, the oldest in the country.
* Ras al-Khaimah -- Originally not part of the UAE, it requested to join the union three weeks after the other six had merged, as a result it is not signatory to the Constitution. Home to some of the oldest archaeological sites in the UAE, some dating back 5,000 years.
* Sharjah -- Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mostly located in the appropriately-named "University City" complex on the border with Dubai. It is also famous for having the only international quality cricket stadium in the entire Mideast, which hosts an international one-day cricket tournament every year. The Sharjah Cricket Ground hosted the entire Indian Premiere League T-20 cricket tournament and the T-20 Cricket World Cup in 2021. It has an exclave facing the Gulf of Oman, as well as [[http://geosite.jankrogh.com/enklaver/madha/madha_guessed_map.jpg an enclave within Oman, within the UAE]][[note]]This is called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave#Enclaves_within_enclaves counter-enclave]][[/note]].
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* Abu Dhabi -- The largest and most populous of the seven, constituting about 87% of the land area and over 25% of the national population. Its eponymous capital is the second most-populous city in the UAE as well as its capital.
capital. Since 2022, the Emir is Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
* Ajman -- The smallest emirate in size and a primarily agricultural area, with 95% of its population living in the eponymouscapital.
capital. Since 1981, the Emir is Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III.
* UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} --The Home to the largest city in the UAE, UAE and home to the world's tallest skyscraper, as well as the financial center in the region.
region. (In)famous for being a glitzy capital of the ultrarich, Dubai isn't actually the country's richest emirate, and nearly defaulted during the 2008 global financial crisis before Abu Dhabi (the actual richest emirate) had to roll over its $20 billion debt. Since 2006, the Emir is Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
* Fujairah -- The very last of the seven emirates to go under British protection in 1902. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the only emirate facing the Gulf of Oman. It is home to Al Badiyah Mosque, the oldest in thecountry.
country. Since 1974, the Emir is Hamad bin Mohammed Al Sharqi.
* Ras al-Khaimah -- Originally not part of the UAE, it requested to join the union three weeks after the other six had merged, as a result it is not signatory to the Constitution. Home to some of the oldest archaeological sites in the UAE, some dating back 5,000years.
years. Since 2010, the Emir is Saud bin Saqr Al Qasimi.
* Sharjah -- Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mostly located in the appropriately-named "University City" complex on the border with Dubai. It is also famous for having the only international quality cricket stadium in the entire Mideast, which hosts an international one-day cricket tournament every year. The Sharjah Cricket Ground hosted the entire Indian Premiere League T-20 cricket tournament and the T-20 Cricket World Cup in 2021. It has an exclave facing the Gulf of Oman, as well as [[http://geosite.jankrogh.com/enklaver/madha/madha_guessed_map.jpg an enclave within Oman, within the UAE]][[note]]This is called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave#Enclaves_within_enclavescounter-enclave]][[/note]].
counter-enclave]][[/note]]. Since 1972, the Emir is Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi.
* Umm al-Quwain -- The least populous of the sevenemirates.
emirates. Since 2009, the Emir is Saud bin Rashid Al Mualla.
* Ajman -- The smallest emirate in size and a primarily agricultural area, with 95% of its population living in the eponymous
* UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} --
* Fujairah -- The very last of the seven emirates to go under British protection in 1902. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the only emirate facing the Gulf of Oman. It is home to Al Badiyah Mosque, the oldest in the
* Ras al-Khaimah -- Originally not part of the UAE, it requested to join the union three weeks after the other six had merged, as a result it is not signatory to the Constitution. Home to some of the oldest archaeological sites in the UAE, some dating back 5,000
* Sharjah -- Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mostly located in the appropriately-named "University City" complex on the border with Dubai. It is also famous for having the only international quality cricket stadium in the entire Mideast, which hosts an international one-day cricket tournament every year. The Sharjah Cricket Ground hosted the entire Indian Premiere League T-20 cricket tournament and the T-20 Cricket World Cup in 2021. It has an exclave facing the Gulf of Oman, as well as [[http://geosite.jankrogh.com/enklaver/madha/madha_guessed_map.jpg an enclave within Oman, within the UAE]][[note]]This is called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave#Enclaves_within_enclaves
* Umm al-Quwain -- The least populous of the seven
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** In ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'', Ethan's team has to infiltrate the Burj Khalifa to intercept the BigBad's plan and capture the assassin providing him the launch codes to Russia's nuclearsubs.subs.
