The United Arab Emirates
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Transcript of The United Arab Emirates
THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
العربية اإلمارات دولةالمتحدة
FLAG
EMBLEM
GEOGRAPHY OF THE UAE
Coastline 1,318 km (819 miles)Bordering countries Saudi Arabia, and
Oman
The landscape of Sir Bani Yas Island
A view of the desert landscape on the outskirts of Dubai
The mountainous region in the north
Acacia trees growing in desert suburbs near Fujairah
POLITICAL DIVISIONS
GOVERNMENT
Current President of the United
Arab Emirates, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan
NATIONAL SYMBOLS OF THE UAEFlag Flag of United Arab
EmiratesAnthem Ishy BiladyAnimal Arabian HorseBird Peregrine FalconFlower Tribulus OmanenseTree Ghaf treesDairy Camel MilkBeverage Arabic CoffeeSport Camel racingDress Khandura
DEMOGRAPHICSHistorical populations
Year Population ±%1963 95,000 —1968 180,226 +89.7%1975 557,887 +209.5%1980 1,042,099 +86.8%1985 1,379,303 +32.4%1995 2,411,041 +74.8%1999 2,938,000 +21.9%2005 4,106,427 +39.8%2010 8,264,070 +101.2%
EDUCATIONLiteracy Rate
Year Rate1989 53.5%2000 79%2003 77.9%2009 98.8%
ECONOMY
CULTURE
A traditional souk in Deira, Dubai
Dishes forming part of the Emirati cuisine:
Machboos Harees
Lukaimat Batheeth Khamir
Al-Madrooba Al-Saloona (Curry)
Fareed Al-Khabeesah
Al-Khanfaroosh Raqaq (flat)
Al Jabab Bread