The United Arab Emirates : sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE,is an Arab country situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north, The UAE is a federation of seven emirates, each governed by a hereditary emir, with a single national president. The constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. The capital is Abu Dhabi, which is also the state's center of political, industrial, and cultural activities, Islam is the official religion of the UAE, and Arabic is the official language, Capital Abu Dhabi , Largest city Dubai , Area - Total 83,600 1 km2Population - estimate 8,264,070[4 , Currency UAE dirham (AED) , Time zone GMT+4 (UTC+4) Drives on the right , ISO 3166 code AE , Internet TLD .ae , Calling code 971 .