Population: 8.260.000 Population: 8.260.000 Capital city: Abu DhabiCapital city: Abu DhabiLanguage: ArabicLanguage: Arabic

The traditional food of the Emirates The traditional food of the Emirates has always been rice, fish, and meat. has always been rice, fish, and meat. Kebab: is a wide variety of meat dishes Kebab: is a wide variety of meat dishes originating in Persia and later on adopted originating in Persia and later on adopted by the Middle east , Turkey and Asia by the Middle east , Turkey and Asia minor, and now found worldwide minor, and now found worldwide

The climate of the UAE generally is hot The climate of the UAE generally is hot and dry. The hottest months are July and and dry. The hottest months are July and August, when average maximum August, when average maximum temperatures reach above 40 °C temperatures reach above 40 °C (104.0 °F) on the coastal plain. (104.0 °F) on the coastal plain.

The United Arab Emirates is situated in The United Arab Emirates is situated in Soutwest Asia , bordering the Gulf Oman Soutwest Asia , bordering the Gulf Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is in a strategic location Saudi Arabia; it is in a strategic location along northern approaches to the Strait of along northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz , a vital transit point for world Hormuz , a vital transit point for world crude oil. crude oil.

Association football is the Association football is the national sportnational sport of  of the United Arab Emirates. the United Arab Emirates.

Cricket is one of the most popular sports in Cricket is one of the most popular sports in the UAE, largely because of the expatriate the UAE, largely because of the expatriate population from the Indian Subcontinentpopulation from the Indian Subcontinent

The UAE has an open enocnomy with one of the The UAE has an open enocnomy with one of the highest per capita incomes in the world and a highest per capita incomes in the world and a sizable annual trade surplus. In 2009, its GDP, sizable annual trade surplus. In 2009, its GDP, as measured by purchasingpower parity, stood as measured by purchasingpower parity, stood at US$ 400.4 billion. The GDP per capita is at US$ 400.4 billion. The GDP per capita is currently the third in the world and second in currently the third in the world and second in the Middle east, after Qatar and Kuwait as the Middle east, after Qatar and Kuwait as measured by the CIA world factbook , or the measured by the CIA world factbook , or the 17th in the world as measured by 17th in the world as measured by the International Monetary Fund. the International Monetary Fund.