Place details
Place nameUnited Arab Emirates
Other namesAl-Imarat al-Arabiyah al-Muttahidah, Émirats arabes unis, Emiratos Arabes Unidos, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate, Verenigde Arabische Emiraten, Emirados Árabes Unidos, ARE, AE, ISO784, AE00, Trucial Oman, Trucial Coast, Trucial States, Emirian
Latitude24
Longitude54
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Federation of 7 internally self-governing emirates on E Arabian Peninsula; region had important Sumerian trading sites by 3000 BC; conversion to Islam 7th cen.; Portuguese arrived 16th cen.; treaties with Britain 1820-1971; Ra's al-Khaymah joined in 1972; official language is Arabic, though English is widely understood.