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Places in News: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Context:
India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed their first Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for civil nuclear cooperation.
About UAE
- The United Arab Emirates (UAE), also known as the Emirates, is a country in West Asia strategically located near the Strait of Hormuz, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East.
- The Strait of Hormuz, located between Iran and the Omani Musandam Peninsula, is a narrow waterway that links the Persian Gulf to the Gulf of Oman.
- It is a federal elective monarchy made up of seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi as its capital.
- The Tropic of Cancer passes through the UAE, specifically in the Abu Dhabi emirate.
- The UAE shares land borders with Oman to the east and northwest and with Saudi Arabia to the southwest.
- It has maritime borders in the Persian Gulf, including Qatar, Iran, and Oman.
- Its terrain includes salt pans, oases like Liwa and Al-Buraimi, and the desert merging into Saudi Arabia’s Rub al-Khali.
- The UAE contains several ecoregions, including Al Hajar montane woodlands and the Gulf of Oman desert.
- The country’s highest point is Jebel Jais mountain.
- The UAE has the most diversified economy among Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members, shifting its focus from oil and gas to tourism and business in the 21st century.
- The UAE is considered a middle power and is a member of international organisations such as the UN, Arab League, OPEC, and BRICS.
