United Arab Emirates

Historicalevolution

^{Mainword:HistoryoftheUnitedArabEmirates}

Inthe6thcentury,accordingtotherecordsofPersianhistoricalrecords,TheSasaniandynastycrossedthePersianGulfandconqueredthearea.

Inthe7thcentury,theArabEmpireoccupiedthisareaandconvertedittoIslam.

Inthe8thcentury,anuprisingagainsttheCaliphatebrokeoutinOman,andanindependentregimewasestablished.NowtheUAEregionhasbecomeapartofit.

Inthe16thcentury,PortugalonceinvadedtheareaandwasexpelledbyOman.

Inthe18thcentury,therewererepeatedcivilstrifesinOman,andlocalleadersintheUAEdeclaredthemselvesEmirandbecameanindependentregime.Atthattime,bothArabmerchantshipsandEuropeanmerchantshipswererepeatedlyplunderedbysmallcountriesintheregion,sotheplacewascalledthe"piratecoast."

In1819,theBritishEastIndiaCompanydispatchedafleettodestroythecoastalfortressesofRasAlKhaimah,Sharjah,DubaiandotherplacestoensureasmoothroutefromIndiatoEgypt.

In1820,smallcountrieswereforcedtosignthe"GeneralPeaceTreatyofthePersianGulf"withBritain,agreeingtostoppiracy.However,theactuallootingdidnotgraduallyceaseuntilafter1835.

In1853,thesmallcountriesfinallysignedatreatyanddeclaredapermanenttruce.Afterthat,theareawascalled"TrusirOman"(meaning"peacefulOman"),inordertocooperatewithJiandumasThedifferencebetweenCarterandOman.

In1892,theTrusilOmancountriessignedatreatywiththeUnitedKingdom,acceptingtheexclusiveprotectionoftheUnitedKingdom,andwillnothaveindependentdiplomaticcontactswithanycountryotherthantheUnitedKingdom,andfallunderthecontroloftheBritishGeneralRepresentativeinthePersianGulf.

In1948,theUnitedKingdomsentaspecialofficialtothearea,stationedinSharjah,andmovedtoDubaiin1953.

In1952,Britainconvenedameetingoftheemirsofthe7localemirates,andthemeetingbecameanadvisorybodyforBritishpoliticalrepresentatives.

In1958,oilwasdiscoveredinAbuDhabi.

In1961,BritainsentanotherpoliticalrepresentativetoAbuDhabi.Theoilfieldwasformallydevelopedthefollowingyear,andoilbecamethemainstayofthelocaleconomy.

InJanuary1968,theUnitedKingdomannounceditswithdrawal.InFebruary,Bahrain,Qatar,AbuDhabi,Sharjah,Dubai,RasAlKhaimah,Ajman,Fujairah,UmmAlQaewanThenine-nationEmirmetinDubaiandagreedtoestablishtheUnitedArabEmirates.Aftervariousreasons,BahrainandQatarwithdrew.RasAlKhaimahalsodidnotagreetojoin.

InJuly1971,attheDubaiConference,theremainingsixcountriesformulatedaninterimconstitutionanddecidedtoestablishtheUnitedArabEmirateswithAbuDhabiastheinterimcapital.OnDecember2,theUAEannounceditsestablishment.

InFebruary1972,RasAlKhaimahjoinedtheUAE.

In1996,theinterimconstitutionwaspassedasapermanentconstitution,andAbuDhabibecametheofficialcapital.

OnNovember2,2004,thefirstpresidentoftheUAE,AbuDhabi’sEmirZayedbinSultanAlNahyan,passedaway.OnNovember3,hissonKhalifabinZayedAlNahyanwaselectedasthenewpresident.

In2005,PresidentKhalifabinZayedAlNahyanannouncedthathalfofthemembersoftheFederalNationalAssemblywillbeelectedandtheotherhalfwillstillbeappointed.

OnDecember16,2006,votingfortheFederalNationalAssemblybegan.ThisisthefirsttimeinUAEhistorythatsomemembersoftheFederalNationalAssemblyhavebeenelected.

OnOctober28,2015,hewaselectedasamemberoftheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCouncilforatermfrom2016to2018.

Naturalenvironment

Regionallocation

TheUAEislocatedintheeasternpartoftheArabianPeninsula,borderingthePersianGulfinthenorth,andhasacoastlineof734kilometers.ThewestandsouthborderwithSaudiArabia,andtheeastandnortheastborderOman.Itisafederationcomposedof7emiratesofAbuDhabi,Dubai,Sharjah,RasAlKhaimah,Fujairah,UmmAlQawanandAjmannation.ItisadjacenttoQatartothenorthwest,SaudiArabiatothewestandsouth,andOmantotheeastandnortheast,withatotalareaof​​8,3600squarekilometers.

Climaticcharacteristics

TheUnitedArabEmirateshasatropicaldesertclimate.Thesummerishotanddry(MaytoOctober),withatemperatureof40.6to48.2℃;inwinter(11toAprilofthefollowingyear),thetemperatureis8~20℃withoccasionalsandstorms.Theaverageprecipitationisabout100mm,mostlyconcentratedinJanuarytoFebruary.

Naturalresources

TheUnitedArabEmiratesisrichinoilandnaturalgasresources.Asof2014,provedoilreserveswere13.34billiontons,accountingfor9.5%oftheworld'stotaloilreserves,ranking6thintheworld;naturalgasreserveswere214.4trillioncubicfeet(6.06trillioncubicmeters),ranking5thintheworld.

Administrativedivisions

TheUAEincludesthefollowingsevenemirates(arrangedbygeographiclocation):(Eachtribehasitsownadministrativepower,includingpostalservices.)

AbuDhabi(Arabic:أبوظبي‎;English:AbuDhabi)isthecapitaloftheUnitedArabEmiratesandthecapitaloftheemirateofAbuDhabi,UnitedArabEmirates.LocatedonthewestcoastoftheUnitedArabEmirates,onaT-shapedislandinthePersianGulf.Thetotalareais67,340squarekilometers,andthetotalpopulationin2006was1,850,230people.
DubaiisthelargestandmostpopulousintheUnitedArabEmiratesThecityisalsoaninternationalmetropolisandthesecondlargestemirateafterAbuDhabi.ItistheeconomicandfinancialcenteroftheMiddleEast.TherichestcityintheMiddleEastisalsoamongtherichestcitiesintheworld.Thetotalareaof​​Dubaiis3980squarekilometers,ofwhichthetotalareaof​​themetropolitanareais1287.4squarekilometers,andthetotalpopulationin2013was2.371million.
SharjaisaculturalcityintheMiddleEast.TheQuranMonumentSquareistheculturalcenterofSharjah.Thetotalareais2,590squarekilometers,andthetotalpopulationin2013was600,000.
Ajman(Ajman,alsoknownasUjman)islocatedinPersiaTheGulfCoastisthesmallestmemberoftheUAE,withatotalareaof​​260squarekilometersandatotalpopulationof235,000.
UmmQaiwan(Arabic:إمارةأمالقوين)LocatedonthewestcoastoftheOmanPeninsulainWestAsia,itisoneofthecomponentsoftheUAEandthecountry’sleastpopulatedemirate,withatotalpopulationofonly14,000andanareaof​​about800squarekilometers.
TheEmirateofRasAlKhaimahisalsoknownastheEmirateofRasAlKhaimah.LocatedinthenorthernmostpartoftheUAE,atthefoothillsofHajaMountain,closetotheStraitofHormuz,itcoversanareaof​​1,684squarekilometers,accountingfor2.2%ofthecountry'stotalarea.In2004,thetotalpopulationwas195,000.
EmirateofFujairah(English:Fujairah),alsoknownasFujairah,locatedintheeastoftheArabianPeninsula,alongtheGulfofOman,isthefifthlargestemirateoftheUAE.Thetotalareais1,500squarekilometers,andthetotalpopulationin2004was130,000.UnliketheothersixemiratesintheUAE,Fujairah’sterrainismountainousandthereforerainsmore.

