The United Arab Emirates by Asia Jones

Resources

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:02:31 UTC

Capital

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:02:50 UTC

Abu Dhabi is renowned as the richest city in the world!

3 Points of Interest

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:03:05 UTC

1) The Date Palm is the emblem of sustainability. They reside by irrigated oases, or wadi valleys. They have been used as a supplemental diet for over 7,000 years and grown as a local crop for 5,000 years! This was usually a main source of nourishment along with goat's milk.

2) The pearl industry was a source of wealth among the Emirates and was traded extensively during the Roman reigning period.

3) In the ealier periods falconry was used to hunt for food, which is why falconry was so common, but nowadays, it is used for sport. The skill of a falconer is highly esteemed among the Emirates,

3 Interesting Facts

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:03:22 UTC

1) Camel milk and the products that come from it were actually a source of the only protein for months for certain families.

2) Some used camel hair for the finest garments as well as tents!

3) The Arabian Horse is a renowned for its beauty, loyalty, strength, and intelligence. It was important to the Emirates that they keep this breed pure due to its assets.

Climate

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:03:37 UTC

The climate here experiences extreme heat and it is sunny all year round. People actually do most of their shopping in the bazaars during the night hours, if that paints a picture for you!

Religion

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:03:42 UTC

The dominant religion is Islam, but you have to keep in mind the fact that this area is extremely touristy and because of this approximately 89% of the population aren't actually citizens!

Dance

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:03:51 UTC

Here's a sample of some of the traditional dances the Emirates are known to do. They love to sing and dance, and actually did it so much in the pearl industry, that they would have a designated man who would lead them into song and dance!

Brief History

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:04:07 UTC

The UAE, like many of it's brother nations, is , along with its resources, extremely rich in its history. This area is known to have dated back to the time period when people migrated through these lands from Asia to Africa. Foreign trade is one of their known specialties today, but this actually hasn't been recent. Dating back to the late second millenium B.C, they were well known for their domestication of camels and irrigation techniques which proved them prosperous. Pearls were also a famous trade among them during the late nineteenth/ early twentieth centuries, however this luxury industry ended in the process of WWII's economic depression along with Japan's competition of the cultured pearl and heavy taxes on their imports to the Government of India. Luckily for their oil resources and their strong leader Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, they were able to progress fiscally nationwide.

British being a superpower, felt the need to take over these lands too, but in the year of 1968, they decided to begin withdrawing. Sheikh Zayed,Ruler’s Representative in Abu Dhabi's Eastern Region (who eventually succeeded his brother as Ruler), brought the six emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah, Umm al-Qaiwain and Ajman) together to make the Trucial States we know today as the United Arab Emirates. Later on the UAE was linked with the seventh emirate, Ra’s al-Khaimah along with Quatar and Bahrain to complete the federation.

Many believed this nation would have many many struggles if they even remained together, however, Sheik Zayed definitely proved them wrong because this nation flourishes as being in the top three of richest nations in the world and even the number one richest city in the world!

Flag & Symbolism

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:04:21 UTC

The red stands for sacrifice, energy, and power
The green stands for prosperity, growth, and success
The black stands for dignity, authority, and elegance
The white stands for purity, openness, tranparency, and peace

Major Cities

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:04:36 UTC

Currency

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:04:48 UTC

Their currency is the

Emirati Dirham

for more information visit: http://www.xe.com/currencyconverter/convert/?Amount=1&From=USD&To=AED

Languages

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 00:04:53 UTC

Arabic and English are the official languages of this country. However, this is mainly a tourist location and you will find many different ethnicities, languages, and nationalities here!

The Current President

ajon7739 — 2015-01-28 15:20:05 UTC

The President of the UAE currently is ,the son of the late of Sheik Zayed, Sheik Khalifa. He has followed well in his father's footsteps to keep the country prosperous and he has actually been claimed as one of the top fifty in the Forbes' inclusive list of world's most influential figures!

He has helped to improve education, housing, health, and social welfare. He also has been adamant about International government aid and he owns the Khalifa bin Zayed aL Nahyan Foundation, which is the third most significant donor of UAE foreign aid. He's also helped masses of Syrian refugees and helped aid in over seventy countries!