ARE · Arabian Peninsula
United Arab Emirates
Logistics and financial hub of the Gulf, entrepreneurial state, military and economic footprint across East Africa and the Sahel.
Data refreshed on 2026.10.08 · source: Wikidata
Points to watch 2026.10.09
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Context
Not free according to Freedom House (score 18/100). Freedom House 2025
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The Institute's composite reading
Risque élevé
4.9 /10 risk
- Security 2.0
- Legitimacy 3.2
- Economy 7.0
- Diplomacy 6.8
- Influence 0.7
Security: 0 stable → 10 unstable · others: 0 weak → 10 strong. Computed from V-Dem, FH, CPI, RSF, World Bank, SIPRI, sanctions.
UN list of 2026.10.07: 2 people and 3 entities linked to the country by nationality or a known address. Regimes: Iraq (2), ISIL (Da'esh) and Al-Qaida (1), Sudan (1), Taliban (Afghanistan) (1).
Listings linked to the country by nationality or address: United States 762 (list of 2026.10.02), United Kingdom 203 (list of 2026.10.07), EU 41 (list of 2026.09.22).
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Population
- 9,900,000 inh.
- Area
- 83,600 km²
- Currency
- AED
- Regime
- Federation of absolute monarchies
Executive in office
Head of State
Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane
Head of Government
Mohammed ben Rachid Al Maktoum
Government in office 1 members
Minister of Defence
Hamdane ben Mohammed Al Maktoum
Parliament
Federal Supreme Council
Chair Mohammed ben Zayed Al Nahyane
Inception 1971
Economic indicators World Bank · 2025
GDP
552 G$
GDP / capita
50,274 $
Growth
4.0 %
Inflation
1.3 %
Unemployment
2.2 %
Life expectancy
83.1 yrs
Military bases Institute · Wikipedia
active rotational or scaled down uncertain closed or handed over foreign base on national soil
Register kept by the Institute, updated 2026.10.08; coordinates and links read from Wikipedia.
Foreign bases on national soil 2
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1
French Forces in the UAE
France · Abou Dabi : base navale et base aérienne 104 Al Dhafra
France's only permanent base in the Gulf.
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2
Al Dhafra Air Base
United States of America · Abou Dabi
Strategic chokepoints 1 control point(s)
- dépend (sortie hydrocarbures) Détroit d'Ormuz Pipeline contournement Habshan-Fujairah
Governance indices V-Dem 2025 · Freedom House 2026 · CPI 2025 · RSF 2026
Democracy (V-Dem)
0.10/1
Freedoms (Freedom House)
18/100
Corruption (CPI)
69/100
Press freedom (RSF)
31/100
Trade dependencies OEC · UN Comtrade · 2023
Exports
528 Md$
Imports
467 Md$
Balance
61 Md$
Top exports
- 30.0% Pétrole brut + raffiné 158 Md$
- 14.0% Or 74 Md$
- 5.0% Pétrochimie + plastiques 26 Md$
Top imports
- 14.0% Or 65 Md$
- 9.0% Smartphones + électronique 42 Md$
Diplomatic alignment UNGA 2020-2024 · Bailey-Strezhnev-Voeten
Vote concordance with each power at UN General Assembly.
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USA
51%
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GBR
53%
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FRA
56%
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DEU
56%
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RUS
47%
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CHN
67%
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ISR
30%
Abstention: 18%
Key treaties UN Treaty Collection · IAEA · ICRC · OPCW
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✓
NPT
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✓
CTBT
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✗
TPNW
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✗
Rome Statute
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✗
Genocide
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✓
Geneva
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✓
Ottawa Mine Ban
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◐
Oslo Cluster Munitions
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✗
Arms Trade Treaty
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✓
Paris Agreement
Society · human UNDP HDI 2023 · World Bank · WID · UNHCR 2025
HDI
0.94/1
Gini
26.4
Refugees hosted
1,377
Refugees originating
252
Defense industry SIPRI Top 100 · sites officiels
Arms export rank
#18
0.6% du marché mondial
Doctrine
Vision 2030 — autonomie technologique + projection Sahel/Corne
Prime contractors
- EDGE Group (50+ filiales)
Key platforms
- Drones loitering
- Naval
- Satellites
- Munitions
National anthem
Ishy Bilady
Alliances and organisations Institut · Wikidata
- BRICS+
- Accords d'Abraham
- Conseil de coopération du Golfe
- UN
- BRICS
- WTO
- OPEC
- Arab League
- OIC
- GCC
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Global attention Wikipedia · 90 days
The country's Wikipedia article is usually read 6,699 times a day (French and English). On 2026.10.07: 7,852, or ×1.2.
French + English French usual level 2026.07.10 · 2026.10.07 Wikimedia statistics (CC0), human users
Sources and freshness
- Executive, government, parliament, anthem · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- Economy · World Bank (CC BY 4.0) · 2025
- Indices and figures · V-Dem 2026 (OWID) · Freedom House 2026 (OWID) · Transparency International CPI 2025 · RSF 2026 · PNUD IDH 2025 (OWID) · Banque mondiale Gini 2018 · UNHCR 2025 · read on 2026-10-08
- Memberships · Wikidata (CC0) · 2026-10-08
- UN sanctions · Security Council consolidated list · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · US Treasury (OFAC), SDN and non-SDN lists · list of 2026-10-02 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · United Kingdom, UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · list of 2026-10-07 · read on 2026-10-08
- Sanctions · European Union, consolidated financial sanctions list · list of 2026-09-22 · read on 2026-10-08
- Institute dossier (sanctions, treaties, visits, capabilities) · as of 2026-05-01