Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

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The United Arab Emirates is composed of 7 emirates (imarat; singular: imarah):

Flag Emirate Arabic
name
Capital Population[1] % of total population Area (km²)[1] Area (mi²) % of total area Density
Flag of Abu Dhabi.svg Abu Dhabi أبو ظبي Abu Dhabi 1,678,000 38.8% 67,340 26,000 86.7% 25
Flag of Ajman.svg Ajman عجمان Ajman 258,000 6.0% 259 100 0.3% 996
Flag of Dubai.svg Dubai دبي Dubai 1,306,000 30.2% 3,885 1,500 5.0% 336
Flag of Fujairah.svg Fujairah الفجيرة Fujairah 127,000 2.9% 1,165 450 1.5% 109
Flag of Ras al-Khaimah.svg Ras al-Khaimah رأس الخيمة Ras al-Khaimah 205,000 4.7% 1,684 650 2.2% 122
Flag of Sharjah.svg Sharjah الشارقة Sharjah 678,000 15.7% 2,590 1000 3.3% 262
Flag of Umm al-Qaiwain.svg Umm al-Quwain أم القيوين Umm al-Qaiwain 68,000 1.6% 777 300 0.9% 88
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE الإمارات
العربية المتحدة
Abu Dhabi 4,320,000 100% 77,700 30,000 100% 56
Ras Al Khaimah Fujairah Fujairah Ras al-Khaimah Umm al-Quwain Ajman Sharjah Dubai Dubai Sharjah Sharjah Abu DhabiUAE en-map.png
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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Census 2005". Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates. 2005. http://www.tedad.ae/english/kids/emirates.html. Retrieved 2009-11-13.