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{{Short description|Subdivision of the United Arab Emirates}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = Emirates of the United Arab Emirates<br>{{native name|ar|إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة|italics=off}}
| alt_name           =
| map                = {{UAE Emirates map}}
| category           = [[Federated state]]
| territory          = [[United Arab Emirates]]
| start_date         =
| current_number     = 7 Emirates
| number_date        =
| population_range   = 72,000 ([[Emirate of Umm Al Quwain|Umm Al Quwain]]) – 4,177,059 ([[Emirate of Dubai|Dubai]])
| area_range         = {{Convert|100|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Emirate of Ajman|Ajman]]) – {{Convert|26000|sqmi|km2|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Emirate of Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]])
| government         = [[Politics of the United Arab Emirates#Local politics|Emirate government]]
| subdivision        = Regions, Municipalities, Counties
}}
The [[United Arab Emirates]] consists of seven [[emirate|emirates]] ({{langx|ar|إمارات}} ''{{Lang|ar-latn|ʾimārāt}}''; singular: {{lang|ar|إمارة}} ''{{Lang|ar-latn|ʾimārah}}''), which were historically known as the [[Trucial States]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=United Arab Emirates {{!}} History, Culture, Population, Map, & Capital|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/United-Arab-Emirates|access-date=31 August 2021|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> There are no internal barriers hindering movement between the emirates.
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|+Statistics of the seven emirates
!Map
! class="unsortable" | Historical Flag<ref>[https://www.flagmakers.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Flag-of-United-Arab-Emirates-A-Brief-History-Download.pdf Flag of United Arab Emirates – A Brief History]</ref>
!Emirate
!class="unsortable"| Arabic name
!Date joined the UAE
!class="unsortable"|[[Capital city|Capital]]
!Population (2015)<ref name="tedad">{{cite web |url=http://www.tedad.ae/english/kids/emirates.html |title=Census 2005 |publisher=Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates |year=2005 |access-date=13 November 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091106052413/http://tedad.ae/english/kids/emirates.html |archive-date=6 November 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dubai-online.com/essential/population/|title=Population|website=Dubai Online|access-date=12 May 2016}}</ref>
!% of total population
!Area (km<sup>2</sup>)<ref name="tedad"/>
!Area (sq mi)
!% of total area
!Density (people / km<sup>2</sup>)
|-
|[[File:Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates.svg|125x125px]]
|[[File:Flag of Abu Dhabi.svg|40px|border]]
|[[Emirate of Abu Dhabi|Abu Dhabi]]
|align=right|{{lang|ar|أبو ظبي}}<br>''{{Lang|ar-latn|ʾAbū dhabī}}''
|{{dts|2 December 1971}}
|[[Abu Dhabi]]
|align=right|2,784,490
|align=right|26.3%
|align=right|67,340
|align=right|26,000
|align=right|80.55%
|align=right|41.35
|-
|[[File:Ajman in United Arab Emirates.svg|125x125px]]
|[[File:Flag of Ajman.svg|40px|border]]
|[[Emirate of Ajman|Ajman]]
|align=right|{{lang|ar|عجمان}}<br>''{{Lang|ar-latn|ʿAjmān}}''
|{{dts|2 December 1971}}
|[[Ajman]]
|align=right|504,846
|align=right|4.8%
|align=right|259
|align=right|100
|align=right|0.31%
|align=right|1,949.21
|-
|[[File:Dubai in United Arab Emirates.svg|125x125px]]
|[[File:Flag of Dubai.svg|40px|border]]
|[[Emirate of Dubai|Dubai]]
|align=right|{{lang|ar|دبي}}<br>''{{Lang|ar-latn|Dubai}}''
|{{dts|2 December 1971}}
|[[Dubai]]
|align=right|4,177,059
|align=right|39.5%
|align=right|4,114
|align=right|1,590
|align=right|4.65%
|align=right|1,075.18
|-
|[[File:Fujairah in United Arab Emirates.svg|125x125px]]
|[[File:Flag of Fujairah (1952–1961).svg|border|40x40px]]
|[[Emirate of Fujairah|Fujairah]]
|align=right|{{lang|ar|الفجيرة}}<br>''{{Lang|ar-latn|Al-Fujayrah}}''
|{{dts|2 December 1971}}
|[[Fujairah]]
|align=right|256,256
|align=right|2.4%
|align=right|1,450
|align=right|560
|align=right|1.39%
|align=right|219.96
|-
|[[File:Ras al-Khaimah in United Arab Emirates.svg|125x125px]]
|[[File:Flag of Ras al-Khaimah.svg|40px|border]]
|[[Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah|Ras Al Khaimah]]
|align=right|{{lang|ar|رأس الخيمة}}<br>''{{Lang|ar-latn|Raʾs al-khaimah}}''
|{{dts|10 February 1972}}
|[[Ras Al Khaimah]]
|align=right|416,600
|align=right|3.9%
|align=right|1,684
|align=right|650
|align=right|2.01%
|align=right|247.39
|-
|[[File:Sharjah in United Arab Emirates.svg|125x125px]]
|[[File:Flag of Sharjah.svg|40px|border]]
|[[Emirate of Sharjah|Sharjah]]
|align=right|{{lang|ar|الشارقة}}<br>''{{Lang|ar-latn|Aš-Šāriqah}}''
|{{dts|2 December 1971}}
|[[Sharjah]]
|align=right|2,374,132
|align=right|22.4%
|align=right|2,590
|align=right|1,000
|align=right|3.10%
|align=right|916.65
|-
|[[File:Umm al-Quwain in United Arab Emirates.svg|125x125px]]
|[[File:Flag of Umm al-Qaiwain.svg|40px|border]]
|[[Emirate of Umm Al Quwain|Umm Al Quwain]]
|align=right|{{lang|ar|أم القيوين}}<br>''{{Lang|ar-latn|ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn}}''
|{{dts|2 December 1971}}
|[[Umm Al Quwain]]
|align=right|72,000
|align=right|0.7%
|align=right|720
|align=right|280
|align=right|0.93%
|align=right|92.66
|- style="background: #f2f2f2;"
|}
{{Politics of the United Arab Emirates}}
== See also ==
* [[ISO 3166-2:AE]]
== References ==
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{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries}}
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[[Category:Subdivisions of the United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:Lists of administrative divisions|United Arab Emirates, Emirates]]
[[Category:Administrative divisions in Asia|United Arab Emirates 1]]
[[Category:First-level administrative divisions by country|Emirates, United Arab Emirates]]
[[Category:United Arab Emirates geography-related lists]]