Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
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| 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) |
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The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (Arabic: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States.[1] There are no internal barriers hindering movement between the 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) |
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| File:Abu Dhabi in United Arab Emirates.svg | File:Flag of Abu Dhabi.svg | Abu Dhabi | أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī |
2 December 1971 | Abu Dhabi | 2,784,490 | 26.3% | 67,340 | 26,000 | 80.55% | 41.35 |
| File:Ajman in United Arab Emirates.svg | File:Flag of Ajman.svg | Ajman | عجمان ʿAjmān |
2 December 1971 | Ajman | 504,846 | 4.8% | 259 | 100 | 0.31% | 1,949.21 |
| File:Dubai in United Arab Emirates.svg | File:Flag of Dubai.svg | Dubai | دبي Dubai |
2 December 1971 | Dubai | 4,177,059 | 39.5% | 4,114 | 1,590 | 4.65% | 1,075.18 |
| File:Fujairah in United Arab Emirates.svg | File:Flag of Fujairah (1952–1961).svg | Fujairah | الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah |
2 December 1971 | Fujairah | 256,256 | 2.4% | 1,450 | 560 | 1.39% | 219.96 |
| File:Ras al-Khaimah in United Arab Emirates.svg | File:Flag of Ras al-Khaimah.svg | 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 |
| File:Sharjah in United Arab Emirates.svg | File:Flag of Sharjah.svg | Sharjah | الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah |
2 December 1971 | Sharjah | 2,374,132 | 22.4% | 2,590 | 1,000 | 3.10% | 916.65 |
| File:Umm al-Quwain in United Arab Emirates.svg | File:Flag of Umm al-Qaiwain.svg | Umm Al Quwain | أم القيوين ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn |
2 December 1971 | Umm Al Quwain | 72,000 | 0.7% | 720 | 280 | 0.93% | 92.66 |
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See also
References
- ↑ "United Arab Emirates | History, Culture, Population, Map, & Capital". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ Flag of United Arab Emirates – A Brief History
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "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.
- ↑ "Population". Dubai Online. Retrieved 12 May 2016.