** In ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'', there's an extensive sequence at the airport of Abu Dhabi.
** In ''Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol'', Ethan's team has to infiltrate the Burj Khalifa to intercept the BigBad's plan and capture the assassin providing him the launch codes to Russia's nuclear
** In ''Film/MissionImpossibleDeadReckoningPartOne'', there's an extensive sequence at the airport of Abu Dhabi.
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The high number of migrant workers from India isn’t due to there being higher numbers of Indians compared to the populations of other Islamic countries - it is due to the Emirati government deliberately preferring and enticing Indian laborers while actively keeping the number of migrants from other Muslim nations deliberately low. Prior to the Eighties, the migrant laborer community in the UAE and other oil rich Arab nations such as Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were a diverse smorgasbord from various Muslim countries, but slowly, workers from other Muslim countries got pushed out in favor of Indians. This was because Indian workers in general were more educated and more skilled, and more importantly, kept out of local politics; preferring instead to just quietly do the work, collect their pay and either remit it home, or save up and return home, wealthy. And Indians including Indian Muslims were apathetic to the various underground Jihadi movements that percolate underground. In short, the Indian community were perceived to be good worker bees who don’t rock the boat.
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The high number of migrant workers from India isn’t due to there being higher numbers of Indians compared to the populations of other Islamic countries - it is due to the Emirati government deliberately preferring and enticing Indian laborers while actively keeping the number of migrants from other Muslim nations deliberately low. Prior to the Eighties, the migrant laborer community in the UAE and other oil rich Arab nations such as Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were a diverse smorgasbord from various Muslim countries, but slowly, workers from other Muslim countries got pushed out in favor of Indians. This was because Indian workers in general were more educated and more skilled, and more importantly, kept out of local politics; preferring instead to just quietly do the work, collect their pay and either remit it home, or save up and return home, wealthy. And Indians including Indian Muslims were apathetic to the various underground Jihadi movements that percolate underground. In short, the Indian community were perceived to be good worker bees who don’t rock the boat.
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* Sharjah -- Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mostly located in the appropriately-named "University City" complex on the border with Dubai. It has an exclave facing the Gulf of Oman, as well as [[http://geosite.jankrogh.com/enklaver/madha/madha_guessed_map.jpg an enclave within Oman, within the UAE]][[note]]This is called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave#Enclaves_within_enclaves counter-enclave]][[/note]].
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* Sharjah -- Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mostly located in the appropriately-named "University City" complex on the border with Dubai. It is also famous for having the only international quality cricket stadium in the entire Mideast, which hosts an international one-day cricket tournament every year. The Sharjah Cricket Ground hosted the entire Indian Premiere League T-20 cricket tournament and the T-20 Cricket World Cup in 2021. It has an exclave facing the Gulf of Oman, as well as [[http://geosite.jankrogh.com/enklaver/madha/madha_guessed_map.jpg an enclave within Oman, within the UAE]][[note]]This is called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave#Enclaves_within_enclaves counter-enclave]][[/note]].
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Like other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare, and free education up to the Doctorate level. Even the large welfare states of northern Europe seem threadbare and stingy in comparison to that provided in the UAE. Not so great is the fact that all this luxury is mostly built on the backs of the country's vast population of non-citizen guest workers, most of whom are criminally underpaid and emphatically '''not''' supported by the welfare state. Also, the existence of this welfare state does not translate into upward mobility - wealth inequality is very high, with the Emirs, their relatives and people directly connected to them living lives of wealth and luxury, while the rest of the citizens actually live economically precarious lives, being kept out of poverty only due to the generous welfare benefits. The country’s entire middle class consists of foreign professionals with advanced degrees.
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The high number of migrant workers from India isn’t due to there being higher numbers of Indians compared to the populations of other Islamic countries - it is due to the Emirati government deliberately preferring and enticing Indian laborers while actively keeping the number of migrants from other Muslim nations deliberately low. Prior to the Eighties, the migrant laborer community in the UAE and other oil rich Arab nations such as Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Jordan and Saudi Arabia were a diverse smorgasbord from various Muslim countries, but slowly, workers from other Muslim countries got pushed out in favor of Indians. This was because Indian workers in general were more educated and more skilled, and more importantly, kept out of local politics; preferring instead to just quietly do the work, collect their pay and either remit it home, or save up and return home, wealthy. And Indians including Indian Muslims were apathetic to the various underground Jihadi movements that percolate underground. In short, the Indian community were perceived to be good worker bees who don’t rock the boat.
