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]	Area (mi²)	% of total area	Density
	Abu Dhabi	أبو ظبي	Abu Dhabi	1,678,000	38.8%	67,340	26,000	86.7%	25
	Ajman	عجمان	Ajman	258,000	6.0%	259	100	0.3%	996
	Dubai	دبي	Dubai	1,306,000	30.2%	3,885	1,500	5.0%	336
	Fujairah	الفجيرة	Fujairah	127,000	2.9%	1,165	450	1.5%	109
	Ras al-Khaimah	رأس الخيمة	Ras al-Khaimah	205,000	4.7%	1,684	650	2.2%	122
	Sharjah	الشارقة	Sharjah	678,000	15.7%	2,590	1,000	3.3%	262
	Umm al-Quwain	أم القيوين	Umm al-Qaiwain	68,000	1.6%	777	300	0.9%	88
	UAE	الإمارات العربية المتحدة	Abu Dhabi	4,320,000	100%	77,700	30,000	100%	56

See also

• ISO 3166-2:AE

References

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates Emirate (capital) Emirate of Abu Dhabi (Abu Dhabi) Emirate of Dubai (Dubai) Emirate of Sharjah (Sharjah) Emirate of Ajman (Ajman) Emirate of Umm al-Quwain (Umm al-Quwain) Emirate of Fujairah (Fujairah) Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah (Ras al-Khaimah)