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United Arab Emirates Flag


The flag of United Arab Emirates was officially adopted on 2nd December, 1971. The UAE Flag is made up of four colors, red, green, white and black.

United Arab Emirates Flag
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On the hoist side of the UAE flag there is a vertical red band. All the four colors in the UAE flag together stand for Arabian unity. Supported on this band are three equal horizontal bands of green, white and black respectively from top downwards. Each of the four colors is representative of the Arabic world.
Green stands for fertility, white for peace and neutrality, black for the oil wealth of the country and red represents the former flags of the Kharijite Muslims.

Official Name: Imarat al Arabiya al Muttahida

Capital: Abu Dhabi

Location: In the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsul on the coast of the Persian Gulf land borders with Qatar Saudi Arabia and Oman

Area: 82, 880 Sq. km

Official Language: Arabic

National Flag: Three horizontal stripes of green white black with a vertical red stripe in the hoist.

Flag Ratio: 1:2

National Anthem: (1971)