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''Main article: [[Geography of the United Arab Emirates]]''

[[imageImage:united_arab_emirates_sm03Tc-map.jpgpng|Map of the United Arab Emirates]]

The UAE lies in [[Southwest Asia]], bordering the [[Gulf of Oman]] and the [[Persian Gulf]], between [[Oman]] and [[Saudi Arabia]]. It is a flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; with mountains in the east. Its strategic ___location along southern approaches to the [[Strait of Hormuz]] makes it a vital transit point for world crude oil. The UAE is considered to be one of the fifteen states that comprise the so-called "[[Cradle of Humanity]]"