Interesting Facts about the United Arab Emirates or UAE

1. United Arab Emirates shares its border with Saudi Arabia and Oman. 

2.Before oil was discovered in UAE its economy was based on exporting Fish and pearls. But after 1960 when UAE start exporting its oil, its economy boost.

3.UAE made with 7 different Emirates or states. And these Emirates are - Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah, Ajman, and Al-Quwain. Each of the Emirates is rules by a different Emir or ruler. 

4.Right now Dubai's ruler is Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. Data till 2021. 

5.Ruler of Abu Dhabi is Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. He is also the president, Supreme commander of the Army, Chairman of the petroleum council of the UAE. 

6.Ajman is the smallest emirates in the UAE but has beautiful beaches and museums. 

7.Abu Dhabi is the largest emirates in the UAE and also the capital. Abu Dhabi also has UAE's most oil and gas reserves. 

8.Dubai is the most popular emirates of UAE. 

9.National symbol of UAE is Falcon and the national animal is the Arabian oryx. 

10.Duabi has the world's largest metro track without a driver. This track is about 74 KM long. In these metros, there is an automatic electronic system. 

11.UAE has the world's tallest building and it's in Dubai. This building's name is Burj Khalifa. The height of the building is 828 meters. Burj Khalife has 163 floors. 

12.UAE has a large number of ex-pats. Only 12% of the total population are UAE permanent residents. Expats from every country live in Dubai. Indian people are many here and with the highest number of ex-pats.  

13.UAE celebrates its National Day every 2nd December. 

14.More than 12 million tourists visit UAE every year. 10% of UAE GDP comes from Tourism. 

15.UAE official language is Arabic. English, Hindi, Farsi, and Urdu are the other spoken languages. 

16.There are different Royal families that rule on UAE. The most Influential family are - Al Nahyan of Abu Dhabi and Al Maktoum of Dubai.

17.Late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan is also known as the Father of the nation in UAE. He also put together all the emirates and makes UAE a country. 

18.Dubai week starts from Sunday. Friday and Saturday are the off days. 

19.In Dubai mall you can see the real Diansour fossils with skeletons. This fossil is about 155 millions year old. This skeleton was discovered in 2008 in the USA. 

20.Dubai has an amazing man-made island known as Palm Jumeirah. This island is very big with lots of hotels, restaurants, and private homes. 

The shape of this island is the same as a palm tree. 

21.Duabi police have many super sports cars that make them the most stylish police in the world. They have Bugatti, Ferrari, Bentley, Mercedes, and Lamborghini. 

22.Al Majlis in Dubai mall sold ice cream that is made with camel milk. There is 10 times more iron in camel milk than cow milk. Camel milk also has less cholesterol than cow milk. 

23.There is a hospital in Abu Dhabi that is only for Falcons. More than 11000 falcons get examined here every year. 

24.You can also buy gold in UAE from ATM. They have many gold vending machines installed in the UAE.

25.UAE is one of the safest countries to visit. Crime is very less here. 

26.Every year The Khalifa Park hosts the Abu Dhabi Festival of Falcon in December month. So many Falconer participate in this festival. The fastest Falcon will be the winner.

27.Abu Dhabi hosts a camel race every year and UAE people love to watch this. This camel race happens in December month. 

28.So many UAE people own falcons and they care for them the same as their family members. There is also a passport for falcons in UAE. A falcon passport, issued by the Ministry of Environment and Water and is valid for three years. 

They make falcon passport to stop smuggling. A falcon can cost more 1Miilon $. 

29.UAE also has a military college for women. UAE women love to do Jobs. There are so many UAE women working in the private sector. The literacy rate of women in the UAE is 96%. And 77% of women enroll themself for higher education. 

30.UAE has the world's first minister for artificial intelligence. His name is Omar Sultan Al Olama. 

31.The longest gold chain measures 5,522 Meters (5.5 KM) and was made by Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group (UAE), in Dubai on 5 January 2015. The weight of this chain was 240 KG. The chain was made with 22-carat gold. This Gold chain is also recorded in Guinness world records. 

32.UAE also holds the world's largest chocolate sculpture, Guinness world records. This is the structure of the Burj Khalifa building created by Andrew Farrugia. This chocolate sculpture is 13.52 meters tall.

33.UAE also holds records for the world's largest photo frame. This frame is 492 feet tall. 

34.In Mall of the Emirates there is the first indoor ski resort in the Middle East. This is known as ski Dubai and it's covered with real snow. You can also see some Penguins here. 

35.UAE has more than 190 Guinness World Records. 

36.Capital gate in Abu Dhabi is the 2nd tallest inclined building in the world. This building is 164.7M tall. The tallest inclined building in the world is Altair - East Tower in Colombo Sri Lanka.

37.Dubai has the world's first 7-star hotel known as Burj Al Arab. This hotel is also known as the most luxurious hotel on the planet. 

38.The Dubai Mall is the largest shopping mall in the world based on total area. The mall contains more than 1,200 shops, an ice rink, a game center, a five-star hotel, 22 cinema screens, and 120 restaurants and cafes.

39.Warner Bros World in Abu Dhabi has been named the world’s largest indoor theme park by Guinness World Records (11 DECEMBER 2019). 

40.The fastest roller coaster in the world is Formula Rossa and it's located at Ferrari World in Abu Dhabi. Ferrari World is the first Ferrari branded theme park in the world.

41.UAE currency is Dirhams or AED. 3.6 AED = 1$ and 1 AED =20 INR.

42.UAE get independence from the UK on 2 December 1971.

43.Emirates is the UAE national carrier and this is the world's 3rd best airline. 

44.UAE comes in 6th position for the largest oil reserve in the world. It comes just after Kuwait. Most of the UAE economy depend on oil export. 

45. UAE's top export countries are India, Iran, Japan, China, and Oman. 

46.Most populated cities in UAE are -

Dubai - Comes number 1.

Sharjah

Abu Dhabi