United Arab Emirates

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(place) by Segnbora-t (1.4 d) (print) ? I like it! Sat Mar 25 2000 at 20:43:50

Country in the Middle East, bordering Saudi Arabia and Oman. July 1999 estimates say that out of a total population of 2,344,402, as many as 1,576,589 are non-nationals, and less than 20% of the total population are actually citizens of the country. This probably explains that richest in the world per capita income figure. The territory became independent from the United Kingdom in 1971. Claims some islands in the Persian Gulf which are occupied by Iran.

(place) by Gorgonzola (13.5 hr) (print) ? 1 C! I like it! Mon Jan 22 2001 at 18:01:12

In 1820, Great Britain destroyed the pirate fleets of seven small emirates (city-states, really) on the south coast of the Persian Gulf, and bound them together by truces:

Abu Dhabi (by far the largest)
Dubai (most of the rest)
Sharjah
Ajman
Fujairah
Ras al-Khaimah
Umm al-Qaiwain

These formed a British protectorate called the Trucial States or Trucial Oman. In 1967 Trucial Oman joined OPEC. In 1971, the Emirates adopted a provisional constitution, and renamed themselves the "United Arab Emirates".

Up until 1996, the Emirates were considered as seven independent countries (by the United States, at least). I remember looking up trade figures for various countries and seeing trading partners I had never heard of -- until I found out they were part of the UAE.

In 1996, the UAE adopted a new constitution placing a permanent capital at Abu Dhabi.

Sources:
http://www.britishempire.co.uk/maproom/trucialoman.htm
http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/uae.html
http://www.cultural.org.ae

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Abu Dhabi	Why you are unlikely to meet a Shia Muslim named Omar	Dubai	UAE
Former names of countries	Sharjah	Methods of Execution Worldwide	Ras al-Khaimah
Umm al-Qaiwain	Toparchy	Oman	Female circumcision
Kuwait	Strait of Hormuz	Umm al-Qiwain	stoned to death
Saudi Arabia	Afghanistan	Ajman	Fujairah
Shamal	Dubai Ports World: Eleven Thoughts	Satam al-Suqami	Bush sells USA

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