<P> The country is a federation of seven emirates , and was established on 2 December 1971 . The constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi ( which serves as the capital ) , Ajman , Dubai , Fujairah , Ras al - Khaimah , Sharjah and Umm al - Quwain . Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch ; together , they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council . One of the monarchs ( traditionally always the Emir of Abu Dhabi ) is selected as the President of the United Arab Emirates . Islam is the official religion of the UAE and Arabic is the official language ( although English , Urdu and Hindi languages are widely spoken , with English being the language of business and education particularly in Abu Dhabi and Dubai ) . </P>
<P> The country is a federation of seven emirates , and was established on 2 December 1971 . The constituent emirates are Abu Dhabi ( which serves as the capital ) , Ajman , Dubai , Fujairah , Ras al - Khaimah , Sharjah and Umm al - Quwain . Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch ; together , they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council . One of the monarchs ( traditionally always the Emir of Abu Dhabi ) is selected as the President of the United Arab Emirates . Islam is the official religion of the UAE and Arabic is the official language ( although English , Urdu and Hindi languages are widely spoken , with English being the language of business and education particularly in Abu Dhabi and Dubai ) . </P>
what are the countries of the united arab emirates
what are the countries of the united arab emirates
Ajman Dubai Fujairah Ras al - Khaimah Sharjah Umm al - Quwain
Ajman Dubai Fujairah Ras al - Khaimah Sharjah Umm al - Quwain