Guides and Directories

al-Bab - United Arab Emirates
Offers extensive links to resources about the country including the media and news, travel, maps, politics and government, people, economy and environment.
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/uae.htm

ArabNet - UAE
Offers an overview with information about the country's history, geography, business, culture, government, transport and tourism.
http://www.arab.net/uae/

BBC News - Country Profile: United Arab Emirates
Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/737620.stm

CIA - The World Factbook: United Arab Emirates
Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/ae.html

Columbia University Libraries - Middle East Studies: United Arab Emirates
Directory of categorized links from the WWW-VL.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/mideast/cuvlm/UAE.html

The Emirates Network
Web portal with auto, business, computers, entertainment, islam, health, kids, websites, and ecards sections.
http://www.theemiratesnetwork.com/

Fares.net
Includes an Arabic website directory, greeting cards, sports schedules, online games, and islamic information.
http://www.fares.net/

Guide to Living in the UAE
Contains information about the lifestyle of living in UAE, with key points focusing on the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
http://www.geocities.com/desertbloom2003/GuidetoLivingintheUAE.html

Hejlah - The Country and People of United Arab Emirates
Provides general information from the Columbia University Press along with a directory of categorised web links.
http://www.hejleh.com/countries/uae.html

Index UAE
A directory of websites relating to the United Arab Emirates arranged into categories like business, computers, religion, and health.
http://www.indexuae.com/

NationMaster - United Arab Emirates
Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/tc-united-arab-emirates

U.A.E. Interact
Resource run by the UAE Ministry of Information and Culture containing an overview of the country, news, history, a virtual museum, tourist guide, maps, and photos.
http://www.uaeinteract.com/

UAE Links
Searchable directory of United Arab Emirates specific websites on business, computers, education, government, health, news, shopping, culture, sports, and tourism.
http://www.uaelinks.com/

U.A.E. Online
A directory of Emirates specific resources on business, economy, newspapers, education, travel, tourism, hotels, weather, maps, and health.
http://uae-online.8m.com

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: United Arab Emirates
Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/middle-east-north-africa/united-arab-emirates

University of Colorado - GovPubs: United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Links to resources from the country's own government, the United States, the United Nations and international sources.
http://ucblibraries.colorado.edu/govpubs/for/uae.htm

US Department of State - United Arab Emirates
Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c2422.htm

US Library of Congress - Country Study: United Arab Emirates
January 1993 country profile provides information about its historical setting, society and environment, economy, government and politics, and national security.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/aetoc.html

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: United Arab Emirates
Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/unitedarabemirates/unitedarabemirates.html

Wikipedia - United Arab Emirates
Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the country's history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates