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About United%arab%emirates: The United Arab Emirates is situated in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula, and extends along the Gulf of Oman and the southern coast of the Persian Gulf. Its neighbor countries are Oman to the east, Saudi Arabia to the west and south, and Qatar to the north. Most of the land is barren and sandy. The country has a long history and inhabited by a seafaring people, who were converted to Islam in the 7th century.