Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic)
Emirates of the United Arab Emirates; إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic)
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)
Government	Emirate government;
Subdivisions	Regions, Municipalities, Counties;

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 them.

Statistics of the seven emirates
Emirate	Arabic name	Date joined the UAE	Capital	Population^[3]^[4]	% of total population	Area (km²)^[3]	Area (sq mi)	% of total area	Density (people / km²)
Abu Dhabi	أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī	2 December 1971	Abu Dhabi	2,784,490	27%	67,340	26,000	86.7%	24.9
Ajman	عجمان ʿAjmān	2 December 1971	Ajman	504,846	4%	259	100	0.3%	996.1
Dubai	دبي Dubai	2 December 1971	Dubai	4,177,059	41%	3,885	1,500	5.0%	644.2
Fujairah	الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah	2 December 1971	Fujairah	152,000	1%	1,165	450	1.5%	109.0
Ras Al Khaimah	رأس الخيمة Raʾs al-khaimah	10 February 1972	Ras Al Khaimah	416,600	3%	1,684	650	2.2%	121.7
Sharjah	الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah	2 December 1971	Sharjah	2,374,132	23%	2,590	1,000	3.3%	261.8
Umm Al Quwain	أم القيوين ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn	2 December 1971	Umm Al Quwain	72,000	<1%	777	300	1.0%	87.5

References[]

^ "United Arab Emirates | History, Culture, Population, Map, & Capital". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
^ Flag of United Arab Emirates – A Brief History
^ ^a ^b "Census 2005". Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates. 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
^ "Population". Dubai Online. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

[1] "United Arab Emirates | History, Culture, Population, Map, & Capital". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-08-31.

[2] Flag of United Arab Emirates – A Brief History

[tedad-3] "Census 2005". Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates. 2005. Archived from the original on 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2009-11-13.

[4] "Population". Dubai Online. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

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