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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Abu Dhabi | أبو ظبي | Abu Dhabi | 1,678,000 | 38.8% | 67,340 | 26,000 | 86.7% | 25 |
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Ajman | عجمان | Ajman | 258,000 | 6.0% | 259 | 100 | 0.3% | 996 |
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Dubai | دبي | Dubai | 1,306,000 | 30.2% | 3,885 | 1,500 | 5.0% | 336 |
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Fujairah | الفجيرة | Fujairah | 127,000 | 2.9% | 1,165 | 450 | 1.5% | 109 |
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Ras al-Khaimah | رأس الخيمة | Ras al-Khaimah | 205,000 | 4.7% | 1,684 | 650 | 2.2% | 122 |
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Sharjah | الشارقة | Sharjah | 678,000 | 15.7% | 2,590 | 1,000 | 3.3% | 262 |
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Umm al-Quwain | أم القيوين | Umm al-Qaiwain | 68,000 | 1.6% | 777 | 300 | 0.9% | 88 |
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UAE | الإمارات العربية المتحدة |
Abu Dhabi | 4,320,000 | 100% | 77,700 | 30,000 | 100% | 56 |
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See also
References
- ^ a b "Census 2005". Ministry of Economy and Planning, Government of the United Arab Emirates. 2005. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
