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 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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The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (Arabic: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States.[1]
Each emirate maintains its own sovereignty over its territory and functions in parallel with the Federal government of the United Arab Emirates as per the United Arab Emirates Constitution.[2]
List of emirates
| Map | Flag[3] | Emirate | Arabic name | Date joined the UAE | Capital | Area (km2)[4] | Area (sq mi) |
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| Abu Dhabi | أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī |
2 December 1971 | Abu Dhabi | 67,340 | 26,000 | ||
| Ajman | عجمان ʿAjmān |
2 December 1971 | Ajman | 259 | 100 | ||
| Dubai | دبي Dubai |
2 December 1971 | Dubai | 4,114 | 1,590 | ||
| Fujairah | الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah |
2 December 1971 | Fujairah | 1,450 | 560 | ||
| Ras Al Khaimah | رأس الخيمة Raʾs al-khaimah |
10 February 1972 | Ras Al Khaimah | 1,684 | 650 | ||
| Sharjah | الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah |
2 December 1971 | Sharjah | 2,590 | 1,000 | ||
| Umm Al Quwain | أم القيوين ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn |
2 December 1971 | Umm Al Quwain | 720 | 280 |
See also
| This article is part of a series on the |
| Politics of the United Arab Emirates |
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| United Arab Emirates portal |
References
- ^ "United Arab Emirates | History, Culture, Population, Map, & Capital". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Abiad, Nisrine (2023). "The Functional Federalism of the United Arab Emirates" (PDF). Perspectives on Federalism. 15 (1–2): 91. ISSN 2036-5438.
- ^ Flag of United Arab Emirates – A Brief History
- ^ "Census 2005". Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates. 2005. Archived from the original on 6 November 2009. Retrieved 13 November 2009.