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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[[note]]The same as principalities; emir means "prince" in Arabic. The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of principalities is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (though they're called sultans there), but their princes are ceremonial, whereas the UAE's emirs actually hold quite a lot of powers.[[/note]] on the Arabian Gulf.
Formerly known as the Trucial States (up until 1971), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the 5th wealthiest per capita state in the world.
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 the 1991 Gulf War. A lot of economic migrants go there.
Formerly known as the Trucial States (up until 1971), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the 5th wealthiest per capita state in the world.
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 the 1991 Gulf War. A lot of economic migrants go there.
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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[[note]]The same as principalities; emir means "prince" in Arabic. 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 principalities monarchies is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (though they're called (although for historical reasons not every state in Malaysia is headed by a monarch), but the Malaysian sultans there), but their princes are ceremonial, whereas the UAE's Emirati emirs actually still hold quite a lot of powers.[[/note]] on the Arabian Gulf.
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Formerly known as the Trucial States (up until 1971), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the5th 8th wealthiest per capita state in the world.
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 the 1991 Gulf War. A lot of economic migrants go there.\n
Formerly known as the Trucial States (up until 1971), the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is the
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.
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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. The country has a population of 8.3 million. 87% of this population consists of guest workers.
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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. The country has a population of 8.3 million. 87% of this population consists of guest workers.
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The UAE is divided into seven emirates, but [[SmallReferencePools only two of them are really known by the common people]]: Dubai, and the capital Abu Dhabi. [[BlatantLies The media's bias in casting the two emirates as setting when filming in the country is a complete coincidence, of course]]. There is some grain of truth, however: Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the most developed out of the seven (not that the others are lagging behind; they're quite developed, but the former two are just ''too much'' developed), and when groundbreaking projects are unveiled, they're always in the two emirates (where's the tallest building in the world located?). Plus, they're the two largest emirates ‒ they overtake most of the land area, leaving a tiny part for the other five to compete in [[UpToEleven one of the world's most-clusterfuck country divisions known to man]]; just ''[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/UAE_Regions_map.png look at this]]''[[note]]The reason is because the UK, in a desperate attempt to break the will for independence, created the new division as an obvious DivideAndConquer tactic. The Emiratis didn't buy this of course, which brings up the next question: [[FridgeLogic Why don't they get more sensible about this after independence?]][[/note]]‒ and Abu Dhabi's also the capital (you've to at least get to know what's the capital of a country). The other emirates, needles to say, are not amused.
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The UAE is divided into seven emirates, but [[SmallReferencePools only two of them are really known by the common people]]: Dubai, and the capital Abu Dhabi. [[BlatantLies The media's bias in casting the two emirates as setting when filming in the country is a complete coincidence, of course]]. There is some grain of truth, however: Dubai and emirates. Except for Abu Dhabi are the most developed out and Umm al-Quwain, all of the seven (not that emirates' territories are discontinuous, with exclaves and enclaves dotting the northeastern region. This dates back to the tribal politics of age old, when clans had to race against time and each other to grab as many fertile grazing areas as they could. Sharjah is the worst about this, but the others are lagging behind; they're quite developed, but not much better. Part of the former two are just ''too much'' developed), and when groundbreaking projects are unveiled, they're always in reason the two emirates (where's decided to merge in 1971 was to prevent the tallest building in the world located?). Plus, they're the two largest emirates ‒ they overtake most (potentially catastrophic) result of the land area, leaving a tiny part for the other five to compete in [[UpToEleven one of the world's most-clusterfuck country divisions known to man]]; just ''[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/UAE_Regions_map.png look at this]]''[[note]]The reason is because the UK, in a desperate attempt to break the will for independence, created the new division as an obvious DivideAndConquer tactic. The Emiratis didn't buy this agreement.
Each emirs elect two ofcourse, which brings up their own to become President and Prime Minister every 5 years. By convention, the next question: [[FridgeLogic Why don't they get more sensible about this after independence?]][[/note]]‒ and President is always the Emir of Abu Dhabi's also Dhabi, while the capital (you've to at least get to know what's Prime Minister is always the capital Emir of a country). The other emirates, needles to say, are not amused.Dubai.
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* Fujairah -- The very last of the seven emirates to go under British protection in 1902 and the only emirate to face the Gulf of Oman. It is also home to Al Badiyah Mosque, the oldest in the country.
* Ras al-Khaimah -- 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.
* Ras al-Khaimah -- 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.
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* Fujairah -- The very last of the seven emirates to go under British protection in 1902 and 1902. Contrary to popular belief, it is not the only emirate to face facing the Gulf of Oman. It is also 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 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]].
* 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 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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* The fifth iteration of the ''Street Fighter'' 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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'''The UAE and its residents in fiction'''
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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The second ''Film/SexAndTheCity'' movie is partly set in Abu Dhabi, but filmed in Morocco, as the government didn't like the script.
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The United Arab Emirates ('''''Arabic:''' دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah'') is a federation of seven emirates[[note]]Basically principalities, but ruled by leaders titled emir ([[NoExceptYes which really just means "prince" in Arabic]]) instead of prince. Contrast this with UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia, which is a kingdom (''mamlakah'') ruled by a king (''malik''). The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of principalities is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (though they're called sultans there), but their princes are ceremonial, whereas the UAE's emirs actually hold quite a lot of powers.[[/note]] on the Arabian Gulf.
