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United Arab Emirates

دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة

ISO AE Dial +971 Currency AED Asia
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United Arab Emirates, officially دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة, is a country in Western Asia, Its capital is Abu Dhabi, its country calling code is +971, and its ISO 3166 codes are AE (alpha-2) and ARE (alpha-3). The official currency is United Arab Emirates dirham (AED) د.إ.

Capital
Abu Dhabi
Calling code
+971
Currency
United Arab Emirates dirham (AED) د.إ
Languages
Arabic
Local time
23:55:42
ISO alpha-2
AE
ISO alpha-3
ARE
Population
9,890,400
Area
83,600 km²
Region
Western Asia
Internet domain
.ae
Drives on the
right

United Arab Emirates country code: +971

The country calling code for United Arab Emirates is +971. Country calling codes identify the destination country when placing an international call. The international access prefix used to leave your originating country varies by telephone network. On mobile phones, the + symbol is generally used instead. After the country code, dial the local United Arab Emirates number, dropping any leading zero used for domestic dialling.

United Arab Emirates ISO codes: AE and ARE

United Arab Emirates is assigned AE as its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code and ARE as its alpha-3 code. Alpha-2 codes are the two-letter codes used in web addresses, currency pairs and shipping forms. Alpha-3 codes are the three-letter codes used in banking, aviation and international standards work. The internet country code top-level domain for United Arab Emirates is .ae. ISO country codes are standardized identifiers, but they can change when countries or territories undergo changes in international status or classification.

Currency in United Arab Emirates: the United Arab Emirates dirham

The official currency of United Arab Emirates is the United Arab Emirates dirham, with the ISO 4217 code AED and the symbol د.إ. Prices, salaries and official accounts inside United Arab Emirates are quoted in AED. Exchange rates move daily, so check a live rate before converting rather than relying on a figure you saw last week.

Time zone in United Arab Emirates

The primary time zone for United Arab Emirates is +04:00, currently UTC+04:00. The clock reads from your own device, so it follows daylight saving rather than showing a fixed offset.

Capital and geography of United Arab Emirates

The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. United Arab Emirates sits in Asia, specifically the Western Asia subregion. Its approximate centre point is 24.00000000, 54.00000000. Traffic in United Arab Emirates drives on the right. Languages recorded for United Arab Emirates: Arabic.

Which countries border United Arab Emirates?

United Arab Emirates shares a land border with 2 countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia. Land borders are not the same as nearest countries: a country across a narrow strait can be closer than one you share a fence with. The nearby page ranks countries by straight-line distance instead.

Bordering countries

2 land borders recorded.

Nearest by distance

Where United Arab Emirates is

Centre point 24.00000000, 54.00000000.

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