Capital | nombre: Abu Dhabi coordenadas geográficas: 24 28 N, 54 22 E diferencia de tiempo: UTC+4 (9 hours ahead of Washington, DC, during Standard Time) |
División administrativa | 7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn |
Independencia | 2 Diciembre 1971 (from the UK) |
Feriado nacional | Día de la Independencia (National Day), 2 Diciembre (1971) |
Constitución | history: previous 1971 (provisional); latest drafted in 1979, became permanent Mayo 1996 amendments: proposed by the Supreme Council and submitted to the Federal National Council; passage requires at least a two-thirds majority vote of Federal National Council members present and approval of the Supreme Council president; modificada 2009 (2016) |
Sufragio | limited; note - rulers of the seven emirates each select a proportion of voters for the Federal National Council (FNC) that together account for about 12 percent of Emirati citizens |
Poder Executivo | jefe de estado: Presidente KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (desde 2 November 2004), ruler of Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) (desde 4 November 2004); Vice Presidente and Prime Minister MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (desde 5 January 2006) jefe de gobierno: Prime Minister Vice Presidente MUHAMMAD BIN RASHID Al-Maktum (desde 5 January 2006); Deputy Prime Ministers SAIF bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan, MANSUR bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan (both desde 11 May 2009) cabinet: Council of Ministers announced by the prime minister and approved by the president elections/appointments: president and vice president indirectly elected by the Federal Supreme Council - composed of the rulers of the 7 emirates - for a 5-year term (no term limits); election last held 3 November 2009 (next election NA); prime minister and deputy prime minister appointed by the president election results: KHALIFA bin Zayid Al-Nuhayyan reelected president; FSC vote NA note: there is also a Federal Supreme Council (FSC) composed of the 7 emirate rulers; the FSC is the highest constitutional authority in the UAE; establishes general policies and sanctions federal legislation; meets 4 times a year; Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi) and Dubayy (Dubai) rulers have effective veto power |
Fuente: CIA World Factbook
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