There are various deviating estimates regarding the actual growth rate of the nation ’ s GDP, however all available statistics indicate that the UAE currently has one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

One of the main anchors of the UAE ’ s foreign policy has been building cooperation-based relations with all countries of the world.

On 31 July 2007 following Iraq victory of the Asian Cup, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE awarded the Iraq National football team 20 million Dhs, ($ 5. 2 million ) for capturing the Asian Cup for the first time in the country ’ s history.

The UAE ’ s liberal climate towards foreign cooperation, investment and modernization have prompted extensive commercial ties with western countries, and subsequently resulting in even closer cultural relations.

The UAE ’ s relationship with France has been strategically important as it negotiated a defence cooperation agreement and remains one of the country ’ s primary providers of military material.

German companies significantly contribute to the UAE ’ s ongoing infrastructure projects and play a leading role in the country ’ s alternative energy developments.

As of October 2008, these forces remained in Kosovo and between 1998 and 2008, the aid given to Kosovo by the UAE ’ s Red Crescent Authority alone cost Dh125 million, the biggest international humanitarian mission in the UAE's history.

Economically, the UAE is the UK ’ s largest export market for non-military goods in the Middle East.

In 2005 Malaysia ’ s export to the UAE stood at Dh7 billion.

Despite international opposition to neighboring Iran ’ s nuclear developments, the US is confident of the UAE ’ s compliance with the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty and the International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards to refrain from enriching uranium and extracting plutonium.

On his way back to the U. S., he passed through the UAE, according to that country ’ s officials, where he was initially reported as having been interviewed by authorities on January 30, 2001, at the request of the CIA.

In April 2008, Georgia sold a 51 % stake of the Poti port to the Investment Authority of the UAE ’ s Ras Al Khaimah ( RAK ) emirate to develop a free industrial zone ( FIZ ) in a 49-year management concession, and to manage a new port terminal.

Sheikh Nahayan Bin Mubarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, stressed the importance of opening new world class universities in the UAE to support the country ’ s efforts to drive higher education in the region to world class standards.

The Federal National Council ( al-Majlis al-Watani al-Ittihadi ) is the UAE ’ s parliamentary body and consists of 40 members, representing the Emirates, half appointed by the rulers of the constituent states and the other half elected to serve two-year terms, with only advisory tasks.

development of REIT ’ s in the UAE by passing The Investment Trust Law No. 5 that went into effect

The new opening date was timed to be in conjunction with the 40th occasion of the UAE ’ s National Day.

The $ 436m highway is part of the UAE ’ s $ 1. 6bn plan for increased infrastructure investment in the Northern Emirates.

This investment includes the building of electricity and water networks in the UAE ’ s only Eastern Coast emirate.

By the end of 2009 Etisalat had completed the FTTH roll-out for 85 % of households in Abu Dhabi, positioning the UAE ’ s capital as

UNICEF endorsed the UAE ’ s efforts and expressed the hopes that “ the UAE ’ s programme will serve as a model to other countries in the region, as a means of ending all forms of exploitation of children ”.

Some considered UAE to be attempting the impossible ; to be demanding that a system read, process and output 100 MB / s of data when the fastest PC was a 66 MHz 486, while keeping various emulated chips ( the Amiga chipset ) all in sync and appearing as they were supposed to appear to software.

The UAE and Australia have begun establishing closer relations, recently the UAE Minister of Economy, Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansouri visited Australia along with the UAE delegation-discussion focused on the development of a strategic partnership, financial services, trade and investment.

Sheikh Zayed advocated dialogue as the means to settle the row with Tehran over three strategic Persian Gulf islands which Iran seized from the ( future ) UAE Emirate of Sharjah in 1971.

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Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was working on Japan's economic revival, signed a treaty with Saudi Arabia and UAE about the rising prices of oil.

The northernmost area, Ruus al Jibal, extends from the Musandam Peninsula to the boundary with the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) at Hisn al Diba.

It borders the Strait of Hormuz, which links the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman, and is separated from the rest of the sultanate by a strip of territory belonging to the UAE.

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After Australian waters with some 80, 000 dugong inhabitants, the waters off Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, and Saudi Arabia have some 7, 500 dugongs remaining, making the Persian Gulf the second most important habitat for the species.

Like most of the country's boundaries with the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ), Oman, and the Republic of Yemen ( formerly two separate countries: the Yemen Arab Republic or North Yemen ; and the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen or South Yemen ) are undefined, so the exact size of the country remains unknown.

Qatar along with Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE, Bahrain, and Kuwait have closed their embassies in Syria.

It shares a 19-kilometer border with Qatar on the northwest ( according to the UAE ), a 530-kilometer border with Saudi Arabia on the west, south, and southeast, and a 450-kilometer border with Oman on the southeast and northeast.

UAE Military expenditures per capita ($) is the highest in the world with over $ 2, 653.

Although small in number, the UAE armed forces are equipped with some of the most modern weapon systems, purchased from a variety of outside countries.

The UAE went on an expansion drive in 1995, which began with the 1992-93 acquisition of 436 Leclerc Tanks and 415 BMP-3 Armored Vehicles.

Presently ( 2005 ) almost all pilots in the UAE Airforce are UAE Nationals, with the restriction of non-nationals to certain positions in the instruction and maintenance divisions of the airforce.

In the last days of 2011, during a war scare with Iran over the Straits of Hormuz, the UAE announced a purchase of 3. 48 $ billion US worth of American missile systems: 2 radar systems, 96 missiles, spare parts and training.

The UAE has begun to produce a greater amount of military equipment in a bid to reduce foreign dependence and help with national Industrialization.

UAE has joined the United Nations and the Arab League and has established diplomatic relations with more than 60 countries, including the United States, Japan, Pakistan, Russia, India, the People's Republic of China, and most Western European countries.

UAE and Egypt maintain a close economic ties and maintain trade between the two countries with imports and exports between the two sides.

UAE maintain very close economic ties with Iran based on long-standing relations, dating back hundreds of years.