Emirates of the United Arab Emirates إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة(Arabic)
Abu Dhabi
Ajman
Dubai
Fujairah
RAK
Sharjah
UAQ
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Oman
Persian Gulf
Gulf of Oman
Category
Federated state
Location
United Arab Emirates
Number
7 Emirates
Populations
72,000 (Umm Al Quwain) – 4,177,059 (Dubai)
Areas
260 km2 (100 sq mi) (Ajman) – 67,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) (Abu Dhabi)
Government
Emirate government
Subdivisions
Regions, Municipalities, Counties
The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (Arabic: إماراتʾimārāt; singular: إمارةʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States.[1] There are no internal barriers hindering movement between the emirates.
Statistics of the seven emirates
Map
Historical Flag[2]
Emirate
Arabic name
Date joined the UAE
Capital
Population (2015)[3][4]
% of total population
Area (km2)[3]
Area (sq mi)
% of total area
Density (people / km2)
Abu Dhabi
أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī
2 December 1971
Abu Dhabi
2,784,490
26.3%
67,340
26,000
80.55%
41.35
Ajman
عجمان ʿAjmān
2 December 1971
Ajman
504,846
4.8%
259
100
0.31%
1,949.21
Dubai
دبي Dubai
2 December 1971
Dubai
4,177,059
39.5%
3,885
1,500
4.65%
1,075.18
Fujairah
الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah
2 December 1971
Fujairah
256,256
2.4%
1,165
450
1.39%
219.96
Ras Al Khaimah
رأس الخيمة Raʾs al-khaimah
10 February 1972
Ras Al Khaimah
416,600
3.9%
1,684
650
2.01%
247.39
Sharjah
الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah
2 December 1971
Sharjah
2,374,132
22.4%
2,590
1,000
3.10%
916.65
Umm Al Quwain
أم القيوين ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn
2 December 1971
Umm Al Quwain
72,000
0.7%
777
300
0.93%
92.66
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^Flag of United Arab Emirates – A Brief History
^ ab"Census 2005". Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates. 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.
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