UAE Flashcards
What is the capital of the UAE?
Abu Dhabi
What is the official language of the UAE?
Arabic
How many emirates does the UAE have?
Names?
7 emirates:
- Dubai
- Abu Dhabi
- Sharjah
- Ajman
- Fujairah
- Umm Al-Quwain
When was modern UAE founded?
1971
How was the UAE called before 1971?
Before 1971, the UAE was known as the Trucial States, a collection of sheikhdoms.
Who was the founding father and driving force of modern UAE?
Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan
What is the official religion?
Islam
Close to 80% of the population.
Who is the current President of the UAE?
Sheik Khalifa bin Zayed
Who is the current prime minister and Vice President of the UAE?
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
What is the population of the UAE?
And Dubai?
UAE: almost 10 millions.
Dubai: 3.3 millions.
The UAE is the middle power.
True or false?
True.
Of which international organization is the UAE part of?
Give 6 examples.
- UN
- Non-Aligned Movement
- Arab League
- Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)
- OPEC
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
On what is the UAE economy based on?
The UAE made its wealth initially through oil and gas revenue.
Now the UAE is diversification its economy with tourism and business.
Which branch of Islam is mostly present in the UAE?
90% of the Emirati population are Sunni Muslim.
10 % of the Emirati population are Shia Muslim.
What climate does the UAE has?
Desert climate.
What kind of REGIME the UAE has?
What GOVERNMENT the UAE has?
The UAE is an authoritarian regime.
The UAE is a federal constitutional monarchy (made up from 7 federation).
How is the UAE human’s rights?
The UAE has a very poor human’s rights record. According to many IOs/NGOs, the UAE violates a number of fundamental human rights.
Especially when it comes to:
- Low paid foreign labour
- Freedom of speech.
On what is based the legal system of the UAE?
The legal system of the UAE is based on a strict interpretation of the Sharia-Law.
What kinf of punisment/sentence can be applied is you transgress the Sharia Law?
You can be sentence to received lashes.
It is called “flogging”.
What is the UAE GDP?
420 billion $
What is the UAE top airlines?
- Emirates (based in Dubai).
- Ethiad airline (based in Abu Dhabi).
The UAE is the first country in the world to appoint a minister for artificial intelligence?
True.
The position of Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence since it was created in 2017
What is the national animal of the UAE?
Arabian Oryx.
(it looks like a white goat with two long dark horn).
The UAE is often ranked in the top safest country?
True according to many reports.
The UAE has no rivers?
True
When was the Trucial States (UAE) under british protectorate?
Between 1820 (The General Maritime Treaty) and 1971 (independence).