Like other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare, and free education up to the Doctorate level. Even the large welfare states of northern Europe seem threadbare and stingy in comparison to that provided in the UAE. Not so great is the fact that all this luxury is mostly built on the backs of the country's vast population of non-citizen guest workers, most of whom are criminally underpaid and emphatically '''not''' supported by the welfare state. Also, the existence of this welfare state does not translate into upward mobility - wealth inequality is very high, with the Emirs, their relatives and people directly connected to them living lives of wealth and luxury, while the rest of the citizens actually live economically precarious lives, being kept out of poverty only due to the generous welfare benefits. The country’s entire middle class consists of foreign professionals withadvanced college degrees.
Like other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare, and free education up to the Doctorate level. Even the large welfare states of northern Europe seem threadbare and stingy in comparison to that provided in the UAE. Not so great is the fact that all this luxury is mostly built on the backs of the country's vast population of non-citizen guest workers, most of whom are criminally underpaid and emphatically '''not''' supported by the welfare state. Also, the existence of this welfare state does not translate into upward mobility - wealth inequality is very high, with the Emirs, their relatives and people directly connected to them living lives of wealth and luxury, while the rest of the citizens actually live economically precarious lives, being kept out of poverty only due to the generous welfare benefits. The country’s entire middle class consists of foreign professionals with
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Like other members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare, and free education up to the Doctorate level. Even the large welfare states of northern Europe seem threadbare and stingy in comparison to that provided in the UAE. Not so great is the fact that all this luxury is mostly built on the backs of the country's vast population of non-citizen guest workers, most of whom are criminally underpaid and emphatically '''not''' supported by the welfare state.
state. Also, the existence of this welfare state does not translate into upward mobility - wealth inequality is very high, with the Emirs, their relatives and people directly connected to them living lives of wealth and luxury, while the rest of the citizens actually live economically precarious lives, being kept out of poverty only due to the generous welfare benefits. The country’s entire middle class consists of foreign professionals with advanced degrees.
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''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and the subsequent television show being the place where Garfield was always [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/01/28 trying to mail Nermal]]. One episode featured a musical number about the city.
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* Abu Dhabi was popularized in the comic strip
strip ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and the subsequent television show being the place where Garfield was always [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/01/28 trying to mail Nermal]]. One episode featured a musical number about the city.
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The country has a population of 9.3 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants from the Indian subcontinent; taken together, they constitute more than a half of the population and outnumber Emiratis by four to one. Other expatriate communities came from Southeast Asia, other Arab countries, and Africa. This migrant-outnumbering-citizen situation happens in other Persian Gulf countries too, but nowhere is this as pronounced as in the UAE.
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The country has a population of 9.3 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants from the Indian subcontinent; taken together, they constitute more than a half of the population and outnumber Emiratis by four to one. Other expatriate communities came from Southeast Asia, other Arab countries, and Africa. This migrant-outnumbering-citizen situation happens in other Persian Gulf countries too, but nowhere is this as pronounced as in the UAE.
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* Federal monarchy
** President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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** President:Khalifa Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
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** Speaker: Saqr Ghobash
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* Abu Dhabi was popularized in the comic strip strip
''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and the subsequent television show being the place where Garfield was always [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/01/28 trying to mail Nermal]]. One episode featured a musical number about the city.
''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and the subsequent television show being the place where Garfield was always [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/01/28 trying to mail Nermal]]. One episode featured a musical number about the city.
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* '''Highest point:''' Jabal al-Jais (1910 m/6,266 ft) (141st)
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* '''Lowest points:''' Persian Gulf (90 m/300 ft) (-) and Gulf of Oman (3,700 m/12,100 ft) (-)
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* '''Lowest points:''' Persian Arabian Gulf[[note]]As the Emiratis called the sea[[/note]]/Persian Gulf (90 m/300 ft) (-) and Gulf of Oman (3,700 m/12,100 ft) (-)
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* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' AE
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* '''Country calling code:''' 971
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* '''Lowest points:''' Persian Gulf (90 m/300 ft) (-) and Gulf of Oman (3,700 m/12,100 ft) (-)
* '''Country calling code:''' 971
* '''Highest point:''' Jabal al-Jais (1910 m/6,266 ft) (144th)
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* Ajman -- The smallest emirate in size and a primarily agricultural area, with 95% of its population living on the eponymous capital.
