referred to as ("the UAE"). The UAE consists of the following Emirates:
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al-Quwain, Fujairah and Ras Al-Khaimah.
Any other independent Arab State may, subject to the unanimous approval of the Federal
Supreme Council, join the UAE.
When admitting a new member to the UAE, the Federal Supreme Council shall determine
the number of seats to be allocated to that member in the Federal National Council (FNC) in
excess of the number provided in Article 68 of the Constitution.
Article (2)
In assuming its responsibilities under the provisions of the Constitution, the UAE has
sovereignty over all territory and territorial waters lying within the international boundaries
of the member Emirates.
Article (3)
A member Emirate shall exercise sovereignty over its own territories and territorial waters in
all matters which are not within the jurisdiction of the UAE under the Constitution.
Article (4)
The UAE may not cede its sovereignty or relinquish any part of its territories or waters.
Article (5)
The UAE shall have its flag, an emblem and a national anthem. The flag and the emblem
shall be specified by Law. An Emirate shall have its own flag to use it within its territories.
Article (6)
The UAE is a part of the greater Arab nation to which the UAE is linked by the ties of religion,
language, history and common destiny.
The people of the UAE are one people, and a part of the Arab nation.
The Constitution of The United Arab Emirates
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