Ras al-Khaymah
The State of Ras al-Khaymah دولة رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة Dawlat Ras al-Khaymah | |
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| Capital and largest city | Issariah |
| Official languages | Khaymahni |
| Ethnic groups (2016) |
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| Religion (2016) | 57% Emani 28% Asqalani Yehudi 15% Boein |
| Demonym(s) | Khaymahni |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional republic |
• President | Ibrahim Suleiman |
• Prime Minister | Rashid al-Attar |
• Speaker of the Parliament | Hussein Diab |
| Legislature | Parliament |
| Population | |
• 2016 estimate | 51,296,679 |
| GDP (PPP) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $569.80 billion |
• Per capita | $11,108 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2019 estimate |
• Total | $289.98 billion |
• Per capita | $5,653 |
| Gini |  49.7high |
| HDI |  0.680medium |
| Time zone | UTC-3 |
| Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
| Driving side | right |
| Calling code | +974 |
| Internet TLD | .kh |
Ras al-Khaymah (Khaymahni: رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة), officially the State of Ras al-Khaymah (Khaymahni: دولة رَأْس ٱلْخَيْمَة, Romanized: Dāwlāţ Rāş āl-Khāymāḩ), commonly shortened to Khaymah in English, is a country in the North Meridiq, bordering Carelia to the east, the Benardie Territory of Meronnia to the north, the Winstonian Dominion of Northern Meridiq to the northwest, Tamazgha to the west and Al-Meriq to the south. It is separated from Ackesia and Amalosia by the Rosel Sea. Geographically it is the largest country in Meridiq and among the largest in the world consisting o the majority of North Meridiq. Most of it's terrain consist of the Khaymahni Desert, various mountain ranges, and Mediterreanan scrubs. Ras al-Khaymah is home to diverse ethnic and religious groups including Khaymahni, Meriqi, and Asqalani and religious groups include Emani, Beoin and Asqalani Yehudi. Khaymahni consist of the largest ethnic group most of which adhere to the Emani faith.
History
Etyhmology
The name Ras al-Khaymah translates in English to "Top of the tent". The traces back to the 17th century Ajnabi War, possibly refering to the Al-Qassem dynasty and their leadership in the war. The phrase spread and since then, 18th century records show the Al-Qassem tribe was commonly called as a whole Ras al-Khaymah.
Government and politics
Ras al-Khaymah is a parliamentary democracy with a constitution which sets the legal framework that governs the executive government, legislature and judiciary. The president is the head of state and the prime minister is the head of government. The legislature, the Khaymahni Parliament is elected by the citizens using closed list proportional representation utilzing the D'Hondt method in a single nation-wide constituency for five year terms. From the elected members of Parliament a prime minister is chosen through an appointment vote. The president is elected separately in a nationwide first-past-the-post election for the position for a six year term.
The executive branch known as the cabinet consists of the President, Prime minister and various minor ministers and deputy ministers who hold offices in different administrative realms within the country. Only the president and prime minister are elected while the rest of the ministers are appointed by the prime minister. The executive power is derived directly from the Parliament and its legislatures and therefor the cabinet can be dismissed through a vote of no confidence by the Parliament.