How do the United Arab Emirates work? #shorts #geopolitics #countriesoftheworld #uae

In 1971, during the wave of decolonization, the British protectorates of Bahrain, Qatar, and the seven emirates that now make up the UAE became independent.

The original plan was for Bahrain and Qatar to merge with the other seven emirates to form a single state. However, due to a number of disagreements over what that state should look like, it never materialized. As a result, Qatar and Bahrain went their own way.

In December 1971, the seven other emirates agreed to form the United Arab Emirates with Abu Dhabi as its capital. Each emirate is ruled by an emir, and the seven emirs together form the Supreme Council, which elects one of them as president every five years. There is no rule but an agreement that the emir of Abu Dhabi, the largest and richest of the emirates, shall be president of the country, and the emir of Dubai, the second most important emirate, shall be vice president and prime minister.

[X-_ZD]

imagine if they never merged and I would've had to learn the difference between a small red rectangle and a slightly smaller red rectangle to memorise all country flags

[FahmiMuh]

The way of how the UAE work kinda give me the HRE flashback

[razahassan]

Just want to point out that only 6 of the 7 Emirates united in December 1971. The 7th, Ras-al-Khaimah, joined a bit later in February 1972.

[Prithil_Mania_Gaming]

If Qatar and Bahrain would form the allied country of UAE, Most of the FIFA football/soccer matches would take place in UAE

[RexGalilae]

A United Qatar, Bahrain and UAE would've been formidable. Oil, Trade, Financial Services, Tourism and Manufacturing all in one

[teacupanimates]

i actually live in UAE in dubai, you have a very good explanation for those foreigners out there

[mikedrewson]

Keep up the good work. You will be huge on this site I'm sure.

[revinhatol]

Basically, the UAE is like the Switzerland of the Middle East.

[tudorfilip]

The way he proununced qatar and bahrain gave me the chills.

[charlieduke]

The Emirates is number one on my top 5 Places I have to visit before I die, I want to travel to every Emirate.

[steve]

I really hope one day all Arab Gulf nations unite 🇸🇦🇰🇼🇧🇭🇶🇦🇦🇪🇴🇲

[AINAWI]

As an emarati, I agree on this and also bahrain Qatar and Oman use to be with us when we were the trucial states along time ago but I want to thank u for showing 262k people this video

[redzuanrajap]

Knew abu dhabi from Garfield…when Garfield courier Odie to abu dhabi…

[MM-snxd]

I hope that our union will last for a long time or even forever, LONG LIVE MY COUNTRY 🇦🇪💖

[vmwindustries]

Love the name of this channel. I had to join!

[thisandthatfloridausa]

Good informative video, thank you. Good luck with your youtube channel.

[nihilaaarav]

Nostalgic … UAE social studies 🇦🇪 any gulf kids here !?

[shahulhaseeb]

Wherever the words 'colonization' or 'decolonization' are present, the British is involved.

[I-Am-SID]

Man, can I hire you to teach me history and geography, your edits are awesome and concise to the point and i love it

[banjoacosta]

Sounds like highschoolers trying to form a group for a project.