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United Arab Emirates Flag - World Flags 101 - United Arabian Emirates Flags (298 words) |
 | The flag of the United Arab Emirates consists of three equally sized horizontal stripes with a red vertical stripe on the left side of the flag. |
| The flag of the United Arab Emirates is believed to be based on the Arab Revolt Flag which was created in 1916, and flown by Arab nationalists during their liberation struggle against Ottoman (Turkish) rule. |
| The flag of the United Arab Emirates was adopted on December 2, 1971 when the country was formed by a union of seven sheikdoms. |
| United Arab Emirates Flag,United Arab Emirates Map, United Arab Emirates Culture : SphereInfo.com (1431 words) |
| UAE, United Arab Emirates, federation of seven independent states lying along the east-central coast of the Arabian Peninsula, formerly called the Trucial States (from the Perpetual Maritime Truce signed with Great Britain in 1853), and constituting, with Bahrain, Kuwait, and Qatar, the Persian Gulf States. |
| The population of the United Arab Emirates is concentrated primarily in cities along both coasts,although the interior oasis settlement of Al-'Ayn has grown into a major population centre as well. |
| United Arab Emirates is predominantly a Islamic society, with 79% Sunni Muslims and 16% Shi'i Muslims. |
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