Federation with specified powers delegated
to the UAE federal government and other powers reserved
to member emirates
National capital:
Abu Dhabi
Administrative divisions:
7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah);
Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah
(Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al
Qaywayn
Independence:
2 December 1971 (from UK)
National holiday:
National Day, 2 December (1971)
Constitution:
2 December 1971 (made permanent in 1996)
Legal system:
Federal court system introduced in 1971; all emirates
except Dubayy (Dubai) and Ras al Khaymah have joined
the federal system; all emirates have secular and
Islamic law for civil, criminal, and high courts
Suffrage:
None
Executive branch:
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) head of government: Prime Minister
MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum (since 8 October 1990),
ruler of Dubayy (Dubai) and Deputy Prime Minister
SULTAN bin Zayid Al Nuhayyan (since 20 November 1990)
cabinet: Council of Ministers appointed by the president
note : there is also a Supreme Council of Rulers
which is composed of the seven emirate rulers; the
council is the highest constitutional authority in
the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions
federal legislation, Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy
(Dubai) rulers have effective veto power; meets four
times a year elections : president and vice president
elected by the Supreme Council of Rulers (a group
of seven electors) for five-year terms; election
last held NA October 1996 (next to be held NA 2001);
prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed
by the president election results: ZAYID bin Sultan
Al Nuhayyan reelected president; percent of Supreme
Council of Rulers vote - NA, but believed to be unanimous;
MAKTUM bin Rashid al-Maktum elected vice president;
percent of Supreme Council of Rulers vote - NA, but
believed to be unanimous
Legislative branch:
Unicameral Federal National Council or Majlis al-Ittihad
al-Watani (40 seats; members appointed by the rulers
of the constituent states to serve two-year terms)
elections: none note: reviews legislation, but cannot
change or veto
Judicial branch:
Union Supreme Court, judges appointed by the president
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