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United Arab Emirates (True Books: Countries)

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UAE – Culture Smart!: the crucial guide to customs & culture

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Culture Smart! provides crucial info on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in diverse countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination conscious of fundamental manners, common courtesies, and sensitive problems. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside understanding will allow you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and errors, really feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful company relationships.

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* eating and drinking
* do’s, don’ts, and taboos
* enterprise practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken

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The United Arab Emirates (UAE), formed in 1971, is a constitutional federation of seven emirates namely Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al-Qaiwain, Ras al-Khaimah and Fujairah. It is located along the south-eastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. It has an area of 83,600 sq km of which Abu Dhabi (the capital) accounts for 85%.

The UAE has a distinctive mix of traditional Islamic culture and values and ultra-modern living environment, making it a favorite tourist destination in the Middle East. It has also become a popular entry point for tourists bound for other parts of the Middle East.

Dubai is the favorite access point of tourists of the UAE. It is home to state-of-the-art hotels and resorts and magnificent skyscrapers including the Burj Khalifa which, at 828-meter tall, is the tallest building in the world today. Dubai is known as the “shopping capital of the Middle East” because of its large shopping malls.

Abu Dhabi has the Garden City of UAE, or Al Ain, among other attractions. Being the most fertile region in the country, Al Ain features working farms, palm plantations, winding walkways, intricate fountains and beautiful parks. The Al Ain National Museum, the largest in the UAE, and the Al Ain Zoo are also found in the region. The city of Sharjah has been named by the UNESCO as the Cultural Capital of the Arab World.

The main international airports in Dubai and Abu Dhabi connect UAE to major European cities (London, Paris and Frankfurt) and to major Middle East cities. There are a few international airports in Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah and Al-Ain. The UAE can be accessed via a road that links Oman and Qatar. There is also a daily bus service between Dubai and Muscat, Oman. International seaports are located in Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Ras-al-Khaimah.

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It is best to go to the UAE from November and April when the weather is not too hot. Tourists may also consider not going to the emirates during the Ramadan (month of fasting), when public restrictions like eating, drinking or smoking in public are in place. Ramadan is observed with due solemnity by all Muslims. Non- Muslims, while in Muslim regions, are also expected to respect Ramadan.