United Arab Republic (1958–1971)

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United Arab Republic
الجمهورية العربية المتحدة
Flag of United Arab Republic
Flag
Capital
and largest city
Cairo
Dominant mode of productionSocialism
GovernmentUnitary one-party socialist republic


The United Arab Republic (UAR) was at first a political union between Egypt and Syria from 1958 to 1961 before being a mere Pan-Arabist administration in Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser after the Syrian coup.