Nationalsymbol

Nationalflag

UnitedArabEmiratesTheflagoftheEmiratesisrectangularwitharatiooflengthtowidthof2to1.Itiscomposedoffourcolors:red,green,white,andblack.Thesefourcolorsarepan-ArabcolorsandrepresentseveraldynastiesofMuhammad'sdescendants.Thesideoftheflagfacenexttotheflagpoleisaredverticalrectangle,andtherightsideisthreeparallelandequalhorizontalrectangles,whicharegreen,white,andblackfromtoptobottom.Redsymbolizesthemotherland,greensymbolizesthepasture,whitesymbolizestheachievementsofthemotherland,andblacksymbolizesbattle.

NationalEmblem

TheNationalEmblemoftheUnitedArabEmirateswaslaunchedonMarch22,2008.Themainbodyisayellowandwhitefalconwithyellowandwhitewingsandwhitetailhair.Amongthecircularpatternsonthefrontofthefalconisacirclepaintedwithanationalflagpattern,surroundedbyseven-pointedstarsthatsymbolizethesevenemirates.Theribbonunderthefalcon'sclawsreads"UnitedArabEmirates".Theoriginalnationalemblemwasopenedin1973.Thedifferencefromthenewnationalemblemisthatthecircleonthefrontofthefalcon'schestispaintedwithamovingArabiandhow,symbolizingthecountry'smaritimehistory.Bechainedtotheperiphery.

NationalAnthem

TheUnitedArabEmiratesNationalAnthem"LongLivetheMotherland"(IshyBilady),AlefAlSheikAbdullahAlHasan,ZaDeAbdulWahab.Themeaningofthelyrics:

Longlivethemotherland,longlivetheUnitedEmirates!Islamisthefaith,andtheQuranisthebacking.ForAllah,Iwanttomakeyoustronger,motherland!motherland!motherland!motherland!motherland!Allahdefendsyoufromthedevil,wesweartobuildandwork,worksincerely,worksincerely,andbesincereanduprightwhilealive.Peaceandlasting,thenationalflagfloatsintheemirateforever,itsymbolizesArabia.Wededicateforyou,bloodispreparedforyou,wearewillingtodedicateoursouls,motherland!

Populationethnicity

^{Mainentry:Arabethnicity}

TheaboriginesoftheUnitedArabEmiratesareArabslikeotherresidentsonthepeninsula.TheirancestorsimmigratedeastwardcontinuouslyacrosstheArabianPeninsulafrom2000to3000yearsago,bringingtheirculture,languageandtheirsurvivalskillstothisdesertedplace.Aftertheyarrived,theymergedwiththeresidentsoftheareaandwerecalledSemites.

In2019,theUnitedArabEmirateshasapopulationof9.5million,andforeignersaccountfor88.5%,mainlyfromIndia,Pakistan,Egypt,Syria,Palestineandothercountries.

Politics

Government

TheUAEFederalSupremeCounciliscomposedofthechiefsofthe7emiratesandisthehighestauthority.Majordomesticandforeignpolicyissuesarediscussedanddecidedbythecommittee,formulatingnationalpolicies,reviewingthefederalbudget,andapprovinglawsandtreaties.ThePresidentandVicePresidentareelectedfromamongthemembersoftheSupremeCouncilforafive-yearterm.ThePresidentconcurrentlyservesasthecommander-in-chiefofthearmedforces.Inadditiontotherelativeunityofdiplomacyandnationaldefense,theemirateshaveconsiderableindependenceandautonomy.ThefederalfundsarebasicallybornebythetwoemiratesofAbuDhabiandDubai.

In2015,theUAE’spoliticalsituationwasstable,anditactivelypromotedeconomicdevelopmentandnationalmodernizationinternally;itwasactiveinforeignexchanges,focusingonstrengtheningrelationswithGulfcountriesandmajorpowers,andplayingauniqueroleinregionalandinternationalaffairs.

Constitution

OnJuly18,1971,theUAEFederalSupremeCouncilpassedtheinterimconstitutionanddeclaredtheinterimconstitutionintoeffectonDecember3ofthesameyear.InDecember1996,theHouseofChiefspassedaresolutiontoturnthe25-yearinterimconstitutionintoapermanentconstitution,andconfirmedAbuDhabiasthepermanentcapitaloftheUAE,allowedtheConstitutionReviewCommitteetoextenditsworkforoneyear,andproposedadditionalamendmentstothepermanentconstitution.

Parliament

TheFederalNationalAssembly,establishedin1972,isanadvisorybodywithatermof4years.Itisresponsiblefordiscussingthebillsputforwardbythecabinetmeetingandmakingrecommendationsforamendments.InAugust2006,theUAEpromulgatedanewparliamentaryelectionlaw,stipulating40membersoftheFederalNationalAssembly,ofwhich20arenominatedbythechiefsoftheemiratesandappointedbythepresident,andtheremaining20areelected.Thespeakerandtwovice-chairmenareelectedbytheparliament.ThisisregardedasanimportantsteptakenbytheUAEontheroadofdemocratizationreform.The16thNationalAssemblyelectionwasheldinSeptember2015,andAmalGubaishiwaselectedastheSpeakeroftheNationalAssemblyinNovember.

Judicature

ThehighestjudicialinstitutionintheUAEistheFederalSupremeCourt,whichiscomposedoftheChiefJusticeandapanelofnomorethan5judges,appointedbytheFederalSupremeCouncil.

Government

InFebruary2006,theseventhgovernmentwasformed.Ithasundergoneseveralpartialreorganizations.Therearecurrently24cabinetmembers.Mainmembers:PrimeMinisterMohammedbinRashidAlMaktoum,concurrentlyservingasVicePresidentoftheUAEandChiefoftheEmirateofDubai.DeputyPrimeMinisterSultanbinZayedAlNahyan,DeputyPrimeMinisterHamdanbinZayedNahyan,MinisterofFinanceandIndustryHamdanbinRashidAlNahyanThum,MinisterofForeignAffairsAbdullahbinZayedAlNahyan.ThelatestgovernmentwasformedinFebruary2016.Therearecurrently31cabinetmembers.PrimeMinisterMohammedbinRashidalsoservesasFederalVicePresidentandChiefofDubai.

Dignitaries

PresidentKhalifabinZayedAlNahyan.Bornin1948.HeistheeldestsonofthefirstPresidentSheikhZayedbinSultanAlNahyan.HewasestablishedastheCrownPrinceoftheEmirateofAbuDhabionFebruary1,1969.HehassuccessivelyservedastheEasternRepresentativeoftheEmirateofAbuDhabi,thePresidentoftheEasternDistrictCourt,theChiefofDefenseandFinanceoftheEmirateofAbuDhabi,andtheDeputyPrimeMinisteroftheUAE.InMay1976,heservedasDeputyCommander-in-ChiefoftheFederalArmedForces,concurrentlyasChairmanoftheExecutiveCommittee(Cabinet)oftheEmirateofAbuDhabi,ChairmanoftheSupremePetroleumCommittee,ChairmanoftheBoardofDirectorsoftheInvestmentBureau,andChairmanoftheArabEconomicDevelopmentFoundation.AfterthedeathofPresidentZayedonNovember2,2004,hesucceededtheChiefofAbuDhabi.OnNovember3,hewaselectedasthenewPresidentoftheUnitedArabEmiratesbytheFederalSupremeCouncil.

VicePresidentandPrimeMinisterMohammedbinRashidAlMaktoum.VicePresidentandPrimeMinister,ChiefofDubai.Bornin1949.In1971,heservedastheUAEMinisterofDefense;in1995hewasdesignatedastheCrownPrinceofDubai;hetookoverastheChiefofDubaionJanuary4,2006,andhebecametheVicePresidentandPrimeMinisteroftheUAEonFebruary11ofthesameyear.