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* Ajman -- The smallest emirate in size and a primarily agricultural area, with 95% of its population living on in the eponymous capital.
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The United Arab Emirates ('''''Arabic:''' دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah'') is a Western Asian federation of seven emirates on the Persian Gulf. "Emir" is Arabic for "prince", so these emirates are basically principalities. The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of monarchies is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (although for historical reasons not every state in Malaysia is headed by a monarch), but the Malaysian sultans are ceremonial, whereas the Emirati emirs still hold a lot of powers. It is not a democracy, but slight moves have been made in that direction.
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The United Arab Emirates ('''''Arabic:''' ('''Arabic:''' دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat ''Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah'') is a Western Asian federation of seven emirates on the Persian Gulf. "Emir" is Arabic for "prince", so these emirates are basically principalities. The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of monarchies is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (although for historical reasons not every state in Malaysia is headed by a monarch), but the Malaysian sultans are ceremonial, whereas the Emirati emirs still hold a lot of powers. It is not a democracy, but slight moves have been made in that direction.
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* Abu Dhabi was popularized in the comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and the subsequent television show being the place where Garfield was always [[https://garfield.com/comic/1984/01/28 trying to mail Nermal]]. One episode featured a musical number about the city.
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* Abu Dhabi was popularized in the comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and the subsequent television show being the place where Garfield was always [[https://garfield.com/comic/1984/01/28 [[https://www.gocomics.com/garfield/1984/01/28 trying to mail Nermal]]. One episode featured a musical number about the city.
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* '''Area:''' 83,600 km (32,300 sq mi) (114th)
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* '''Area:''' 83,600 km km² (32,300 sq mi) (114th)
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[[AC:The Emirati national anthem]]
->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
[[note]]
->ʿĪšī bilādī ʿaš itaḥādu ʾimārātinā
->ʿIšti lišʿabin dīnuhu l-ʾislāmu hadīhu l-qurʾānu
->Ḥaṣnatuka bismillah yā waṭan
->Bilādī bilādī bilādī bilādī
->Ḥamāki l-ʾilāhu šurūra z-zamān
->ʾAqsamnā ʾan nabnī naʿmal
->Naʿmal nuxliṣ naʿmal nuxliṣ
->Mahmā ʿašna nuxliṣ nuxliṣ
->Dām al-ʾamān wa ʿāš al-ʿalam yā ʾimārātinā
->Ramzu l-ʿarūbati
->Kullunā nafdīki bid-dimāʾ narwīki
->Nafdīka bil-ʾarwāḥi yā waṭan
[[/note]]
--
->Long live my country, the unity of our Emirates lives.
->You have lived for a nation whose religion is Islam and guide is the Qur'an.
->I made you stronger in God's name—oh, homeland!
->My country, my country, my country, my country.
->Allah has protected you from the evils of the time.
->We have sworn to build and work –
->work sincerely, work sincerely!
->As long as we live, we will be sincere.
->The safety has lasted and the flag has lived—oh, our Emirates!
->The symbol of Arabism:
->We all sacrifice for you and give you our blood;
->We sacrifice for you with our souls—oh, homeland!
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[[AC:Government]]
* Federal monarchy
** President: Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
** Prime Minister & Vice President: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
** Speaker: Saqr Ghobash
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[[AC:Miscellaneous]]
* '''Capital:''' Abu Dhabi
* '''Largest city:''' Dubai
* '''Population:''' 9,890,400
* '''Area:''' 83,600 km (32,300 sq mi) (114th)
* '''Currency''': United Arab Emirates dirham (د.إ) (AED)
* '''ISO-3166-1 Code:''' AE
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The United Arab Emirates ('''''Arabic:''' دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah'') is a Western Asian federation of seven emirates on the Arabian Gulf. "Emir" is Arabic for "prince", so these emirates are basically principalities. The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of monarchies is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (although for historical reasons not every state in Malaysia is headed by a monarch), but the Malaysian sultans are ceremonial, whereas the Emirati emirs still hold a lot of powers.
