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] % of total area Density
Flag of Abu Dhabi.svg Abu Dhabi أبو ظبي Abu Dhabi 1,678,000 38.8% 67,340 86.7% 25
Flag of Ajman.svg Ajman عجمان Ajman 258,000 6.0% 259 0.3% 996
Flag of Dubai.svg Dubai دبي Dubai 1,306,000 30.2% 3,885 5.0% 336
Flag of Fujairah.svg Fujairah الفجيرة Fujairah 127,000 2.9% 1,165 1.5% 109
Flag of Ras al-Khaimah.svg Ras al-Khaimah رأس الخيمة Ras al-Khaimah 205,000 4.7% 1,684 2.2% 122
Flag of Sharjah.svg Sharjah الشارقة Sharjah 678,000 15.7% 2,590 3.3% 262
Flag of Umm al-Qaiwain.svg Umm Al Quwain أم القيوين Umm al-Qaiwain 68,000 1.6% 777 0.9% 88
Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg UAE الإمارات
العربية المتحدة
Abu Dhabi 4,320,000 100% 77,700 100% 56
Administrative map of the United Arab Emirates


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  1. ^ a b "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.