NameoftheEmirates

Ruler

Rulingtime

TherulersoftheemiratesoftheUnitedArabEmirates

EmirateofAbuDhabi	KhalifabinZayedNahyan	(2004～)
DubaiEmirate	SheikhMohammedbinRashidMaktoum	(January2006～)
SharjahEmirate	SultanbinMohammedKahimi	(1972～)
EmirateofRasAlKhaimah	ShakerbinMohamedKahimi	(1948～)
EmirateofAjman	HumadbinRashidNaimi	(1981～)
EmirateofFujairah	HamadbinMohamedSchalke	(1974～)
EmirateofUmmQawan	RashidbinAhmedDeMuara	(1981～)

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Economy

Overview

Beforethediscoveryofoilin1960,thebackboneoftheUAE'seconomywaspearls.After1960,itchangedtooil.

TheUAEisdominatedbyoilproductionandpetrochemicalindustries,whilefocusingonthedevelopmentofeconomicdiversification.Whiledevelopingthepetrochemicalindustry,thegovernmentregardsthedevelopmentofadiversifiedeconomy,theexpansionoftrade,andtheincreaseoftheproportionofnon-oilrevenuesintheGDPasitsprimarytasks.Itpaysattentiontotheuseofnaturalgasresourcesandthedevelopmentofcement,aluminumsmelting,plasticproducts,andconstruction.Materials,clothing,foodprocessingandotherindustriesattachgreatimportancetothedevelopmentofagriculture,animalhusbandry,andfishery;thegovernmentmakesfulluseofvariousfinancialsources,focusesonthedevelopmentofculture,education,andhealth,andcompletesandexpandsprojectsunderconstruction.

Pearl(pearlmining)wasonceapillarindustryintheUAE,andthissituationcontinueduntil1960.

SincethediscoveryofoilintheUAEin1966,theoriginalbarrendeserthassuddenlybecomearichoilfield,whichhascausedtremendouseconomicchangesinthiscountry.

TheEmirateofAbuDhabiaccountsformorethan90%oftheentireUAE’soilreserves,whileDubai’soilreservesarequitesmall.Therefore,AbuDhabicanberegardedasarealoilcountry.AndDubai'sprosperityisnotbecauseofoil.BecauseDubaifirmlybelievesthat“becomingsecondwillstarvetodeath”,inthepast10years,itsGDPhasgrownby230%,ofwhichoilrevenueaccountedforonly6%,anditmayrunoutin2010.Itsdevelopmentandconstructionareall-roundanddiversified.Thecanalwasopenedinthe1970s,tradewasconductedinthe1980s,andtourismwaspromotedinthe1990s.Bythe21stcentury,ithasbecomeatransitcenter,sightseeingandshoppingcity,andatechnologicalnetworkcityintheMiddleEast.ThetourismeconomyhasbecomeoneofDubai'smainsourcesofeconomicincome.Inaddition,AbuDhabi'stourismindustryisalsoquitedeveloped,withanaverageannualgrowthrateof15-20%.TouristswithbusinesspurposesareofgreatimportancetothehotelindustryinAbuDhabi.Duringsomemajorconferencesandtradefairs,thehotelroomutilizationratecanreach100%.Inrecentyears,percapitaGDPhasrankedamongthetoptenintheworld.Sincethe21stcentury,theUnitedArabEmirateshasdevelopedthecivilaviationindustry.Forexample,theAbuDhabiroyalfamilyinvestedEtihadAirlines(الإتّحاد‎,Etihad)andtheDubairoyalfamilyinvestedArabEmirates(طَيَرات‎,Emirates).Rapiddevelopment,withatotalofhundredsofcivilaircrafts,andthedevelopmentofaglobalairtransshipmentnetworkwithAbuDhabiandDubaiasthecore,anditsmarketsharecanbedescribedasthehighestintheMiddleEast.

TheUAEalsousesalargenumberofmigrantworkers.AccordingtothestatisticsofthePhilippinegovernment,amongoverseasFilipinos,FilipinosemployedintheUAEoccupythethirdplace.Inaddition,therearealargenumberoflaborersfromMuslimcountries.

Inmid-March2013,theworld’slargestcentralizedsolarpowerstation,"Shams1",whichcost600millionUSdollars,waslocatedinZayed,about150kilometerssouthwestofAbuDhabi.ThedesertareaontheoutskirtsofGermanywascompleted.Itcoversanareaof​​2.5squarekilometersandhasapowergenerationcapacityof100megawatts.Itcanprovideelectricityto20,000households.

Economicindicators

Maineconomicdata(2018):

GrossDomesticProduct(GDP)US$432.6billion

GDPpercapita41,500USdollars

GDPgrowthrate0.6%

CurrencynameDirham(Dirham)

Exchangerate1USdollar≈3.67Dirham

Maineconomicdata(2020):

GrossDomesticProduct(GDP)360.6billionU.S.dollars

PercapitaGDP38,000U.S.dollars

GDPgrowthrate-5.5%

CurrencynameDirham(Dirham)

Exchangerate1USdollar≈3.67Dirham

Agriculture,forestry,livestockandfishery

AgricultureintheUAEisunderdeveloped.Theoutputvalueofagriculture,animalhusbandryandforestryintheUAEaccountsfor3%ofGDP.Thecountryhas320,000hectaresofarablelandand270,000hectaresofcultivatedland.Themainagriculturalproductsaredates,corn,vegetables,lemonsandsoon.Fooddependsonimports.Thereare4,589fishingboatsand12,856fishermenintheUAE.Fisheryproductsanddatescanmeetdomesticdemand.Thelivestockindustryisverysmall,andthemainmeatproductsdependonimports.Thegovernmenthasadoptedapolicyofencouragingfarming,providingfarmerswithfreeseeds,fertilizersandinterest-freeloans,andunderwritingallagriculturalproductstoensurefarmers’income,andAfghanagriculturehasdevelopedrapidly.

Industry

TheUAEisdominatedbythepetrochemicalindustry.Inaddition,thereareindustriessuchasnaturalgasliquefaction,aluminumsmelting,plasticproducts,constructionmaterials,clothingandfoodprocessing.ThetotalinvestmentinindustrialprojectsintheUAEisnearly10billionU.S.dollars.Amongthenumberofpeopleemployedinindustrialprojects,Emiratiaccountedforonly1%.Therefore,thegovernmentembarkedonthe"nationalizationofemployment"plantoincreasetheproportionofnationalemployment.In2009,Algeria'snaturalgasproductionwas65billioncubicmeters,andin2011itincreasedto80billioncubicmeters.Ninety-sevenpercentofthecountry'selectricityisproducedbynaturalgas.

TheUAE'soilproductionstartedin1958.Afterthedevelopmentandconstructionofworld-classoilcompaniessuchasRoyalDutchShell,BritishPetroleumandTotalinthe1960s,UAEgraduallyrealizedoilnationalizationthroughholdings..Itbegantoexportoilin1962,becomingtheworld'sfifthlargestcrudeoilexporterandthesecondlargestcrudeoilproducerinArabia.In1988,AzerbaijanestablishedtheSupremePetroleumCommittee,whichisresponsibleforformulatingoilandgas-relatedpoliciesandpromulgatingresolutionsonoilandgasproduction.Foreignequitycompaniesareresponsiblefortechnology,productionandmanagement.TheSupremePetroleumCommissionhasestablishedanewtypeofstrategicpartnershiporstrategicalliancewithpowerfuldomesticandinternationalenergycompanies.Companiesthatworkcloselywiththecommitteeinclude:RoyalDutchShellGroup,Total,BritishPetroleum,ExxonMobil,PortugalPetroleumandNaturalGas,andJapanPetroleumCorporation.Crudeoilproductionreached2.57millionbarrelsperdayin2008,2.7millionbarrelsin2009,and2.69millionbarrelsinSeptember2012.Amongthem,thecrudeoilproductionoftheEmirateofAbuDhabiaccountsfor97%ofthecountry'stotalcrudeoilproduction.

MostofthecrudeoilproducedintheUAEisexported.In2008,91%ofAfghancrudeoilproductionwasusedforexport,ofwhich97%weresoldtoEastAsianmarketssuchasJapan.Afghancrudeoilexportsareincreasingyearbyyear.In2009,itexported2.536millionbarrelsofcrudeoilperday.Inthefirsthalfof2010,itwas2.591millionbarrels.In2013,itwillincreaseby2.872millionbarrels.

