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	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Pictures
		Abu Dhabi, also Abu Zaby, city in north central United Arab Emirates, capital of the federation, and capital of the emirate of Abu Dhabi, a port on the island of Abu Dhabi in the Persian Gulf.
		Abu Dhabi is a financial, transportation, and communications center for a rich petroleum-producing region and the site of an international airport and an artificial deepwater harbor at Port Zayed.
		The emirate of Abu Dhabi is the largest and wealthiest of the United Arab Emirates.
	www.greatestcities.com /Middle_East/United_Arab_Emirates/Abu_Dhabi_Abu... (310 words)

	United Arab Emirates - LOCATION, SIZE, AND EXTENT, TOPOGRAPHY, CLIMATE, FLORA AND FAUNA
		The major institutions of local government are the municipalities of Abu Dhabi town, Al-'Ayn, Dubai, Sharjah, Ra's al-Khaimah, Fujairah, 'Ajman, and Umm al-Qaiwain and a handful of traditional councils known as majalis and amiri diwans.
		The Higher Colleges of Technology (175,000 volumes), and the United Arab Emirates University (300,000 volumes) are in Abu Dhabi.
		The Federation of United Arab Emirates Chambers of Commerce and Industry is located in Abu Dhabi.
	www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Asia-and-Oceania/United-Arab-Emirates.html (606 words)

	The World Factbook 2004 -- United Arab Emirates
		7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn
		chief of state: President ZAYID bin Sultan Al Nuhayyan (since 2 December 1971), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 6 August 1966) and Vice President MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum (since 8 October 1990), ruler of Dubayy (Dubai)
		note: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the seven emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets four times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power
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	United Arab Emirates - tScholars.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		chief of state: President Sheikh KHALIFA bin Zayid al-Nuhayyan (since 3 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (since 4 November 2004) and Vice President MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum (since 8 October 1990), ruler of Dubayy (Dubai)
		since its founding in 1971, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development has given about $5.2 billion in aid to 56 countries (2004)
		general assessment: modern fiber-optic integrated services; digital network with rapidly growing use of mobile cellular telephones; key centers are Abu Dhabi and Dubai
	www.tscholars.com /factbook/United_Arab_Emirates.php (1211 words)

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