Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic)
Abu Dhabi Ajman Dubai Fujairah RAK Sharjah UAQ Qatar Saudi Arabia Oman Persian Gulf Gulf of Oman
Category	Federated state
Location	United Arab Emirates
Number	7 emirates
Populations	72,000 (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

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 (km^2)[4]	Area (sq mi)	ISO Code
		Abu Dhabi	أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī	2 December 1971	Abu Dhabi	67,340	26,000	AE-AZ
		Ajman	عجمان ʿAjmān	2 December 1971	Ajman	259	100	AE-AJ
		Dubai	دبي Dubai	2 December 1971	Dubai	4,114	1,590	AE-DU
		Fujairah	الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah	2 December 1971	Fujairah	1,450	560	AE-FU
		Ras Al Khaimah	رأس الخيمة Raʾs al-khaimah	10 February 1972	Ras Al Khaimah	1,684	650	AE-RK
		Sharjah	الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah	2 December 1971	Sharjah	2,590	1,000	AE-SH
		Umm Al Quwain	أم القيوين ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn	2 December 1971	Umm Al Quwain	720	280	AE-UQ

See also

• ISO 3166-2:AE

References

1. "United Arab Emirates | History, Culture, Population, Map, & Capital". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
2. Abiad, Nisrine (2023). "The Functional Federalism of the United Arab Emirates" (PDF). Perspectives on Federalism. 15 (1–2): 91. ISSN 2036-5438.
3. Flag of United Arab Emirates – A Brief History
4. "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.