Flag Coat of arms Motto: "God, Nation, President" [1][2] Anthem: Ishy Bilady

Capital Abu Dhabi 22°47'N, 54°37'E Largest city Dubai Official languages Arabic Demonym Emirati Government Federal constitutional monarchy  -  President Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan  -  Prime Minister Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Establishment December 2, 1971  Area  -  Total 83,600 km² (116th) 32,278 sq mi   -  Water (%) negligible Population  -  2005 estimate 4,496,000 (113th)  -  2006 census 4,588,697   -  Density 64/km² (143rd) 139/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate  -  Total $159.3 billion (54th)  -  Per capita $35,516 (16th) GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate  -  Total $164 billion (38th)  -  Per capita $42,275 (16th) HDI (2007) 0.868 (high) (39th) Currency UAE dirham (AED) Time zone GMT+4 (UTC+4)  -  Summer (DST) not observed (UTC+4) Internet TLD .ae Calling code +971 The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a Middle Eastern federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The seven states, termed emirates, are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. The UAE is rich in oil and natural gas, but lacks other natural resources.[citation needed] It has become highly prosperous after gaining foreign direct investment funding in the 1970s. The country has a relatively high Human Development Index for the Asian continent. Before 1971, the UAE were known as the Trucial States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a nineteenth-century truce between Britain and several Arab Sheikhs. The name Pirate Coast has also been used in reference to the area's emirates in the 18th to early 20th century.[1]