Tthe United Arab Emirates has been established as an independent federal state including seven emirates, Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman Umm Al Quwan and Fujairah.
The State Federal Authorities are comprised of the Supreme Council, the President and the Vice – President, the cabinet, Federal National Council and the federal Judiciary.
The UAE Federation is a part of the Arab world linked to it by ties of religion, language, history and Joint destiny and the UAE people is a part of the Arab nation where Islam is its religion and Islamic Sharia is the main source of Legislation and the Official language is Arabic.
The UAE is situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula and bordering the Sultanate of Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Gulf.
The UAE lies between 26° and 32° North Latitude and between 51° and 56° 25 East Latitude. The UAE Coast stretches for more than 650 Kilometers from Qatar Peninsula in the west till Ras musandam in the west.
The total area of the UAE is approximately 77,000 square Kilometers and the largest emirates in Abu Dhabi which accounts for 87% of the UAE total area (67,340 square Kilometers). The UAE is the third Largest State in the Arabian Peninsula after Saudi Arabia and Sultanate of Oman.
The Climate of the UAE is hot and dry and the hottest months are July and August, when average maximum temperature reaches more than 45° Celsius and humidity reaches sometimes 100% .
