United Arab Republic

This article is about the union of Egypt and Syria. For the confederation between the United Arab Republic and the Kingdom of Yemen, see United Arab States. For the union of Libya, Egypt and Syria, see Federation of Arab Republics. For the proposed union of Tunisia and Libya, see Arab Islamic Republic. For other uses, see United Arab Republic (disambiguation).

Not to be confused with United Arab Emirates.

"Uar" redirects here. For the ancient and medieval Central Asian tribal group, see Uar (tribe).

United Arab Republic الجمهورية العربية المتحدة (Arabic) al-Jumhūriyya al-ʿArabiyya al-Muttaḥida
1958–1971
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: والله زمان يا سلاحي Wallāh Zamān Yā Silāḥī "It's Been So Long, O My Weapon!"
United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961 (remained without Syria until its dissolution in 1971)
Status	Political union (1958–1961) Sovereign state in Egypt (1961–1971) and the Gaza Strip (1961–1967)
Capital and largest city	Cairo
Official languages	Arabic
Religion	Islam Christianity
Government	Unitary Arab socialist republic
President
• 1958–1970	Gamal Abdel Nasser
• 1970–1971	Anwar Sadat
Vice President
• 1958–1971	List
Prime Minister
• 1958–1962 (first)	Gamal Abdel Nasser
• 1970–1971 (last)	Mahmoud Fawzi
Legislature	National Assembly
Historical era	Cold War Arab Cold War
• Formation of the United Arab Republic	22 February 1958
• Egyptian administration of Gaza	1959
• 1961 Syrian coup d'état	28 September 1961
• Israeli invasion of Gaza and Sinai Peninsula	10 June 1967
• Death of Nasser	28 September 1970
• Corrective revolution	15 May 1971
• UAR renamed to Arab Republic of Egypt	11 September 1971
Area
• Total	1,195,000 km2 (461,000 sq mi)
Population
• 1958 estimate	29,125,000
Currency	Arab dinar (planned) Egyptian pound (Egypt and Gaza) Syrian pound (Syria)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Calling code	+20
Preceded by Succeeded by Republic of Egypt Syrian Republic All-Palestine Protectorate 1961 Syrian Arab Republic 1967 Israeli Military Occupation Arab Republic of Egypt
Today part of	Egypt Syria Palestine (Gaza) Israel (Golan Heights, disputed)

The United Arab Republic was a country and sovereign state in the Middle East from 1958 to 1971. It was initially a short-lived political union between the Republic of Egypt (including Egyptian-governed Gaza) and the Second Syrian Republic from 1958 until Syria seceded from the union following the 1961 Syrian coup d'état. Egypt continued to be known officially as the United Arab Republic until it was formally dissolved by Anwar Sadat in September 1971.

The republic was led by Gamal Abdel Nasser as the Egyptian president. The UAR was a member of the United Arab States, a loose confederation with the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, which was dissolved in 1961. It was a brief, small, example of a pan-Arab union. The republic is recognized as the first genuine integrated union between two Arab states in the modern era.