{"id":83206,"date":"2026-06-19T11:36:03","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T06:06:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=83206"},"modified":"2026-06-19T13:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-19T07:35:45","slug":"key-facts-about-united-arab-emirates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/key-facts-about-united-arab-emirates\/","title":{"rendered":"United Arab Emirates"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>United Arab Emirates Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has approved a major new regulation setting the minimum age for social media use at 15 years which is aimed at strengthening child protection in the digital space.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About United Arab Emirates<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is a <\/span><b>Middle East<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> country that is located on the <\/span><b>north east edge of the Arabian Peninsula.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Bordering Countries:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is bordered by Saudi<\/span><b> Arabia<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (South and West) and <\/span><b>Oman <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(East).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Maritime Boundary:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gulf of Oman (East), Persian Gulf (North).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Capital City:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Abu Dhabi<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geographical Features of United Arab Emirates\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The emirates comprise a mixed environment of rocky desert, coastal plains and wetlands, and waterless mountains.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Climate:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The climate is hot and humid along the coast and is hotter still, but dry, in the interior.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Highest point:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jabal Bil \u2018Ays 1,905 m Mountain<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Major Ports:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Port R\u0101shid and Port Jebel Ali<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Natural Resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of petroleum and natural gas.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Tropic of Cancer passes through UAE<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, specifically Abu Dhabi emirate.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ddindia.co.in\/2026\/06\/uae-sets-15-as-minimum-age-for-social-media-access-under-new-child-safety-rules\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DD News<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The United Arab Emirates is a Middle East country that is located on the north east edge of the Arabian Peninsula. 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