*'''Government Type:''' Federal Constitutional monarchy
*'''Government Type:''' Federal Constitutional monarchy
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==History==
==History==
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Prior to 1971, the United Arab Emirates were known as the '''Trucial States''' or '''Trucial Oman''', due to the fact that the territory had formerly been administered by [[England|Britain]]-friendly [[icewedge]].
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Prior to 1971, the United Arab Emirates were known as the '''Trucial States''' or '''Trucial Oman''', due to the fact that the territory had formerly been administered by [[England|Britain]]-friendly Sheikhs.