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:

Statistics of the seven emirates

Flag[1]	Emirate	Arabic name	Date joined the UAE	Capital	Population[2][3]	% of total population	Area (km^2)[2]	Area (sq mi)	% of total area	Density (people / km^2)
	Abu Dhabi	أبو ظبي ʾAbū Ẓabī	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 Dubayy	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-Ḫaymah	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

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic)
Category	Federated state
Location	United Arab Emirates
Number	7 Emirates
Populations	567,890 (Umm Al Quwain) – 4,177,059 (Dubai)
Areas	260 km^2 (100 sq mi) (Ajman) – 67,000 km^2 (26,000 sq mi) (Abu Dhabi)
Government	Emirate government
Subdivisions	Regions, Municipalities, Counties

See also

• ISO 3166-2:AE

References

1. Flag of United Arab Emirates – A Brief History
2. "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.
3. "Population". Dubai Online. Retrieved 2016-05-12.