Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
| 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 |
| Populations | 68,000 (Umm al-Quwain) – 2,502,715 (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):
| Flag | Emirate | Arabic name | Date joined the UAE | Capital | Population[1][2] | % of total population | Area (km2)[1] | Area (sq mi) | % of total area | Density (people / km2) |
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Abu Dhabi | أبو ظبي ʾAbū Ẓabī |
2 December 1971 | Abu Dhabi | 1,678,000 | 30.4% | 67,340 | 26,000 | 86.7% | 24.9 |
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Ajman | عجمان ʿAjmān |
2 December 1971 | Ajman | 258,000 | 4.7% | 259 | 100 | 0.3% | 996.1 |
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Dubai | دبي Dubayy |
2 December 1971 | Dubai | 2,502,715 | 45.4% | 3,885 | 1,500 | 5.0% | 644.2 |
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Fujairah | الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah |
2 December 1971 | Fujairah | 127,000 | 2.3% | 1,165 | 450 | 1.5% | 109.0 |
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Ras al-Khaimah | رأس الخيمة Raʾs al-Ḫaymah |
10 February 1972 | Ras al-Khaimah | 205,000 | 3.7% | 1,684 | 650 | 2.2% | 121.7 |
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Sharjah | الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah |
2 December 1971 | Sharjah | 678,000 | 12.3% | 2,590 | 1,000 | 3.3% | 261.8 |
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Umm al-Quwain | أم القيوين ʾUmm al-Qaywayn |
2 December 1971 | Umm al-Quwain | 68,000 | 1.2% | 777 | 300 | 1.0% | 87.5 |
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United Arab Emirates | الإمارات العربية المتحدة Al-Imārāt al-ʾArabīyah al-Muttaḥidah |
— | Abu Dhabi | 5,516,715 | 100% | 77,700 | 30,000 | 100% | 71.0 |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Census 2005". Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates. 2005. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ^ "Population". Dubai Online. Retrieved 2016-05-12.
