United Arab States

United Arab States
الولايات العربية المتحدة ad-Duwal al-‘Arabīyah al-Muttaḥidah
1958–1961
Capital		Not specified Cairo (de facto)
Languages		Arabic
Religion		Islam
Political structure		Confederation
Historical era		Cold War
•	Established	8 March 1958
•	Disestablished	26 December 1961
Preceded by Succeeded by Egypt Syria Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen Egypt Syria Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen

The United Arab States (UAS) was a short-lived confederation of the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) and North Yemen from 1958 to 1961.

The United Arab Republic was a sovereign state formed by the union of Egypt and Syria in 1958. The same year, the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (North Yemen), which had already signed a defense pact with Egypt, joined with the new state in 1958 in a loose confederation called the United Arab States. However, unlike the member countries of the United Arab Republic, Yemen remained an independent sovereign state. It maintained its UN membership and separate embassies throughout the whole period of confederation.

Neither the union nor the confederation fulfilled their role as vehicles of pan-Arabism or Arab nationalism, as they were dissolved in 1961.

See also

• United Arab Republic, a federation between Egypt and Syria (1958–1961).
• Arab Federation, a confederation between Iraq and Jordan (1958).
• Federation of Arab Republics (1972–1977).