News reports and articles
Latest news about the UAE
A compilation from multiple sources
Brian Whitaker's blog posts and other articles about the UAE
Online news sources for the UAE
Basic information
CIA World Factbook
The geography, people, government and economy of the UAE
BBC country profile
Essential facts, plus politics, media and key dates in the UAE's history
Maps of the UAE
(University of Texas)
Currency converter
Emirates dirham (AED)
National anthem
Audio, lyrics and sheet music
History and politics
Emirates timeline
Key facts, figures and dates (from the BBC)
Text of constitution
(1971, with amendments through to 2004)
Text of constitution
(1996 version)
Constitutional information
Law Library of Congress
List of government ministers (CIA)
Federal National Council
Official website (Arabic)
Documents
Historical and political texts relating to UAE
Travel
US State Department
Consular information and travel advice
British Foreign Office
Travel advice
Lonely Planet
Online tourist guide to the UAE. Also guides to Abu Dhabi and Dubai
Dubai at a glance
A guide to the highlights (triphappy.com)
Emirates
The national airline
Electricity, plugs and sockets
Economy
World Bank: UAE
Comprehensive economic data
Water and agriculture in the United Arab Emirates
FAO country profile
UAE: further reading
Lonely Planet Oman, UAE & Arabian Peninsula
by Lonely Planet, 2013. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Insight Guides: Oman & the UAE
by Insight Guides, 2016. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Wages of Oil: Parliaments and Economic Development in Kuwait and the UAE
by Michael Herb, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Origins of the United Arab Emirates: A Political and Social History of the Trucial States
by R.Said Zahlan, 1978. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Folktales from the Arabian Peninsula: Tales of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, The United Arab Emirates, and Yemen
by Nadia Jameel Taibah and Margaret Read MacDonald, 2015. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Political Culture of Leadership in the United Arab Emirates
by A. Rugh, 2007. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
City of Gold: Dubai and the Dream of Capitalism
by Jim Krane, 2010. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Sheikhs, Lies and Real Estate: The Untold Story of Dubai
by JR Roth, 2013. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
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