Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, ruler of Abu Dhabi and the country's first president, oversaw the development of the Emirates by investing oil revenues into healthcare, education, and infrastructure. The United Arab Emirates' oil and natural gas reserves are the world's sixth and seventh-largest, respectively. Islam is the official religion and Arabic is the official language. It has been the trading crossroads for many civilizations, including Mesopotamia, Persia, and India. The area which is today the United Arab Emirates has been inhabited for over 125,000 years.
As of 2023, the United Arab Emirates has an estimated population of roughly 10.2 million. In 2013, the country had a population of 9.2 million, of which 1.4 million were Emirati citizens and 7.8 million were expatriates. In practice, the ruler of Abu Dhabi serves as president while the ruler of Dubai is vice president and also prime minister. The members of the Federal Supreme Council elect a president (as of 14th May 2023, His Highness Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan) and vice president ( His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum) from among their members. Each emirate is governed by a ruler and together the rulers form the Federal Supreme Council.
The United Arab Emirates is an elective monarchy formed from a federation of seven emirates, consisting of Abu Dhabi (the capital), Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain. Abu Dhabi is the nation's capital, while Dubai, the most populated city, is an international hub.
It is located at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula and shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, while having maritime borders in the Persian Gulf with Qatar and Iran. The United Arab Emirates ( UAE Arabic: الإمارات العربية المتحدة al-ʾImārāt al-ʿArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah), or simply the Emirates ( Arabic: الإمارات al-ʾImārāt), is a country in Western Asia (the Middle East).
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