United Arab Emirates a.k.a UAE or the Emirates is located to southeastern division of the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia lies to its west while Qatar and Oman are its northern and eastern neighbors. The UAE shares its sea territory with Iran, Iraq, Bahrain and other countries. The Burj Khalifa, in Dubai is the world's tallest building.

Initially, the seafaring people dwelled in this state who later converted to Islam in the 7th century. Soon after Carmathians sect founded their authoritative sheikdom. Following the disintegration of the sheikdom the inhabitants became pirates.

In the 19th century, subsequent to the threatening of Sultanate of Muscat and Oman, the pirates incited the intrusion of Britain, who had put into effect a limited ceasefire in 1820 which was later converted into an ever lasting truce in the year 1853. Owing to this, the Pirate Coast was now given a new name, the Trucial Coast. Britain gave security to those 9 Trucial States, however it never officially controlled the states as a colony. In the year 1971 Britain pulled out from Persian Gulf.

The British withdrew from the Persian Gulf in 1971, and the Trucial states were converted into a coalition called the United Arab Emirates, UAE. However, out of the 9 Trucial States, two states (Bahrain and Oman) decided to opt out of the federation.

In the year 1994, the UAE signed a military defense accord with the U.S.

Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the creator of the UAE and head of state of the UAE ever since 1971, passed away in the year 2004. His son was his successor. The prime minister of the UAE, Sheik Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum passed away in 2006. Crown Prince Sheikh Muhammad ibn Rashid al-Maktoum succeeded him.

Having a sub tropical climate, the UAE sees hot summers and warm winters. In summer months of June and July, the temperatures reach 40 °C. Besides, in winter months of January and February, the temperatures range from 10 to 14 °C.

The standard yearly rainfall measured in the coasts is below 120 mm. However the mountain laden regions receive three times the yearly rainfall as compared to the coasts. The UAE is prone to intermittent dust storms having tendency to diminish visibility due to the dust clouds in the air.

According to the World Bank statistics, the population of UAE has increased immensely to 7.512 million in the year 2010. In the UAE, Abu Dhabi is the most inhabited state of the Emirates accommodating 38 percent of the populace of UAE.

Most of the inhabitants in the UAE follow Islam. They pursue conventional Arab and Bedouin way of life. The strong influence of Arab culture can be seen in all the aspects of the society in the UAE including its structural designs, music, apparels, food, lifestyle etc.