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United Arab Emirates
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GOVERNMENT
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Country
Name:
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conventional
long form: United Arab Emirates conventional short form:
none local long form: Al Imarat al Arabiyah al Muttahidah local short form: none former: Trucial States abbreviation: UAE |
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Government
Type:
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federation with specified powers delegated to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates | |||||||||
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Capital:
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Abu Dhabi | |||||||||
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Administrative
Divisions:
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7 emirates (imarat, singularimarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn | |||||||||
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Independence:
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2 December 1971 (from UK) | |||||||||
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National
Holiday:
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National Day, 2 December (1971) | |||||||||
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Constitution:
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2 December 1971 (made permanent in 1996) | |||||||||
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Legal
System :
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federal court system introduced in 1971; all emirates except Dubayy (Dubai) and Ra's al Khaymah have joined the federal system; all emirates have secular and Islamic law for civil, criminal, and high courts | |||||||||
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Suffrage:
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none | |||||||||
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Executive
Branch:
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chief
of state: President ZAYID bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan (since 2 December
1971), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 6 August 1966) and Vice
President MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum (since 8 October 1990), ruler
of Dubayy (Dubai) head of government: Prime Minister MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum (since 8 October 1990), ruler of Dubayy (Dubai); Deputy Prime Minister SULTAN bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan (since 20 November 1990) cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president note: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) which is composed of the seven emirate rulers; the council is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation, Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power; meets four times a year elections: president and vice president elected by the FSC (a group of seven electors) for five-year terms; election last held NA October 1996 (next to be held NA 2001); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president election results: ZAYID bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan reelected president; percent of FSC voteNA, but believed to be unanimous; MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum elected vice president; percent of FSC voteNA, but believed to be unanimous |
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Legislative
Branch:
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unicameral
Federal National Council or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; members
appointed by the rulers of the constituent states to serve two-year
terms) elections: none note: reviews legislation, but cannot change or veto |
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Judicial
Branch:
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Union Supreme Court, judges appointed by the president | |||||||||
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Political
Parties and Leaders:
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None | |||||||||
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International
Organization Participation:
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ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, CAEU, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO | |||||||||
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Flag
Description:
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three equal horizontal bands of green (top), white, and black with a thicker vertical red band on the hoist side | |||||||||
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