Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic)
Category Federated state
Location United Arab Emirates
Number 7
Populations 68,000 (Umm al-Quwain) – 1,678,000 (Abu Dhabi)
Areas 260 km2 (100 sq mi) (Ajman) – 67,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) (Abu Dhabi)
Government Emirate government
Subdivisions Cities, Towns, Villages
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The United Arab Emirates is composed of seven emirates (imarat; singular: imarah):

Flag Emirate Arabic
name		 Capital Population[1] % of total population Area (km²)[1] Area (mi²) % of total area Density
Abu Dhabi أبو ظبي Abu Dhabi 1,678,000 38.8% 67,340 26,000 86.7% 25
Ajman عجمان Ajman 258,000 6.0% 259 100 0.3% 996
Dubai دبي Dubai 1,306,000 30.2% 3,885 1,500 5.0% 336
Fujairah الفجيرة Fujairah 127,000 2.9% 1,165 450 1.5% 109
Ras al-Khaimah رأس الخيمة Ras al-Khaimah 205,000 4.7% 1,684 650 2.2% 122
Sharjah الشارقة Sharjah 678,000 15.7% 2,590 1,000 3.3% 262
Umm al-Quwain أم القيوين Umm al-Quwain 68,000 1.6% 777 300 0.9% 88
UAE الإمارات
العربية المتحدة		 Abu Dhabi 4,320,000 100% 77,700 30,000 100% 56

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References

  1. 1 2 "Census 2005". Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates. 2005. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
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