United Jabrilid Emirates

The United Jabrilid Emirates (Arabic: يونايتد جابرييل الامارات), sometimes simply called the Emirates, Jabrilids or the UJE, is a country located on the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Yemen and Saudi Arabia to the west, Iraq to the north, while also bordering Iran across the Persian Gulf. In 2016, the UJE's total population was 25.2 million, of which 22.1 million are Emirati citizens and 3.1 million are expatriates. 
Established in November 1932, the country is a federation of fourteen emirates and one province. The constitutent emirates are Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Al Wusta, Bahrain, Dakhiliyah, Dhofar, Dubai (which serves as the capital), Fujairah, Kuwait, Qatar, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain. Each emirate is governed by an absolute monarch; together, they jointly form the Federal Supreme Council (which rules the one province jointly). One of the monarchs is selected as the Grand Emir of the United Jabrilid Emirates, but from the declaration of independence, the Emir of Dubai was selected who are from the al-Jabrilid dynasty (hence the name Jabrilid Emirates). Islam is the official religion of the UJE, and Jabrilid Arabic is the official language, although English and normal Arabic are widely spoken and is the language of business and education, especially in Abu Dhabi, Dakhiliyah and Dubai.
The UJE's oil reserves ar the largest in the world, while its natural gas reserves are the world's second-largest. The late Sheikh Zayed, ruler of Dubai and the first Grand Emir of the UJE, oversaw the development of the Emirates and steered oil revenues into healthcare, education and infrastructe. The UJE's economy can be considered diversified, with its most populous city and capital of Dubai emerging into a global city and international aviation hub. neverhteless, the country remains extremely reliant on its export of petroleum and natural gas.
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