 United Arab Emirates — (yōō nī´tid ar´əb ə mēr´it) |
About The People
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United Arab Emirates History
THE COUNTRIES OF THE PERSIAN GULF
Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, and the United Arab
Emirates--have
assumed added prominence as a result of Operation Desert
Shield
in 1990 and the Persian Gulf War in 1991. These states
share
certain characteristics while simultaneously differing
from one
another in various respects. Islam has played a major role
in
each of the Persian Gulf states, although Kuwait and
Bahrain
reflect a greater secular influence than the other three.
Moreover, the puritanical Wahhabi Sunni
sect prevails in Qatar; Bahrain has a majority
population of Shia,
a denomination of the
faith
that constitutes a minority in Islam as a whole; and the
people
of Oman »» More | Statistics, Graphs, Charts, & Data Tables
Capital Cities... Abu Dhabi »» History of Abu Dhabi
Population: 4,798,491
GDP: $184,600,000,000 (USD)
Total Area: 82,880 (sq km) 32,000 (sq mi)
Currency: Emirati dirham
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