
| Capital City | Abu Dhabi |
| Geographic Location | United Arab Emirates is tiuated in the Middle East at northern tip of Arab Peninsula. It is surrounded by Saudi Arabia, Katar and Oman. It has coastline with Oman Gulf and Persian Gulf. |
| Geographic Coordinates | 24 00 N, 54 00 E |
| Climate | In summer; the weather is hot and humid, 40°C is seen between June and August. In winter; it is cool and mild, an average of 20°C is realized, it seldomly snows. |
| Time Zone | GMT +4 |
| Language | ARABIC |
| Other Languages | |
| Monetary Unit | Emirati Dirham |
Telephone |
The international dialling code (to): 00971, The international dialling code (from) 00 + The related country code |
| Mobile Phone | GSM 900/1800 |
| Important Phone Nos. | Ambulance 998/999, Police 999, Fire Brigade 997 |
| Internet | .ae |
| Opening Hours | Banks; 8a.m. - 13p.m. (Sat-Thur) Department Stores; 9/10a.m. - 9/10p.m. (Department stores are open between 12p.m. and 1:30p.m. on Friday) Sopping malls; 10a.m.-10p.m. (Open till 11p.m. on Thursday and Friday) |
| Public Holidays | New Year's Day (1 January), Al Hijrah - Islamic New Year (January), National Day (2 December), a plenty of religious holidays with changing dates, June and August is known as dead season due to weather. |
| Electric | 230V 50HzHz |
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