United Arab Emirates May 18, 2022 Abou Dabi , Abu Dhabi , Ajman , Arab League , Arabia , Arabic , Arabic language , Asia , Burj Khalifa , Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿarabiyyat al-muttaḥida , desert , Doubaï , Dubai , Emirates , État fédéral , fiscal paradise , FPEG , Fujairah , gas , Gas Exporting Countries Forum , golfe d'Oman , Gulf Cooperation Council , Hormuz , hydrocarbons , Middle East , monarchy , mountains , Near East , oil , OPEC , Organisation des pays exportateurs de pétrole , Péninsule Arabique , Persian Gulf , Ras Al Khaimah , sex ratio , Sharjah , Strait of Hormuz , stress hydrique , tour Burj Khalifa , tourism , UAE , Umm Al Quwain , United Arab Emirates , urbanization , water , Western Asia , دولة الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة Official name United Arab Emirates Name in local language دولة الإمارات العربيّة المتّحدة - Dawlat al-ʾImārāt al-ʿarabiyyat al-muttaḥida (ar) Continent Asia Subcontinent Western Asia Population (ranking: 95e ) 9,555,590 inhabitants (2022) Population growth 1.46 % / year Area 83,600 km² Density 114.30 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 37e )358.869 billions $USD (2020) GDP/capita (ranking ) 36,285 $USD (2020) GDP growth -6.10 % / year (2020) Life expectancy (ranking ) 79.70 years (2020) Birth rate 9.96 ‰ (2019) Fertility rate 3.30 children / woman (2019) Death rate (ranking ) 0.95 ‰ (2019) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 5.90 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 99.46 % (2015) Official languages Arabic Currency UAE dirham (AED) HDI (ranking: 41e )0.890 / 1 (2019) EPI (ranking )58.90 (2018) Government Federal absolute monarchy Head of State President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan National Day 2 December (independence of 1971) ISO Codes AE, ARE Demonym Emirati Tourists (ranking ) 15,920,000 people (2018)
Less oil, more diversification The United Arab Emirates is a federal state located in the Middle East between the Persian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman. It shares borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia . It is made up of seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Sharjah, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah and Umm al-Qa’ayain. Its federal capital is the city of Abu Dhabi.
Burj-Al-Arab Jumeirah Hotel, Dubai. Source: Most Beautiful Spots Dubai and its famous skyscraper Burj Khalifa, 830 m. Photo: Jan Michael Pfeiffer Urban areas (2016) Urban areas Population Dubai 5,429,549 inhabitants Abu Dhabi 1,935,234 inhabitants Al Ain 738,481 inhabitants Ras Al Khaimah 263,217 inhabitants Fujairah 223,379 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Emirates Population Area Abu Dhabi 2,918,702 inhabitants 67,340 km² Ajman 361,160 inhabitants 460 km² Dubai 2,690,555 inhabitants 4,114 km² Fujairah 223,379 inhabitants 1,166 km² Ras al-Khaimah 263,217 inhabitants 1,684 km² Sharjah 890,669 inhabitants 2,590 km² Umm al-Quwain 72,936 inhabitants 777 km²
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