TheUAE'sdomesticdemandforpetroleumderivativescontinuestorise.In2009,thesalesvolumeofpetroleumderivativesinthelocalmarketinAfghanistanwas5.6milliontons,withanaveragedailysalesvolumeof15,500tons,whichwasbasicallythesameasin2008.Comparedwith2005,theconsumptionofgasolineincreasedfrom75,300barrelsto86,900barrelsin2008,thedailyconsumptionofkeroseneincreasedfrom3,600barrelsto4,500barrels,andthedailyconsumptionoftarincreasedfrom87,000barrelsto98,800barrels.

Tourismserviceindustry

TheUAEtourismindustryalsodeclinedin2001,butitreboundedin2002.Thehotelroomutilizationrateclearlyshowsthattheroomutilizationratein2002increasedby7%comparedwith2001.In2002,thereceptioncapacityofhotelsincreasedby10%,andtheutilizationrateofhotelshasreachedthehighestpointinrecentyears,reaching67%,whichishigherthanthelevelin2000.Thehotelconstructionindustrycontinuestogrow.Itcanbepredictedthatinthenextfewyears,thehotelconstructionindustrywillgrowatanannualrateof7%.Dubaiaccountsforthelargestproportion.75%ofthehotelsarelocatedinDubai.ItaccountsforthetotalnumberofroomsandbedsintheUAE.Two-thirds,itsgrowthrateisalsothefastest.

Finance

TheUnitedArabEmirateshasawell-developedbankingindustry,with328domesticbanksand109foreignbanks.Thereisnorestrictiononforeignexchange,freeentryandexitofcurrency,andstableexchangerate.Thefederalgovernment'sfiscalrevenuecomesfromtheoilrevenuesoftheemirates.

ForeignTrade

In1995,theUnitedArabEmiratesjoinedtheWorldTradeOrganization.TheUAEhastraderelationswith179countriesandregions.Foreigntradeoccupiesanimportantpositionintheeconomy.TheUAEmainlyexportsoil,naturalgas,petrochemicalproducts,aluminumingotsandasmallamountofnativeproducts;itmainlyimportsfood,machineryandconsumergoods.

In2004,theforeigntradecontinuedtohaveasurplus,andthesituationisasfollows(unit:100millionU.S.dollars)
Exportamount	Importamount	Thedifference
608	417	191

ForeignAid

EstablishedinJuly1971TheAbuDhabiArabEconomicDevelopmentFoundation(renamedasAbuDhabiDevelopmentFoundationinNovember1993)providesassistancetoArabcountriesanddevelopingcountriesinAsiaandAfricaintheformofloans,grantsandtechnicalassistance.InJanuary2002,theUAEannouncedthatitwouldprovide30millionU.S.dollarsforpost-warreconstructioninAfghanistan.Since2000,theUAERedCrescentSociety’saidtoPalestinehasreached131milliondirhams.InOctober2003,attheMadridAidConferenceinSpain,AfghanistanannouncedthatitwouldprovideIraqwithhumanitarianaidworth225millionU.S.dollars.

Culture

Festivals

TheholidaysintheUAEaremostlyIslamicholidays.

Date

Chinesename

Arabicname

January1stinIraqicalendar	IslamicNewYear	رأسسنةهجرية
March12intheIraqicalendar	TheProphetMuhammad’sbirthday td>	مولدنبوي
IrishcalendarJuly27th	DengXiaoYe	ليلةاسراءومعراج
October1-3intheIraqicalendar	Eidal-Fitr	EidFitrعيدفطر
December1stintheWesterncalendar	TheanniversaryoftheestablishmentoftheUAEFederalGovernment
December9thintheIraqicalendar	ArafatDay	وقفبالعرفة
December10thintheWesterncalendar	UnitedArabEmiratesArmyDay
December10-13intheIraqicalendar	GurbangFestival	EidAdhaعيداضحى
January1stintheWesterncalendar	WesternNewYear	رأسسنةميلادية
November2ndintheWesternCalendar	SheikhZayedDeathDay	ذكرىوفاةشيخزايد
December2ndintheWesterncalendar	NationalDay	عيدوطني
Unscheduled	CamelRace(Venue:AbuDhabi)

Customs

Overview

TheUAEisatypicalIntheArabcountries,Islamiccultureisitsmainfoundation.Inaddition,theMiddleEastistheoriginofMuqilinintheworld,withauniquelifestyleandculturalcustoms.

Foodculture

AccordingtotheQuran,Muslims’dietaryscopeandhabitsarefasted,pigs,horses,mules,donkeys,dogs,snakes,turkeys,Deadmeat,floatingfishandbloodofallanimals;fastingtigers,wolves,lions,leopards,bears,elephants,monkeys,eagles,harriersandotherbirdsofpreyandbeasts;prohibitingopium,drinking,etc.Generally,Arabfamiliesdineonthegroundandgrabfoodwiththeirrighthand.

Colorculture

Emiratislovebrown,darkblue,taboopink,yellow,andpurple.Theyloveantelopes.Iftheyaremadeofpigs,crosses,andhexagonsThepatternisconsideredtaboo.OnthebigscreenoftheUAEstockmarket,risingstocksareindicatedbygreen,andfallingstocksareindicatedbyred.

Etiquetteculture

Aftergetoffwork,localbusinessmenliketogatherincoffeeshops.InthecityofDubai,therearesomenightclubsintheareawestofDubaiTrench,andmajorhotelsalsohavelightbarsforyoungpeopletochatandhavefunwithfriendsatnight.Acquaintancesorbusinessdinnersarealwaysheldineachother'shome,whichisdifferentfromthesituationof"talkingaboutbusinessattherestauranttable"inourcountry.InvitedgueststoUAEmerchantsareusuallyonlymaleguests.Iftherelationshipisveryfamiliarandthenationalityandhabitsarethesame,thehostmayinvitethegueststodinnerwiththewholefamily.However,femaleguestsareusuallyaccompaniedbythehostessinaseparatelivingroominsteadofmixedgender.Takeaseat.

Conventionsandtaboos

AlthoughtheUAEisanIslamiccountryandbelievesinIslam,itisopentotheoutsideworldinanall-roundwayandhasamoreenlightenedpolicy.Therearenottoomanyrestrictions.Somesupermarketscanbuyporkindesignatedareas,whichcanbasicallymeettheneedsofpeoplelivinginvariouscountriesintheUAE.Itisworthnotingthat:

●ThelocalannualRamadanperiodAftersunriseandbeforesunset,drinking,smoking,andeatingarenotallowedinpublicplacesandstreets.Mostlocalrestaurantsandbeverageshopsareclosedduringthisperiod.

●DuringRamadan:Ladiesshouldtrytheirbesttowearlong-sleevedclothesandlongtrousers,nottobetoorevealing.Mostcompaniesalsorecommendthatthefemalestaffattheirreceptiondeskwearrelativelyconservativeclothing.

●Drinkingisnotallowedinanypublicplacesexceptintheapartmentorhotelroombar.

●Whenyouarelivingwithlocals,talkingwithyourhusbandcannotbetheinitiativetoaskabouthiswife.Whenyouinteractwithwomen,youcanonlygreetafewwords,andyoucannottalktothemaloneorforalongtime.Don'tstareattheircostumesoutofcuriosity,anddon'ttakepicturesofthem.

●GeneralArabfamiliesstilldineonthefloorandgrabfoodwiththeirhands.Intheirtraditionalconcept,therighthandisalwayscleanandthelefthandisunclean.Therefore,therighthandmustbeusedtodirectthefoodwheneating.Intheimport.Whenitcomestoreceivingpeopleandthings,suchasdeliveringthingstoothers(handlingwater,handingtea),orpickingupthingsdeliveredbyothers,youmustuseyourrighthand,otherwiseitwillbeextremelydisrespectful.Therefore,itisbesttoenterthecountryasyouarewhenyouareaguest.

