Emirate of Abu Dhabi and the commercial city of Dubai (about away). All private and public schools in the emirate come under the authority of the Abu Dhabi Education Council, while other emirates continue to work under the federal Ministry of Education. Schools and universities in Abu Dhabi: Emirate of Abu Dhabi The Emirate of Abu Dhabi (, , or ; , ), is one of seven emirates that constitute the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the largest emirate by area (), accounting for approximately 87 percent of the total land area of the federation. Abu Dhabi also has the largest population of
Federation of Arab Emirates of the South Federation of Arab Emirates of the South The Federation of Arab Emirates of the South ( "Ittiḥād ʾImārāt al-Janūb al-ʿArabiyy") was an organization of states within the British Aden Protectorate in what would become South Yemen. The Federation of six states was inaugurated in the British Colony of Aden on 11 February 1959, and the Federation and Britain signed a “Treaty of Friendship and Protection,” which detailed plans for British financial and military assistance. It subsequently added nine states and, on 4 April 1962, became known as the Federation of South Arabia. This was joined by the Aden Colony on