Disputes - international demarcation of delimited boundary with Yemen involves nomadic tribal affiliations; because details of 1974 and 1977 treaties have not been made public, the exact location of the Saudi Arabia-UAE boundary is unknown and status is considered de facto

Illicit drugs death penalty for traffickers; increasing consumption of heroin and cocaine death penalty for traffickers; increasing consumption of heroin and cocaine

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