●TherearemanydomesticholidaysintheUAE,andthereisamonth-longRamadan.AlthoughyoustillworkduringRamadan,theefficiencyofworkislowerthanusual.Governmentagenciesandmostcompanieswilladvancetheiroff-dutytimeAround2:30intheafternoon.Therefore,ifyouvisitordobusinessinAfghanistan,youshouldavoidlocalholidayswhenyouorganizeexhibitions.

Religion

TheUAEisanArabcountry,thestatereligionisIslam,andmostofitsresidentsareMuslims.TheUAEunitesgovernmentandreligion,andpursuesapolicyoffreedomofbeliefforpeopleofotherreligions.AmongtheIslamiccountriesintheMiddleEast,theUAEhasthemostopenreligiouspolicy.Thecountry,especiallyDubai,exceptforthelargeandsmallmosquesthatcanbeseeneverywhere.TherearealsoChristianandCatholicchurches,andevenafewHindutemplesandaBuddhisttemple(locatedintheGarhuddistrict),butpublicmissionsforreligionsotherthanIslamarenotallowed.MostoftheemiratesintheUAEbelieveinSunnisects,whileinDubai,theproportionofShiaMuslimsisslightlylarger.Amongtheapproximately2.2millionpeopleinDubai,ShiaMuslimsaccountforabout35%to40%ofthetotalpopulation.ShiaMuslimsinSharjahaccountforabout25%ofthetotalpopulationofSharjah.

76%ofUAEresidentsbelieveinIslam,mostofthemareSunni,and15%ofMuslimsareShia(mainlyinDubai).15%ofresidentsbelieveinreligionssuchasHinduismandBuddhism,andabout10%believeinChristianity.(2005)

Dance

HairthrowingdanceisatraditionalfolkdanceuniquetotheUAE.Duringtheperformance,theactorsstoodinarowwithoutanymovementattheirfeet,butrhythmicallytwistedtheirwaists,shooktheirnecks,andflickedtheirhairup.Themovementswerenotrequiredtobeneat.HairflickingdanceisnoteverywhereintheUAE,anditisonlyperformedonmajorfestiveoccasions.Accordingtolocalcustoms,UAEwomenmustwearablackrobeandablackturbantowraptheirheadswhentheygooutaftermarriagetocovertheirhairtightly.Somewomenevenwearaveil.Whiletheyoungwomanisdancingwithherhairtossing,therewillbeadozenortwentymeninwhiteArabianrobestoaccompanythedance.Theyeachholdalongthinwoodenpoleanddancetotherhythmofthemusic.Takingsteps,matchedwiththedanceofthegirlswithhairtossing,contrastswitheachother.

WorldHeritage

IntangibleCulturalHeritageofHumanity

"Sadhu"isanornamentmadebywomeninruralandpastoralareasoftheUAEWeavingskills.TheancientBedouinwomenwashedsheep,goatandcamelhairandspunthemintowoolwithawoodenspindle.Afterdyeingandmachineweaving,theyweremadeintogeometricpatternsofblack,white,brown,rice,red,etc.Colorfabric.Thiskindoffabriciswidelyusedinthedecorationoffurnitureandlivestocksuchascamelsandhorses.OnNovember27,2011,atthesixthmeetingoftheIntergovernmentalCommitteefortheProtectionofIntangibleCulturalHeritageinBali,Indonesia,thetraditionalUAEweavingtechnique"Sadhu"waslistedastheintangibleculturalheritageofhumanityurgentlyinneedofprotectionbyUNESCOInthedirectory.

WorldCulturalHeritage

AlAinCulturalSite(June20,2011):Hafit,Siri,Bida-Bent-SaudiAndOasis(UnitedArabEmirates)

Military

NationalDefense

OnMay10,1976,theFederalSupremeCouncildecidedtounifythearmedforcesoftheemiratesandestablisharmedforcesHeadquarters,theFederalPresidentservesasthecommander-in-chiefofthearmedforces.Implementavoluntarymilitaryservicesystem.

Asoftheendof2012,thetotalforcewas56,500.Amongthem,thearmyisabout45,000,organizedintoaroyalguardbrigade,anarmoredbrigade,twomechanizedinfantrybrigades,fourinfantrybrigades,andanartillerybrigade.Thenavyhas2500personnel,21combatshipsofvarioustypes,andthemainbaseisAbuDhabi.TheAirForcehas4,000personnel(includingtheaviationwingofthepoliceforce),withfourcombatsquadrons,196combataircraft,and50helicoptergunships.Therearealso54,000policeofficers.

WeaponsandequipmentmainlycomefromFranceandtheUnitedStates.ItistheonlycountryintheGulfcountriesthatmainlyusesFrench-styleequipment.30%ofthearmedforcesarefromtheirowncountry,andtherestaremainlyfromOmanandPakistan.TheinstructorsaremostlyBritishandPakistani.

AtomicEnergy

OnDecember23,2009,thePresidentoftheUnitedArabEmiratesSheikhKhalifabinZayedAlNahyanissuedadecreeannouncingtheestablishmentoftheNationalAtomicEnergyTheorganizationstartedwiththisplanforthepeacefuluseofatomicenergyinthecountry,usingatomicenergyforpowergenerationandsupportingthecountry’seconomicdevelopment.Onthesameday,SheikhMohammedbinZayedAlNahyan,CrownPrinceofAbuDhabi,DeputyCommander-in-ChiefoftheArmedForcesandChairmanoftheNationalExecutiveCommittee,issuedadecreeannouncingtheestablishmentoftheExecutiveCommitteeoftheUAENationalAtomicEnergyAgency.

Transportation

Highway

Asof2014,thetotallengthofUAEhighwaysisabout3,171kilometersandthereareabout345,000vehicles.Thetotallengthisabout4,080kilometers,andthequalityofroadsisamongthebestintheworld.

LightRail

ThereisnorailwayintheUAE,andtheemiratesareconnectedbymodernhighways,andtransportationandcommunicationareconvenient.Dubaiopenedthecity'slightrailtrainsin2010,whichgreatlyeasedtrafficcongestioninthecity.

Watertransportation

Asof2014,theUAEhas15portsand308terminals(totallength45kilometers),withanannualcargothroughputof700milliontons.DubaiPortRashidisthesecondlargestdeep-waterportintheMiddleEast.

AirTransport

Asof2014,theUAEhas6internationalairportsincludingAbuDhabiandDubai,and10helicopterairports.In2004,thepassengerflowreached22million.Intherankingofglobalairlines'competition,EmiratesAirlinesranksfirstamongArabcountries.Afghanistanhassignedbilateralaviationagreementswith35countries,includingChina,and60airlinesfromallovertheworldhaveregularflightstoAfghanistan’sairports.

Society

Education

TheUAEcountryattachesgreatimportancetothedevelopmentofeducationandcultivatingitsownscientificandtechnologicaltalents,andimplementsafreeeducationsystem.Thecountryiscommittedtoliteracyworkandhasestablished147literacycenters.Thereare1,050schoolsofvarioustypes,with620,000studentsandmorethan24,000teachers(2006).TheUAEhasarelativelyhighinvestmentineducationandhasachievedgoodresults.In2007,theliteracyrateofthepopulationover15yearsoldwas90%andtheenrollmentratewas71.4%.

Medical

TheUAEimplementsafreemedicalsystem.Asof2014,theUAEhas30publichospitals,115healthcenters,4473beds,2350doctors,380dentists,6250nurses,and20privatehospitals.

People'sLivelihood

OnMarch25,2013,theUAEPresidentialCouncilapprovedtheallocationof243milliondirhams(approximatelyUS$66million)todevelophousing,education,andemploymentinthenorthernemirate.Amongthem,160milliondirhamswillbeusedtodeveloptheeducationandtrainingofunemployedlocalresidentsintheemirateofRasAlKhaimah.

Media

ThemainnewspapersandperiodicalsintheUAEinclude:"UnitedDailyNews":Arabic,AbuDhabisemi-officialdailynewspaperwith55,000copies;"Manifesto":Arabic,DubaisemiOfficialdailynewspaper,50,000copies;"GulfNews":Arabic,privatelypublishedinSharjah,circulated58,000copies;"GulfTimes":English,privatelypublishedinDubai,50,000copies.Inaddition,therearemagazinessuchas"GulfNews","FlowersoftheBay","GreenandSports"magazines.

