UAE refers to the State of the United Arab Emirates .
The United Arab Emirates ( UAE ; literally `` 'State ' of the United Arab Emirates '' ) , sometimes simply called the Emirates ( ) , is a country in Western Asia at the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf , bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south and west , as well as sharing maritime borders with Qatar to the west and Iran to the north .
United Arab Emirates