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United Arab States

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United Arab States
اتحاد الدول العربية
Ātḥād Āldwl Ālʿrbyāh
1958–1961
Flag of United Arab States
Flag
Anthem:  Walla Zaman Ya Selahy (by Syria and Egypt)

Royal Salute (by Yemen)
Location of United Arab States
CapitalCairo, Sana'a
Common languagesArabic
Religion
Islam
Historical eraArab Cold War
• Established
8 March 1958
• Disestablished
26 December 1961
Preceded by
Succeeded by
United Arab Republic
Kingdom of Yemen
Egypt
Syria
Kingdom of Yemen

The United Arab States (Arabic: اتحاد الدول العربية) was a short-lived confederation of the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen from 1958 to 1961.