TheUnitedArabEmiratesNewsAgencyisanationalnewsagencydirectlyundertheMinistryofInformationandCulture.EstablishedinJune1977.ThereareresidentreportersinmajorcitiesinChina,aswellasLondon,Paris,Washington,NewYork,Moscow,Tokyo,Cairo,Tunisia,Beirut,etc.PublishedinArabicandEnglish.

Thereare4radiostationsinAbuDhabi,Dubai,UmmAlQawanandRasAlKhaimahintheUAE,and4TVstationsinAbuDhabi,Dubai,SharjahandArabiya.AbuDhabiRadioStationisdailyBroadcasttheprograminArabic,English,FrenchandUrdufor37hours.NewsprogramsoftheArabiyaTVstationarebroadcastinArabicfor24hours.Inaddition,asatellitegroundreceivingstationisalsobuilt.

Communications

TheUAEhas1.2milliontelephones,1.428millionmobilephones,250,000Internetusers,andsatellitecommunicationnetworksconnectedtomorethan50countries.Internetandmobilephonenetworkprovidershavetwocompanies,EtisalatandDu,whichcompetewitheachother.

Asofthefirsthalfof2014,thenumberofmobilephonesinAzerbaijanreached17.5millionandthenumberoffixedtelephonesexceeded2.1million.Therearemorethan1.1millionInternetusers,includingmorethan1millionbroadbandusers.

Postal:Atpresent,thereare73postaloutlets,208commercialpostalagencies,and215,307mailboxesinAzerbaijan.

Diplomacy

NationalPolicy

TheUnitedArabEmiratespursuesaneutralandnon-alignedforeignpolicy.Adheretoapeacefulforeignpolicyofgood-neighborlinessandfriendship,advocatethesettlementofdisputesthroughpeacefulconsultations,andmaintainworldpeace.ItopposesthecompetitionandexpansionofforeignforcesintheGulfregion,andemphasizesthatthefreedomofpassageoftheGulfwaterwaysmustbeguaranteed.WhilemaintainingcloserelationswiththeUnitedStatesandotherWesterncountries,italsoattachesimportancetodevelopingfriendlyandcooperativerelationswithArab,Islamic,andnon-alignedthirdworldcountries.AdvocatesstrengtheningtheunityandcooperationoftheGulfCooperationCouncilcountries.Afghanistanhasestablisheddiplomaticrelationswith146countries.

Position

UnitedNationsreform

TheUAEsupportsthecomprehensivereformoftheUnitedNations,includingtheSecurityCouncil.ItisadvocatedthatrepresentativesofIslamiccountries(includingArabcountries)shouldbeincreasedintheSecurityCouncil.Itisemphasizedthatthereformplanshouldbefullynegotiatedbythememberstates,bebroadlyrepresentative,andtakeintoaccounttheinterestsofdevelopingcountries.

TheGulfissue

TheUAEisactivelycommittedtothesecurityandstabilityoftheGulfregionandadvocatesstrengtheningtheunityandcoordinationofthesixcountriesoftheGulfCooperationCouncil(GCC)Activelypromotetheprocessofeconomicintegrationandcooperationamongthesixcountries;callonallcountriesintheGulfregiontopeacefullyresolvetheirdifferencesthroughdialogueonthebasisofequality,mutualbenefitandnon-interferenceineachother’sinternalaffairs,soastojointlymaintainthesecurityandstabilityoftheGulfregion.

MiddleEastissue

TheUAEsupportsthePalestinianpeopleintheirstruggletorestoretheirlegalnationalrightsandestablishanindependentPalestinianstate,recognizesthePalestinianstate,andsupportstheMiddleEastpeaceprocess.CondemnedIsraelforviolatingthelegitimaterightsofthePalestinianpeopleandtramplingonthenormsofinternationallaw,anddemandedthattheestablishmentofthe"separationwall"bestopped.Advocatingacomprehensive,fairandreasonablesettlementoftheMiddleEastissueinaccordancewiththerelevantUNresolutions;callingontheinternationalcommunity,especiallytheUnitedStates,Russia,EuropeandtheUnitedNationsQuartettocontinuetheirmediationefforts,andurgingtoabidebythe"MiddleEastPeaceRoadmap"andrestorepeacewithPakistan.Peacetalks.

Iraqissue

TheUAEadvocatessafeguardingIran’ssovereigntyandterritorialintegrity,callingforanendtoforeignoccupationofIraqassoonaspossibleandrestoringstabilityinIraq.ItisbelievedthattheUnitedNationsshouldplayamajorroleinrestoringsecurityandreconstructioninIraq.AzerbaijanisthefirstArabcountrytorecognizethenewIraqigovernmentandisactivelydevelopingrelationswithit.DuringandafterthewarinIraq,AfghanistanprovidedalargeamountofhumanitarianassistancetoIraqandcooperatedwithGermanytotrainIraqiarmyandpolice.AttheInternationalConferenceonAidtoIraqheldinMadridin2003,AfghanistanpledgedtoprovideIraqwithahumanitariandonationofUS$215million.In2004,theUAEannouncedthatitwouldrelievemostoftheUS$3.8billiondebtowedbyIraq.

Counter-terrorismissues

TheUAEcondemnsallformsofterrorism.Itisbelievedthatterrorismhasdevelopedintoamajorissuethreateningthesecurity,stabilityanddevelopmentoftheentireworldandhumansociety,andacompletesetofinternationallawsandrelatedpoliciesshouldbeimplementedtocombatterrorism.Opposedoublestandardsoncounter-terrorismissues.ItopposeslinkingterrorismwithIslam,andopposesdiscriminationandharmtoArabsandMuslims.Emphasizethatterrorismshouldbedistinguishedfromthestruggleofthepeopleofallcountriesagainstoccupation.Azerbaijanpromulgatedthe"Anti-TerrorismLaw"in2004.

TheThreeIslandsIssue

TheUAEadvocatesthatthroughdirectnegotiationswithIranorarbitrationbytheInternationalCourtofOccupationoftheislandandAbuMusa.AskArabandsomefriendlycountriestosupportArabsovereigntyoverthe"threeislands."

RelationswithChina

TouristattractionsintheUAE(8photos)

OnNovember1,1984,ChinaandUAEestablisheddiplomaticrelations.Sincetheestablishmentofdiplomaticrelations,therelationsbetweenthetwocountrieshavedevelopedsmoothly,withfrequentexchangesofvisitsbyhigh-levelandvariouslevelsofpersonnel,andthefriendlycooperationbetweenthetwosidesinvariousfieldshasbeencontinuouslydeepened.

FromMarch31toApril3,2008,SheikhMohammedbinRashidAlMaktoum,VicePresidentandPrimeMinister,paidanofficialvisittoChina.FromAugust12to14,2009,CrownPrinceMohammedofAbuDhabipaidanofficialvisittoChina,andthetwocountriesdecidedtoestablishapoliticalconsultationmechanism.Inthesamemonth,PresidentKhalifabinZayedAlNahyanissuedafederalgovernmentordertoopentheUAEConsulateGeneralinShanghai,China.TheUAEhasanembassyinBeijingandaconsulateinHongKong.

InJanuary2012,PremierWenJiabaopaidanofficialvisittotheUAE,andthetwosidessignedajointstatementontheestablishmentofastrategicpartnership.FromMarch27thto29th,2012,CrownPrinceMohammedofAbuDhabipaidanofficialvisittoChina.

TheUAEisalsoChina’slargestexportmarketintheArabworld.In2010,thebilateraltradevolumebetweenChinaandAfghanistanwasUS$25.69billion.Inthefirst11monthsof2011,bilateraltradevolumereachedUS$31.9billion.Theconnotationofcooperationbetweenthetwocountriesinthefieldsofinfrastructureconstruction,finance,andhumanitieshasbeencontinuouslyenriched.

