UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 
Middle EastUNITED ARAB EMIRATES
Key facts
Capital:Abu Dhabi
Location:Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Currency:Emirati dirhams (AED)
Area:83,600 sq km
Population:9,856,612 (July 2021 est.)
Languages:Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Malayam, Urdu, Pashto, Tagalog, Persian
Religion:Muslim (official) 76%, Christian 9%, other (primarily Hindu and Buddhist, less than 5% of the population consists of Parsi, Baha'i, Druze, Sikh, Ahmadi, Ismaili, Dawoodi Bohra Muslim, and Jewish) 15% (2005 est.)
TimeZone:UTC+4
Tel Code:+971
