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United Arab Republic

Middle Eastern state between 1958 and 1961 in the present territories of Egypt and Syria
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United Arab Republic

Summary

United Arab Republic is a historical country[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • United Arab Republic was a member of United Nations[3].
  • United Arab Republic's religion is recorded as secularism[4].
  • United Arab Republic is on the continent of Africa[5].
  • United Arab Republic is on the continent of Asia[6].
  • United Arab Republic's instance of is recorded as historical country[7].
  • United Arab Republic's instance of is recorded as federal republic[8].
  • United Arab Republic's instance of is recorded as sovereign state[9].
  • United Arab Republic's instance of is recorded as transcontinental country[10].
  • United Arab Republic's instance of is recorded as secular state[11].
  • United Arab Republic's head of state is recorded as Gamal Abdel Nasser[12].
  • United Arab Republic's capital is recorded as Cairo[13].
  • United Arab Republic's official language is recorded as Arabic[14].
  • United Arab Republic's currency is recorded as Egyptian pound[15].
  • United Arab Republic's currency is recorded as Syrian pound[16].
  • United Arab Republic's anthem is recorded as Walla Zaman Ya Selahi[17].
  • United Arab Republic's founder is recorded as Egypt[18].
  • United Arab Republic's founder is recorded as Second Syrian Republic[19].
  • United Arab Republic's basic form of government is recorded as federation[20].
  • United Arab Republic's basic form of government is recorded as semi-presidential system[21].
  • Arabs is named after United Arab Republic[22].
  • United Arab Republic's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Egyptian District[23].
  • United Arab Republic's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Syrian District[24].
  • United Arab Republic was followed by Egypt[25].
  • United Arab Republic was followed by Second Syrian Republic[26].
  • United Arab Republic's legislative body is recorded as National Assembly[27].

Body

Founding

Founders include Egypt[18] and Second Syrian Republic[19]. January 1, 1958 marks the founding of United Arab Republic[28].

Identity

United Arab Republic's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ar', 'text': 'الجمهورية العربية المتحدة'}[29]. Successors include Egypt[25] and Second Syrian Republic[26]. Short names include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'UAR'}[30], {'lang': 'el', 'text': 'ΗΑΔ'}[31], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'VAR'}[32], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'RAU'}[33], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'RAU'}[34], and {'lang': 'ca', 'text': 'RAU'}[35].

Dissolution

United Arab Republic was dissolved in 1971[36].

Why It Matters

United Arab Republic has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 47 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

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Abd al-Halim Khaddam Abdelhalim Hafez Anwar Sadat Ayman al-Zawahiri Egypt Egyptian pound Farouk I of Egypt Fuad II of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser Hosni Mubarak Ismail Haniyeh Israel Jehan Sadat Mohamed Al-Fayed Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Mohamed Morsi Mohamed Naguib Mohammed Badie Muhammed Faris Al-Aqidi Naguib Mahfouz Nawal El Saadawi Nizar Qabbani Pope Shenouda III of Alexandria Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt Rifaat al-Assad Salih Muslim Shukri al-Quwatli sovereign state Syria Syrian pound

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] ↑ . nationalanthems.info. nationalanthems.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [27] ↑ . Google Books. wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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