Emirates of the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (Arabic: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States. There are no internal barriers hindering movement between the emirates.
| Map | Historical Flag | Emirate | Arabic name | Date joined the UAE | Capital | Population (2015) | % of total population | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | % of total area | Density (people / km2) |
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| Abu Dhabi | أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī |
2 December 1971 | Abu Dhabi | 2,784,490 | 31.23% | 67,340 | 26,000 | 80.55% | 41.35 | ||
| Ajman | عجمان ʿAjmān |
2 December 1971 | Ajman | 504,846 | 5.66% | 259 | 100 | 0.31% | 1,949.21 | ||
| Dubai | دبي Dubai |
2 December 1971 | Dubai | 4,177,059 | 46.84% | 3,885 | 1,500 | 4.65% | 1,075.18 | ||
| Fujairah | الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah |
2 December 1971 | Fujairah | 256,256 | 2.87% | 1,165 | 450 | 1.39% | 219.96 | ||
| Ras Al Khaimah | رأس الخيمة Raʾs al-khaimah |
10 February 1972 | Ras Al Khaimah | 416,600 | 4.67% | 1,684 | 650 | 2.01% | 247.39 | ||
| Sharjah | الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah |
2 December 1971 | Sharjah | 2,374,132 | 26.63% | 2,590 | 1,000 | 3.10% | 916.65 | ||
| Umm Al Quwain | أم القيوين ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn |
2 December 1971 | Umm Al Quwain | 72,000 | 0.81% | 777 | 300 | 0.93% | 92.66 | ||
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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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