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The 7 Sheikdoms that compose the United Arab Emirates gave
Britain control of defense and foreign relations in the 19th
Century and they moved to become an independent state on December
2, 1971. The Abu Dhabi Petroleum Co. was fully nationalized in
1975 and oil revenues have given the UAE one of the highest per
capita incomes in the world. Recently, international banking has
played a greater economic role. @