Geographic Coordinates:
24 00 N, 54 00 E
Location:
asia East
Area:
82,880 sq km
Population:
2,303,088
National Capital: Abu
Dhabi
Airports:
40
Head of State:
President Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al-Nahayan
National Holiday:
National Day, December 2 (1971)
Legal System:
Some Secular Codes, Islamic Law
Language:
Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi and Urdu
Time Zone:
9 hours ahead of eastern standard time
Currency Unit:
Dirhams
1 dirham=100 fils
US$1=3,68 dirhams
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