Contents Where Is the United Arab Emirates The Land The Palm and World Islands Wildlife The People Daily Life Going to School Working Playing Food Holidays U A E Architecture Fast Facts Glossary To Learn More Index 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 31 32
The United Arab Emirates or U A E is a small country in the Middle East At 32,278 square miles 83,600 square kilometers it is smaller than Portugal or the U S state of Maine Oman shares part of the U A E s eastern border as well as a tiny tip of the north edge The Gulf of Oman lines the remainder of the U A E s eastern side Saudi Arabia borders the country to the south and west The Persian Gulf forms the country’s northern shore The United Arab Emirates is a young country formed by seven independent areas called emirates Abu Dhabi sits along the Persian Gulf It is the capital of the country It is also the name of the largest emirate 4 Where Is the United Arab Emirates
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