The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is situated along the south-eastern tip of
the Arabian peninsula between 22º 50 and 26º north latitude and between
51º and 56º 25 east longitude. Qatar lies to the north-west, Saudi Arabia to
the west, south and south-east, and Oman to the south-east and north-east.
Occupying an area of about 83, 600 sq. km (32,400 sq. miles) – roughly
the size of Portugal. The coastline of the UAE was approximately 1318 km but
land reclamation projects, notably the three 'Palms', are extending this figure.