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"Languages": {
"text": "Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Malayam, Urdu, Pashto, Tagalog, Persian"
},
"printed major-language sample": {
"major-language sample(s)": {
"text": "<br>كتاب حقائق العالم، المصدر الذي لا يمكن الاستغناء عنه للمعلومات الأساسية (Arabic)<br><br>The World Factbook, the indispensable source for basic information."
}
},
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"Suffrage": {
"text": "limited; note - rulers of the seven emirates each select a proportion of voters for the Federal National Council (FNC) that together account for about 12 percent of Emirati citizens"
},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members indirectly elected using single non-transferable vote by an electoral college whose members are selected by each emirate ruler proportional to its FNC membership, and 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states; members serve 4-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held for indirectly elected members on 5 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "all candidates ran as independents; seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2; composition (preliminary) - 13 men, 7 women, percent of elected women 35%; note - to attain overall FNC gender parity, 13 women and 7 men will be appointed; overall FNC percent of women 50%"
}
},
"Executive branch": {
"chief of state": {
"text": "President KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (since&nbsp;2 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004); Vice President and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (since 5 January 2006)"
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},
"note": "<strong>note:</strong> there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the 7 emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power"
},
"Legislative branch": {
"description": {
"text": "unicameral Federal National Council (FNC) or Majlis al-Ittihad al-Watani (40 seats; 20 members indirectly elected using single non-transferable vote by an electoral college whose members are selected by each emirate ruler proportional to its FNC membership, and 20 members appointed by the rulers of the 7 constituent states; members serve 4-year terms)"
},
"elections": {
"text": "last held for indirectly elected members on 5 October 2019 (next to be held in October 2023)"
},
"election results": {
"text": "all candidates ran as independents; seats by emirate - Abu Dhabi 4, Dubai 4, Sharjah 3, Ras al-Khaimah 3, Ajman 2, Fujairah 2, Umm al-Quwain 2; composition (preliminary) - 13 men, 7 women, percent of elected women 35%; note - to attain overall FNC gender parity, 13 women and 7 men will be appointed; overall FNC percent of women 50%"
}
},
"Judicial branch": {
"highest courts": {
"text": "Federal Supreme Court (consists of the court president and 4 judges; jurisdiction limited to federal cases)"
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"text": "Embassies District, Plot 38, Sector W59-02, Street No. 4,&nbsp;Abu Dhabi"
},
"mailing address": {
"text": "P. O. Box 4009, Abu Dhabi"
"text": "6010 Abu Dhabi Place, Washington DC 20521-6010"
},
"FAX": {
"text": "[971] (2) 414-2603"
},
"email address": {
"text": "abudhabiacs@state.gov"
},
"consulate(s) general": {
"text": "Dubai"
}
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},
"Military Expenditures 2013": {
"text": "6.1% of GDP (2013)"
},
"note": "no public data available for 2015 or after 2016"
}
},
"Military and security service personnel strengths": {
"text": "the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces have approximately 65,000 total active personnel (45,000 Land Forces; 3,000 Navy; 5,000 Air Force; 12,000 Presidential Guard) (2021)"
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"text": "the UAE Armed Forces inventory is comprised of wide variety of mostly modern imported equipment; since 2010, the UAE has acquired military equipment from more than 20 countries with the US as the leading supplier by far, followed by France and Russia (2020)"
},
"Military deployments": {
"text": "est. a few thousand Yemen (2021)"
"text": "estimates vary; reportedly a few thousand remain in Yemen (2021)"
},
"Military service age and obligation": {
"text": "18-30 years of age for compulsory military service for men; 17 years of age for male volunteers with parental approval; 24-month general service obligation, 16 months for secondary school graduates; women can volunteer to serve for 9 months regardless of education (2019)"