Formerly known as the Trucial States (up until 1971), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the 8th wealthiest per capita state in the world by purchasing power parity.
The country has a population of 9.4 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants from the Indian subcontinent; taken together, they constitute more than a half of the population and outnumber Emirates by four to one. Other expatriate communities came from Southeast Asia, other Arab countries, and Africa. This migrant-outnumbering-citizen situation happens to other Persian Gulf countries too, but nowhere is this as pronounced as in the UAE.
A country with twice as many men as women due to the influx of guest workers, it is a major oil producing state and acquiring further wealth all the time. It provided troops to the UN coalition in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar (1991).
Not a democracy, although slight moves to that system have been made. It is close to the US and bought F-16s from them in 1999, and many ships of the United States Fifth Fleet are based in the UAE.
Camel racing is popular and the place is attracting motorsport too. Tourism brings in big money. This has resulted in a bit of a culture clash between the covered-up, teetotal locals and the scantily-clad, beer-drinking tourists. Homosexuality and adultery are against the law.
Like the other Gulf emirates, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare, and free education up to the Doctorate level. Even the large welfare states of northern Europe seem threadbare and stingy in comparison to that provided in the UAE. Not so great is the fact that all this luxury is mostly built on the backs of the country's vast population of non-citizen guest workers, most of whom are criminally underpaid and emphatically '''not''' supported by the welfare state.
Formerly known as the Trucial States (up until 1971), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the 8th wealthiest per capita state in the world by purchasing power parity.
The country has a population of 9.4 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants from the Indian subcontinent; taken together, they constitute more than a half of the population and outnumber Emirates by four to one. Other expatriate communities came from Southeast Asia, other Arab countries, and Africa. This migrant-outnumbering-citizen situation happens to other Persian Gulf countries too, but nowhere is this as pronounced as in the UAE.
A country with twice as many men as women due to the influx of guest workers, it is a major oil producing state and acquiring further wealth all the time. It provided troops to the UN coalition in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar (1991).
Not a democracy, although slight moves to that system have been made. It is close to the US and bought F-16s from them in 1999, and many ships of the United States Fifth Fleet are based in the UAE.
Camel racing is popular and the place is attracting motorsport too. Tourism brings in big money. This has resulted in a bit of a culture clash between the covered-up, teetotal locals and the scantily-clad, beer-drinking tourists. Homosexuality and adultery are against the law.
Like the other Gulf emirates, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare, and free education up to the Doctorate level. Even the large welfare states of northern Europe seem threadbare and stingy in comparison to that provided in the UAE. Not so great is the fact that all this luxury is mostly built on the backs of the country's vast population of non-citizen guest workers, most of whom are criminally underpaid and emphatically '''not''' supported by the welfare state.
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The United Arab Emirates ('''''Arabic:''' دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah'') is a Western Asian federation of seven emirates on the Arabian Persian Gulf. "Emir" is Arabic for "prince", so these emirates are basically principalities. The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of monarchies is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (although for historical reasons not every state in Malaysia is headed by a monarch), but the Malaysian sultans are ceremonial, whereas the Emirati emirs still hold a lot of powers.
Formerly known aspowers. It is not a democracy, but slight moves have been made in that direction.
From 1820 to 1971, it was a British colony called the TrucialStates (up States. Up to 1947, it was an administrative division of UsefulNotes/TheRaj and used rupees minted in UsefulNotes/{{India}} as its currency until 1971), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the 8th wealthiest per capita state in the world by purchasing power parity.
The country has a population of 9.4 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants from the Indian subcontinent; taken together, they constitute more than a half of the population and outnumber Emirates by four to one. Other expatriate communities came from Southeast Asia, other Arab countries, and Africa. This migrant-outnumbering-citizen situation happens to other Persian Gulf countries too, but nowhere is thisas pronounced late as in the UAE.
1966.
A country with twice as many men as women due to the influx of guest workers, it is a major oil producing state and acquiring further wealth all the time. Itprovided troops to has the UN coalition in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar (1991).
Not a democracy, although slight moves to that system have been made. It is close to5th highest GDP per capita and the US and bought F-16s 3th highest HDI in Asia.
