Despite its power and omnipresence, the hegemony of the emirate was constantly threatened.
The emirate covers 2,600 km (1,003 mi) and has a population of over 800,000 (2008).
The bill also requires the state to disclose to parliament the emirate's actual proven reserves.
This was necessary in order to maintain control over spiraling borrowing costs, since the relatively poor emirate finances investments by raising funds on financial markets.
The completion date was pushed back from 2011 to 2015, after the emirate cancelled contracts with concrete suppliers, and again to 2017.
Kabir also created new districts in the emirate during his reign.
In 1952, the emirate's name was added flag, and a red flag with a white border was adopted as an ensign.
Until the end of the decade, nomadic tribes continued to enjoy considerable latitude in the desert, which composed 80 percent of the emirate's territory.