RelationswiththeUnitedStates

Diplomatictalks

TheUnitedStatesattachesgreatimportancetostrengtheningstrategicrelationswiththeUAEinvariousfields.OnJanuary10,2011,U.S.SecretaryofStateHillaryClintonvisitedAbuDhabi,UAE,todeterminebothsides'positionsontheMiddleEast.Inearly2013,DavidCohen,theDeputySecretaryoftheU.S.TreasuryDepartmentforCounter-TerrorismandFinancialIntelligenceAffairs,visitedtheUAEandemphasizedthe“illegalfinancialissues”surroundingterroristfinancingandsanctionsagainstIran.InMay2014,theEmiratisspentUS$14.2milliontoestablishcontactswithAmericancolumnistsandjournaliststoexertinfluenceonAmericans.InFebruary2014,USSecretaryofStateKerrymetwithAbdullahbinZayedalNahyan,SecretaryofStateforForeignAffairsoftheUAE,inParis.

EconomicCooperation

TheUAEMinisterofEconomy,AlMansouri,andU.S.DeputyTradeRepresentativeSiparoheldtalksinAbuDhabitodiscusstheissueofstrengtheningeconomiccooperation.Thetwosideslookedforwardtotheeconomicandtradeprospectsofthetwocountriesafterthesigningofthetradeandinvestmentframeworkagreement,andexpressedtheirhopetofurtherpromotebilateraltradeonthebasisofthebilateraltradevolumeof12billionU.S.dollarsin2010.TheU.S.andtheUnitedStatessignedatradeandinvestmentframeworkagreementaimedatdevelopingtradeandinvestmentandeliminatingeconomicandtradebarriers.Inaddition,thetwopartiesalsoemphasizedtheimportanceofcooperationintheprotectionofintellectualpropertyrightsandwillpromoteinvestmentcooperationbetweenSMEsofbothparties.

Militarycooperation

TheUnitedStatesiscommittedtoestablishingaclosemilitarycooperationrelationshipwiththeUAE,sothattheUAEcanprovideconvenienceincaseofemergencies.TheUnitedStatesandtheUAEhavemanyformalandinformalagreementsonmilitarycooperation.TheUnitedStatesisverysatisfiedwiththemilitarycooperationrelationshipwiththeUAE.Thetwosideshavebeendiscussingdeepeningpersonneltrainingandanti-terrorismcooperation,andseekingtoopenupnewareasofcooperation.In2000,theUAEorderedthefirstbatchof80F-16fighterjetsfromtheUnitedStates.

OnSeptember21,2019,U.S.DefenseSecretaryMarkEsperstatedthattheU.S.willacceleratethedeploymentofadditionalmilitaryequipmenttotheUAEtoenhanceitsdefensecapabilities.

RelationswithQatar

OnJune5,2017,theUAEannouncedtheseveranceofdiplomaticrelationswithQatar,accusingthelatterofdisruptingregionalsecurity.

InJanuary2021,itwillresumefulldiplomaticrelationswithQatar.

Specialtyproducts

Datepalm

DatepalmisthemostprimitivefoodthattheArabnationreliedonforsurvivalintheearlydays.AccordingtoAmericanandArabfoodandnutritionistsusingmoderntechnologytoanalyzethenutritionalcomponentsofArabiandatepalms,datepalmshavemostofthenutrientsrequiredbythehumanbody,includingmorethan7vitamins,andhaveanti-cancerfunctions.Apersoncansurvivebyeating6datesaday.

Perfume

"PerfumebelongstoArabia".Thisisnotjustamysticalperfumelegend,butatruedepictionofthesubtleatmosphereofthismysteriousplace.IntheroomsofArabs,thecustomofcontinuouslyburningincensehasbeenpracticedforgenerations.Thesandalwoodperfumealsorepresentsthehost’sheartfeltwelcometotheguestsfromafar,especiallywhenthefemaleguestscomeorgoout,theywillstandslightlyinfrontofthefragranceburner,andusethecloakcoveringtheouterlayeroftheclothestogentlydrawthesmoke,letThefragrancespreadsalloverthebody.

Goldjewelry

BuyinggoldproductsintheUAEissimplysupervalue.InDubai,youcanfindmanyshopswhereyoucanbuygold.Thequalityofgoldisguaranteed.Atthesametime,thepriceisalsoverycheap.ThisisbecauseUAEgoldisonlybasedonweight,regardlessofhand-madewages.

Persiancarpets

Persiancarpetsareverysophisticatedinmaking.Whenmakingcarpets,wemustconsiderthebeautyofthecarpets,butalsoensurethatthecarpetsaredurableandfullWithexoticcustoms.

ArabiansilverCopperproducts

Arabiansilverandcopperproducts(6photos)

ArabiansilverandcopperproductsareveryNoble,youcanseemanybeautifulArabiansilverandbronzeproductsinsomesmallshops.Therearemanystylesofthesesilverorcopperproducts,includingArabic-styledaggers,Arabic-styleteapots,Persian-styleswords,etc.Somesilverandcopperproductsarealsoinlaidwithbrilliantgems.