The country has a population of 9.3 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants fromthem in 1999, and many ships the Indian subcontinent; taken together, they constitute more than a half of the United States Fifth Fleet are based population and outnumber Emiratis by four to one. Other expatriate communities came from Southeast Asia, other Arab countries, and Africa. This migrant-outnumbering-citizen situation happens in other Persian Gulf countries too, but nowhere is this as pronounced as in the UAE.
Camel racing is popular and the place is attracting motorsport too. Tourism brings in big money. This has resulted in a bit of a culture clash between the covered-up, teetotal locals and the scantily-clad, beer-drinking tourists. Homosexuality and adultery are against the law.
Like the other members of the Gulf emirates, Cooperation Council, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare, and free education up to the Doctorate level. Even the large welfare states of northern Europe seem threadbare and stingy in comparison to that provided in the UAE. Not so great is the fact that all this luxury is mostly built on the backs of the country's vast population of non-citizen guest workers, most of whom are criminally underpaid and emphatically '''not''' supported by the welfare state.
state.
The UAE is close to the US and bought F-16s from them in 1999, and many ships of the United States Fifth Fleet are based in the UAE. It provided troops to the UN coalition in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar (1991). It used to align its foreign policy with UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia, the most influential member of the GCC, but this seems to have changed in recent years. The UAE still maintains a relationship with UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} in spite of the GCC's boycott, as Iran is a valuable trade partner, and it also backs a different faction of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Yemen}} Yemeni]] civil war. In 2020, it became the first Gulf country to normalize relations with Israel, with trade relations set up and ambassadors expected to be exchanged soon, contrary to Saudi wishes for relations to be established after a definite solution to the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Israeli-Palestinian conflict]] is found.[[note]]Saudi Arabia's reservations for relations with Israel have been suggested to be more of a PR matter; being the spiritual center of the Islamic world, it normalizing relations with Israel would be seen as abandoning the Palestinian cause entirely and probably cause some kind of political firestorm (and indeed, when the UAE announced the Israeli peace treaty, threats of boycott against the UAE briefly abounded). In any case, it is basically an open secret that the Saudi and Israeli higher-ups have been collaborating in recent years in the face of Iran.[[/note]]
Camel racing is popular and the place is attracting motorsport too. The country is a popular tourist destination, with tens of millions of people visiting the country annually. This has resulted in a bit of a culture clash between the covered-up, teetotal locals and the scantily-clad, beer-drinking tourists. Homosexuality and adultery are against the law.
Formerly known as
From 1820 to 1971, it was a British colony called the Trucial
The country has a population of 9.4 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants from the Indian subcontinent; taken together, they constitute more than a half of the population and outnumber Emirates by four to one. Other expatriate communities came from Southeast Asia, other Arab countries, and Africa. This migrant-outnumbering-citizen situation happens to other Persian Gulf countries too, but nowhere is this
A country with twice as many men as women due to the influx of guest workers, it is a major oil producing state and acquiring further wealth all the time. It
Not a democracy, although slight moves to that system have been made. It is close to
The country has a population of 9.3 million. However, Emirati nationals only account for 13% of them, i.e. 1.2 million. The rest is made up by foreign expatriates, chiefly economic migrants from
The UAE is close to the US and bought F-16s from them in 1999, and many ships of the United States Fifth Fleet are based in the UAE. It provided troops to the UN coalition in UsefulNotes/TheGulfWar (1991). It used to align its foreign policy with UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia, the most influential member of the GCC, but this seems to have changed in recent years. The UAE still maintains a relationship with UsefulNotes/{{Iran}} in spite of the GCC's boycott, as Iran is a valuable trade partner, and it also backs a different faction of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Yemen}} Yemeni]] civil war. In 2020, it became the first Gulf country to normalize relations with Israel, with trade relations set up and ambassadors expected to be exchanged soon, contrary to Saudi wishes for relations to be established after a definite solution to the [[UsefulNotes/ArabIsraeliConflict Israeli-Palestinian conflict]] is found.[[note]]Saudi Arabia's reservations for relations with Israel have been suggested to be more of a PR matter; being the spiritual center of the Islamic world, it normalizing relations with Israel would be seen as abandoning the Palestinian cause entirely and probably cause some kind of political firestorm (and indeed, when the UAE announced the Israeli peace treaty, threats of boycott against the UAE briefly abounded). In any case, it is basically an open secret that the Saudi and Israeli higher-ups have been collaborating in recent years in the face of Iran.[[/note]]
Camel racing is popular and the place is attracting motorsport too. The country is a popular tourist destination, with tens of millions of people visiting the country annually. This has resulted in a bit of a culture clash between the covered-up, teetotal locals and the scantily-clad, beer-drinking tourists. Homosexuality and adultery are against the law.
