Pictures: A Timeline of UAE's Achievements

The UAE has been declared as an independent sovereign and federal state on the 2^nd of December 1971 comprising of seven emirates; Abu Dhabi as the capital, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras Al Khaimah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain and Fujairah.

Looking back, the UAE was just a desert and compared it to now, it is a tourist attraction filled with modernity, and a home to many.

Here is a timeline of how the UAE has become country we all know it for!

• 1971

The UAE has been declared as a new federal state.

• 1973

The dirham has been introduced as the UAE’s currency.

• 1982

Abu Dhabi international airport begins operating.

• 1985

Emirates airline launched.

• 1999

Burj Al Arab hotel introduced and launched in Dubai.

• 2009

Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum launches the Dubai Metro.

• 2010

Burj Khalifa introduced and opens in Dubai.

• 2013

UAE celebrates the winning bid to host Expo 2020 in Dubai.

• 2014

UAE announces the creation of the UAE Space Agency to supervise the Mars Mission.

• 2018

The first satellite built on UAE reaches space.

• 2019

UAE marks history with the launch of Hazzaa Al Mansoori to space.

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