Tourism

Attractions

BurjArabHotel(BurjArab),alsoknownasThe"BurjAlArabHotel"orBurjAlArabHotel,alandmarkbuildinginDubai,istheonlyseven-starhotelintheworld.Locatedonanartificialislandextendingwithin280metersoftheArabianGulf,thetoweris321metershighandhasatotalof56floors.Itwasoncetheworld'stallesthotelandthemostluxuriousrepresentativeoftheUAE.Originally,therewasnoseven-starhotelintheprofessionalhotelrating.Atthebeginningoftheopening,aBritishreportermadethehighestevaluationoftheBurjAlArab:“Ican’tfindanylanguagetodescribeit.Icanonlyusesevenstars.Giveitaratingtoshowitsdifference."Sincethen,thereputationoftheSeven-StarHotelhasbeenpasseddown.TovisittheBurjAlArab,youneedtomakeanappointmentinadvance,andallmajortravelagenciescanprovideit.ThepriceisaroundDh100,oryoucanenterandvisitforfreewhenyouorderamealinthehotel’sin-houserestaurant.
BurjKhalifaTower(formerlyknownasDubaiThetower,alsoknownasDubaiTowerorBisBurj,isa162-storyskyscraperwithatotalheightof828metersinDubai,UnitedArabEmirates,responsiblefortheconstructionofSamsung.ConstructionoftheBurjKhalifabeganonSeptember21,2004andwascompletedonJanuary4,2010.Itiscurrentlytheworld'stallestbuildingandman-madestructurewithacostof1.5billionUSdollars.
PalmIslandiscomposedofthree"PalmIsland"projects,Thatis,thePalmJumeirah(ThePalmJumeirah),AlishanPalmIsland,DeiraPalmIslandandWorldIslandarecomposedof4islandgroups.PalmIslandistheworld'smosticonicresidentialandtourismproject.Therearealargenumberofvillasandapartmentsforsaleoneachisland,addingmanybeachesinshortsupplyfortheentireDubaiemirate.ThePalmIslandinDubai,whichwasbuiltatacostof14billionU.S.dollars,isknownasthe"eighthwonderoftheworld".Itisplannedthatwhentheentireislandiscompletedin2012,itwillbethelargestartificialislandintheworld.
EmiratesPalaceHotel(EmiratesPalace)islocatedonthenorthwestcoastofAbuDhabi,thecapitaloftheUnitedArabEmirates.Itisbyfarthemostluxuriousandexpensivehotel.Itwasbuiltatacostof3billionU.S.dollarsandwasconsidered"itwasbuiltfortheking."Facingtheseatothenorthandwest,thehotelisaclassicalArabianpalace-stylebuilding(previouslyitwasonlyvisibleinthemovie).Fromadistance,itlooksabitlikeamosque,butalsoabitlikethepalaceofthelegendarySinbadorAliBaba.Eachpalacehasalegendarystory,withastrongnationalcolor.Thispalace-stylehotelacrossthestreetfromthePresidentialPalaceoftheUnitedArabEmirateslookslikeahugecastlefromadistancewithagoldencoastlineofmorethan1,300meters.
DubaiWorldTradeCenter(DubaiWorldTradeCenter)isthemostimportanttradeexhibitioncenterintheMiddleEast.Thecenterhassevenmainexhibitionhallswithanareaof​​31,955squaremetersandhasfirst-classinternationalstandardexhibitionfacilities.AllthemostimportantexhibitionsintheMiddleEastareheldinthiscenter,andmorethan100large-scaleinternationalexhibitionsareheldeveryyear.
DubaiNationalMuseum(DubaiMuseum)isoneofthefewplacesinDubaithatofferlocalhistoricalrelics.Itwasformerlyafort,builtin1798,andofficiallyestablishedastheDubaiNationalMuseumin1971.ItwasformerlytheRoyalPalaceFortressandHaiphongCastle.ItistheoldestbuildinginDubai.Things.Walkingintothemuseumislikeenteringatimetunnel.Fromtheopen-airexhibitionofthemuseum,youcanseethattheformerhousingmodeloftheancientArabsincludestheearliestwindtower.Theindoorexhibitionareaislocatedonthegroundflooroftheancientfort.ItisanartgallerydisplayingtraditionalArabianstyleinanantiquemarket,includingbronzesfromancienttombswithahistoryof3to4thousandyears.
LocomotiveSquare(CentralSouq)LocatedinSharjah,UnitedArabEmirates,itwaspersonallydesignedbytheSharjahchiefwhohadstudiedintheUK.Theimplicationisthatthroughthis"locomotive",Sharjahpeoplecanbebroughttoaprosperousandprosperousroad.ThegoodsinsideareallfullofArabiccharacteristics.Fromclothing,togoldornaments,toPersiancarpets,toallkindsofantiquecrafts,decorations,andcommemorativeArabianspecialties,itisworthstoppingforalongtime.Moreover,thethingsherearerelativelycheaperthanthoseinDubai,andtheycanbebargainedhard.
DubaiEarthIslands,Knownastheeighthwonderoftheworld,alsoknownastheworldarchipelago,locatedonthecoastofDubai,allthesmallislandsarebuiltintoaseriesofartificialislandsintheshapeofthecontinentsoftheearth.Awell-knownislandinDubaibetweenPalmJumeirahandPalmDeira.Itconsistsof300artificialislands.Theconstructioncostofeachislandisabout25millionU.S.dollars,andtheminimumis6.85millionU.S.dollars.Eachislandhasaminimumareaof​​18,600squaremetersandamaximumof83,600squaremeters.
MiracleGarden(MiracleGarden),locatednearArabianRanches,isthelargestoutdoorleisureresortinDubai.ItopenedonValentine'sDayin2013.Therearemorethan45millionflowersofvarioustypesinthegarden,dottedwithmeadowsandlongcorridors.Aone-kilometerlongcorridorfullofflowersintheparkisexpectedtosettheGuinnessWorldRecord.(Parkarea:72,000squaremeters,totalroadlength:4kilometers,numberofflowers:about45millionplants;admissionticket:20dirhams,freeforchildrenunder3yearsold)
DubaiSixNationsCity:AmongtheattractionsintheUAE,thereareAfamousshoppingmallthatcanbedescribedasmajesticisDubaiSixNationsCity,alsoknownasIbnBattutaShoppingMal(IbnBattutaShoppingMal).ThisisalargeshoppingmallnamedafterthefamoustravelerIbnBattutainancientMorocco.ThereasonwhyitiscalledDubaiSixNationsCityisthatbasedonthe6ancientcivilizationsover1,000yearsthatIbnBattutahastraveled,theaudienceisdividedinto6regions,namelyChina,Persia,India,Egypt,andTunisia.AndAndrusia,thereareatotalof6"nationalpavilions",whicharedividedinto6shoppingenvironmentswithdifferentstylesaccordingtotheirnationalcharacteristics,andtheyhavecompletelydifferentexoticatmospheresindifferentcountriesandregions.
SkiDubai(SkiDubai)isauniqueindoorskiresort,locatedintheMalloftheEmiratesinDubai,coveringanareaof​​22,500squaremeters,coveredwithrealwhitesnowthroughouttheyear,allowingyoutoenjoythesnowallyearround.Thereare5skitrailsthatvaryindifficulty,heightandslope.Thelongestoneis400meters,withaheightdifferenceof60meters.
HattaHeritageVillage(HattaHeritageVillage)isanancientmountainvillagerebuiltfromavillagehundredsofyearsago.ItcanberegardedasthemostintactlypreservedancientmountainvillageintheUAE.Therearemanyexhibitions,fortresses,villagehouses,ancienttowers,etc.tovisit,andthereareethnicperformancesinthemiddle..
ZayedMosque(SheikhZayedMosque)isoneofthelandmarksoftheUAE.ItisthelargestmosqueintheUAEandthesixthlargestmosqueintheworld.LocatedinAbuDhabi,theGulbangFestivalwascompletedin2007andisopentothepublic.TheentirebuildingcomplexismadeofwhitejademarblefromYugoslavia,whichisverysolemnandsolemn.Theentiremosquecost5.5billionU.S.dollars.ItsdesignfullyembodiestheIslamicstyleanddrawsonthedesignofmanyfamousmosquesintheworld.TheentirebuildingcomplexiswrappedinwhitemarblefromGreece,whichisverysolemnandsolemn,andtheexquisitecarvingsarefromthecraftsmanshipofChinesecraftsmen.
JumailaMosque(JumairaMosque)isoneofthemostbeautifulmosquesintheUAE.Especiallyatnight,thebrightmoonlightsprinklesonit,bringingoutafaint,mysteriousandabstractfeeling,anditalsohighlightsitsartisticexpressionandcreativeinspiration.
AbuDhabiCornicheisafamousThecoastalavenue,AbuDhabi’scoastalavenueismorethan10kilometerslong.Therearenotonlytalleucalyptustrees,datepalmsandshrubsalongtheavenue,butalsobuiltsmallgardens,greengrassandfountainswithdifferentstyles.Theblueseameltedintoonepiece.AbuDhabi'sseafrontpromenade,variousparksandthegreengrassontheoutskirtsofthecityhavebecomepopularplacesforpeople.Somethingdifferentfromotherplacesisthatwhenviewedfromtheseashore,AbuDhabi'sseawaterneartheseawallactuallypresentsachicgreencolorinsteadoftheusuallightblue.Youhavetogotothedeepseaonebyone,andthentherewillbeadarkgreen,lightbluetobluesea.

Food

Dining(14sheets)

ThefirstchoiceforUAEcuisineisdeliciousArabiccuisine,specialseasonings,wholeroastedwholelamb,ricewrappedinleaves,andArabicroastednaan.HerearesomeofthenamesandcharacteristicsofArabicdishes.

ArabianSpecialTone

Hoummus:ThisisaveryauthenticArabicsauce,madefrompeasandsesamepowder,whichisfragrantanddelicious.

Tabboule:Thisisaseasoningmadeofchoppedcoriander,mintandcrushedwheat.

Arabicspecialties

Ghuzi:wholeroastedwholelamb,madewithricemixedwithnutsasthebasematerial.

WaraEnab:Foodwrappedinricewithleaves.

KoussaMahshi:Courgettefilledwithmeat.

Matchbous:Five-spicemuttonrice.Hareis:Adeliciousfoodthatisamixtureofriceandtenderlambthatisslowlysimmeredoveralowheat.

Shawarma:ThisisaTurkishsnacksoldinasmallstreetshop.Itisagrilledmeatmadeofbeefandchicken.Whenitiseaten,itissliced​​intosmallpieceswithaknife,andthenmixedwithtomatoes,pickledpeppersandotherfoodswrappedinapie.

Arabicdesserts

UmmAli:Akindofbreadpudding.

EshAsaraya:Akindofdessert,thetoplayeriscreamcheesecake.

Mehalabiya:Apuddingsprayedwithrosewaterandmixedwithpistachios.

Arabicstaplefood

Arabiannaanandfriedrice(calledBiryani,MandiandMazbi)mixedwithlargepiecesoflamb,chickenorvariousseafood,IsthestaplefoodofanykindofArabicmeal.