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* Sharjah -- Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mostly located in the appropriately-named "University City" complex on the border with Dubai. It has an exclave facing the Gulf of Oman, as well as [[http://geosite.jankrogh.com/enklaver/madha/madha_guessed_map.jpg an exclave within Oman, within the UAE]][[note]]This is called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave#Enclaves_within_enclaves counter-enclave]][[/note]].
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* Sharjah -- Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mostly located in the appropriately-named "University City" complex on the border with Dubai. It has an exclave facing the Gulf of Oman, as well as [[http://geosite.jankrogh.com/enklaver/madha/madha_guessed_map.jpg an exclave enclave within Oman, within the UAE]][[note]]This is called a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enclave_and_exclave#Enclaves_within_enclaves counter-enclave]][[/note]].
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* [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV The fifth iteration]] of the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series features Arabic fighter, Rashid, who is ostensibly an Emirati[[note]]It wasn't until the Skies of Honor stage was added that his nationality was confirmed; before, it was only mentioned that he's from the Middle East, without specifying a country[[/note]] and dressed accordingly in a completely white ''dishdash'' and ''keffiyeh''. His home-stage takes place on the ''wings'' of his own private jet as it flies around the city-scape of Dubai and several iconic buildings feature in the flyby, including the Burj Khalifa and the Emirates Towers.
* The horror movie ''Film/{{Djinn}}'' mostly takes places in the UAE, and features both spoken English and Arab.
* The horror movie ''Film/{{Djinn}}'' mostly takes places in the UAE, and features both spoken English and Arab.
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* [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV The fifth iteration]] of the ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series features Arabic an Arab fighter, Rashid, who is ostensibly an Emirati[[note]]It wasn't until the Skies of Honor stage was added that his nationality was confirmed; before, it was only mentioned that he's from the Middle East, without specifying a country[[/note]] and dressed accordingly in a completely white ''dishdash'' and ''keffiyeh''. His home-stage takes place on the ''wings'' of his own private jet as it flies around the city-scape of Dubai and several iconic buildings feature in the flyby, including the Burj Khalifa and the Emirates Towers.
* The horror movie ''Film/{{Djinn}}'' mostly takes places in the UAE, and features both spoken English andArab.
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* The horror movie ''Film/{{Djinn}}'' mostly takes places in the UAE, and features both spoken English and
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* The fifth iteration of the ''StreetFighter'' series features Arabic fighter, Rashid, who is ostensibly an Emirati and dressed accordingly in a completely white ''dishdash'' and ''keffiyeh''. His home-stage takes place on the ''wings'' of his own private jet as flies around the city-scape of Dubai and several iconic buildings feature in the flyby, including the Burj Khalifa and the Emirates Towers.
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* [[VideoGame/StreetFighterV The fifth iteration iteration]] of the ''StreetFighter'' ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' series features Arabic fighter, Rashid, who is ostensibly an Emirati Emirati[[note]]It wasn't until the Skies of Honor stage was added that his nationality was confirmed; before, it was only mentioned that he's from the Middle East, without specifying a country[[/note]] and dressed accordingly in a completely white ''dishdash'' and ''keffiyeh''. His home-stage takes place on the ''wings'' of his own private jet as it flies around the city-scape of Dubai and several iconic buildings feature in the flyby, including the Burj Khalifa and the Emirates Towers. Towers.
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* Abu Dhabi was popularized in the comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and the subsequent television show being the place where Garfield was always trying to mail Nermal. One episode featured a musical number about the city.
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* Abu Dhabi was popularized in the comic strip ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'' and the subsequent television show being the place where Garfield was always [[https://garfield.com/comic/1984/01/28 trying to mail Nermal.Nermal]]. One episode featured a musical number about the city.
