位於阿拉伯半島東南部，通常簡稱為阿聯，英文則稱UAE，由七個酋長國組成。地理位置極為重要，北面扼守著有「石油海峽」之稱的荷莫茲海峽。1966年發現石油後致富，是阿拉伯半島人類發展指數最高的國家，人均GDP超過31,900美元。和卡達一樣，外來人口超過88％，其中半數是來自印度、巴基斯坦等國的南亞人。在美國川普政府積極牽線下，2020年成為第三個和以色列關係正常化的阿拉伯國家。位於杜拜的哈里發塔（又稱杜拜塔），是當前全球第一高人工建物。

Year Founded: 1971

Located in the southeast Arabian Peninsula, usually referred to as the Emirates or the UAE, this state is formed by seven emirates. The UAE sits at a critical geographic location, controlling the Strait of Hormuz, an important passageway for oil transit. The discovery of oil in 1966 brought the country wealth. It received the highest score on the Human Development Index among all Arabian Peninsula countries with a GDP per capita exceeding US$31,900. Like Qatar, over 88% of the Emirates’ population are foreigners, over half of these foreign nationals are migrants from South Asian countries like India and Pakistan. Enthusiastically facilitated by the Trump administration, in 2020, the state has become the third Arab country to normalize relations with Israel. The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest building in the world to date.