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The United Arab Emirates ('''''Arabic:''' دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah'') is a federation of seven emirates[[note]]Basically principalities, but ruled by leaders titled emirates[[note]]The same as principalities; emir ([[NoExceptYes which really just means "prince" in Arabic]]) instead of prince. Contrast this with UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia, which is a kingdom (''mamlakah'') ruled by a king (''malik'').Arabic. The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of principalities is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (though they're called sultans there), but their princes are ceremonial, whereas the UAE's emirs actually hold quite a lot of powers.[[/note]] on the Arabian Gulf.
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The United Arab Emirates ('''''Arabic:''' دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah'') is a federation of seven emirates emirates[[note]]Basically principalities, but ruled by leaders titled emir ([[NoExceptYes which really just means "prince" in Arabic]]) instead of prince. Contrast this with UsefulNotes/SaudiArabia, which is a kingdom (''mamlakah'') ruled by a king (''malik''). The only parallel in the modern world of a federation of principalities is UsefulNotes/{{Malaysia}} (though they're called sultans there), but their princes are ceremonial, whereas the UAE's emirs actually hold quite a lot of powers.[[/note]] on the Arabian Gulf.
The UAE is divided into seven emirates, but [[SmallReferencePools only two of them are really known by the common people]]: Dubai, and the capital Abu Dhabi. [[BlatantLies The media's bias in casting the two emirates as setting when filming in the country is a complete coincidence, of course]]. There is some grain of truth, however: Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the most developed out of the seven (not that the others are lagging behind; they're quite developed, but the former two are just ''too much'' developed), and when groundbreaking projects are unveiled, they're always in the two emirates (where's the tallest building in the world located?). Plus, they're the two largest emirates ‒ they overtake most of the land area, leaving a tiny part for the other five to compete in [[UpToEleven one of the world's most-clusterfuck country divisions known to man]]; just ''[[https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/UAE_Regions_map.png look at this]]''[[note]]The reason is because the UK, in a desperate attempt to break the will for independence, created the new division as an obvious DivideAndConquer tactic. The Emiratis didn't buy this of course, which brings up the next question: [[FridgeLogic Why don't they get more sensible about this after independence?]][[/note]]‒ and Abu Dhabi's also the capital (you've to at least get to know what's the capital of a country). The other emirates, needles to say, are not amused.
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* Abu Dhabi - The largest emirate. It constitutes about 86% of the land area of the UAE
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Fujairah -- The very last of the seven emirates to go under British protection in 1902 and the only emirate to face the Gulf of Oman. It is also home to Al Badiyah Mosque, the oldest in the country.
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al-Khaimah -- 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 'University City' the appropriately-named "University City" complex along on the borders border with Dubai.
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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 due from mostly built on the backs of the country's vast population of non-citizen guest workers, most of whom are criminally underpaid and vulnerable to shady treatment. The country has a population of 8.3 million. 87% of this population consists of guest workers.
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->The flag uses the very familiar Pan-Arab colors, arranged as green, white and black horizontal stripes with a red vertical stripe on the hoist; all colors symbolize Arab unity.
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->The flag uses the very familiar Pan-Arab colors, arranged as green, white and black horizontal stripes with a red vertical stripe on the hoist; all colors symbolize Arab unity.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} -- A city state. The largest city in the UAE, and home to the world's tallest skyscraper, as well a financial center in the region.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} -- A city state. The largest city in the UAE, and home to the world's tallest skyscraper, as well a as the financial center in the region.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} -- A city state. The largest city in the UAE, and home to the world's tallest skyscraper, with a lot of modern buildings.
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* UsefulNotes/{{Dubai}} -- A city state. The largest city in the UAE, and home to the world's tallest skyscraper, with as well a lot of modern buildings.financial center in the region.
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* Sharjah - Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mosatly located in 'University City' complex along the borders with Dubai.
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* Sharjah - Has many universities that attract students from around the UAE and the region, mosatly mostly located in 'University City' complex along the borders with Dubai.
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The ''Dawlat Al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah'' is a federation of seven emirates on the Persian Gulf.
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The ''Dawlat Al-Imārāt al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah'' is a federation of seven emirates on the Persian Arabian Gulf.
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Population is about 8 million. 80% of this population consists of guest workers who in most cases are de facto slaves.
Like the other Gulf emirates, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare, guaranteed employment 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.
Like the other Gulf emirates, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare, guaranteed employment 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.
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Population is about 8 million. 80% of this population consists of guest workers who in most cases are de facto slaves.workers.
Like the other Gulf emirates, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare,guaranteed employment 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.
Like the other Gulf emirates, citizens experience a highly luxurious life. This includes a very cushy welfare state, free healthcare,
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* Abu Dhabi- A city state.Dhabi - The largest emirate. It constitutes about 86% of the land area of the UAE
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Population is about 4.5 million. 85% of this population consists of guest workers who in most cases are de facto slaves.
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Population is about 4.5 8 million. 85% 80% of this population consists of guest workers who in most cases are de facto slaves.
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A country with twice as many men as women due to the influx of exploited guest workers, it is a major oil producing state and acquiring further wealth all the time. It provided troops to the UN coalition in the 1991 Gulf War. A lot of economic migrants go there.
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A country with twice as many men as women due to the influx of exploited guest workers, it is a major oil producing state and acquiring further wealth all the time. It provided troops to the UN coalition in the 1991 Gulf War. A lot of economic migrants go there.
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Dubai and Abu Dhabi are well-enough known in the UK that people referring to them without country descriptor- [[SilentHunter this troper]] wonders how many people actually have heard of the UAE.
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Dubai and Abu Dhabi are well-enough known in the UK that people referring to them without country descriptor- [[SilentHunter this troper]] wonders how many people actually have heard of the UAE.
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* Can you blame them?
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