The UAE has an open economy with a high per capita income and a sizable annual trade surplus.
Abu Dhabi's primary city (also named Abu Dhabi) occupies a T-shaped island on the emirate's western coast. (The island is connected to the mainland by three separate bridges.) The city is relatively ...
Constructed between 1996 and 2007 at the request of Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the founder and first president of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque is by far the most popular ...