■Area 83,600 km2
■Population 4,104,695 (2005 census)
■Capital Abu Dhabi
■Ethnic groups Indian, Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Egyptian, Jordanian, Iranian, Filipino, other Arab; (15-20% of residents are U.A.E. citizens)
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The ceremony was held at the Natural History Museum in the Emirate of Sharjah that is considered to be the center of culture in the UAE. They built a mounting in the shape of a traditional UAE house where the Stone for Peace was placed. Sheikh Dr. Sultan III ibn Muhammad al-Qasimi, diplomatic corps and government officials participated in the ceremony. |