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About UAE 
Lying at the north-eastern part of Arabian Peninsula, bordered by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the south and west, and Sultanate of Oman to the east and north. The country is about 83,600 square kilometers. Golden beaches dot the country's 1,318 kilometers of coastline, of which 100 kilometers are on the Gulf of Oman. It has seven different emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah) which were formerly all independent sheikhdoms with capital city at Abu Dhabi where the President living. Most of the area are desert at south and west and mountain rock at the east coast. In the year of 2000 population in UAE, the total number of national and expat resident at 3.1 million. The Official language of the country is Arabic, but English is widely used and most road, shop signs, restaurant menus, etc, are in both language. Islam is the official religion of the UAE, but other religions are respected. Clothing On the whole the national population still choose to wear their traditional dress. For men this is the'dishdash(a)' or 'khandura' - a white full length-dress, which is worn with a white or red checked headdress, known as a 'gutra'. In public, women wear the black 'abaya' - a long, loose black robe that covers their normal clothes, plus a headscarf. Some women also wear a thin black veil hiding their face and/or gloves, while older woman sometimes still wear a mask known as a 'burkha', which covers the nose, brow and cheekbones. For visitors, lightweight summer clothing is suitable for most of the year, but something slightly warmer may be needed in the evening for the winter months. In the summer also, be sure to take some sort of jacket or sweater when visiting hotels or cinema, as the air conditioning can be pretty fierce! In the evenings, restaurants and clubs usually have a mixture of styles - Arabic, Asian or Western - anything goes! During the day, as in any place with loads of sun, good quality sunglasses, hats and buckets of suncream are needed to avoid the lobster look.
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Scuba 2000 Diving Resort Bidiya Beach Dibba, Fujairah United Arab Emirates Tel: +971 92388477 Fax: +971 9 2388478 Email: scubauae@eim.ae |
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Tourist V isasAll visitors except Arab GCC (Gulf Co-operation and Council) nationals require a visa to enter the UAE. Citizens of the countries mention below are granted a free visit visa on arrival: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA, and Vatican City. This Visa is valid for 60 days, can be renewed for a further 30 days upon payment of fee.
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Last Updated: 30 June 2005 |
