Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
| Emirates of the United Arab Emirates إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic) | |
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| 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: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States:
| Flag[1] | Emirate | Arabic name | Date joined the UAE | Capital | Population[2][3] | % of total population | Area (km2)[2] | Area (sq mi) | % of total area | Density (people / km2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Abu Dhabi | أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī | 2 December 1971 | Abu Dhabi | 2,784,490 | 27% | 67,340 | 26,000 | 86.7% | 24.9 |
 | Ajman | عجمان ʿAjmān | 2 December 1971 | Ajman | 504,846 | 4% | 259 | 100 | 0.3% | 996.1 |
 | Dubai | دبي Dubai | 2 December 1971 | Dubai | 4,177,059 | 41% | 3,885 | 1,500 | 5.0% | 644.2 |
.svg.png){kind=small} | Fujairah | الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah | 2 December 1971 | Fujairah | 152,000 | 1% | 1,165 | 450 | 1.5% | 109.0 |
 | Ras Al Khaimah | رأس الخيمة Raʾs al-khaimah | 10 February 1972 | Ras Al Khaimah | 416,600 | 3% | 1,684 | 650 | 2.2% | 121.7 |
| | Sharjah | الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah | 2 December 1971 | Sharjah | 2,374,132 | 23% | 2,590 | 1,000 | 3.3% | 261.8 |
 | Umm Al Quwain | أم القيوين ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn | 2 December 1971 | Umm Al Quwain | 72,000 | <1% | 777 | 300 | 1.0% | 87.5 |
See also
- ISO 3166-2:AE
References
- ^ Flag of United Arab Emirates – A Brief History
- ^ a b "Census 2005". Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates. 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ^ "Population". Dubai Online. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
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