United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is a country in Western Asia. Its capital is Abu Dhabi. About 10 million people live there (2026). It covers 83,600 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- People (2026)
- 10 million
- Area
- 83,600 km²
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates dirham
United Arab Emirates at a glance
- In its own language
- الإِمَارات العربِيَّة المُتَّحِدة
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Population
- 10,100,000 (2026)
- Area
- 83,600 km² (32,278 mi²)
- People are called
- Emirati, Emirian, Emiri
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates dirham
- Life expectancy
- 79 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.911 (2021)
- Gini coefficient
- 26 (2018)
- Unemployment
- 4% (2014)
- Government
- federal monarchy, absolute monarchy, constitutional monarchy
- Head of state
- Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan (since 2022)
- Head of government
- Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
- Country codes
- AE, ARE
- Calling code
- +971
- Internet domain
- .ae, .امارات
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+04:00, Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates
- 24.4°, 54.3°
The United Arab Emirates and its neighbours
The United Arab Emirates borders Oman, Saudi Arabia and Iran. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- United Arab Emirates
- Neighbours
Divisions of the United Arab Emirates
- Emirate of Dubai
- Emirate of Abu Dhabi
- Emirate of Sharjah
- Emirate of Ajman
- Ras Al Khaimah
- Emirate of Fujairah
- Emirate of Umm Al Quwain
Member of
- United Nations
- Arab League
- World Trade Organization
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Interpol
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
and 12 more organisations.
How far are you from the United Arab Emirates?
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Questions
What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
The capital of the United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi.
What is the population of the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates has about 10,100,000 people, as recorded in 2026.
How big is the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 square kilometres (32,278 square miles).
What currency does the United Arab Emirates use?
The United Arab Emirates dirham.
What language is spoken in the United Arab Emirates?
The official language of the United Arab Emirates is Arabic.
Which countries border the United Arab Emirates?
The United Arab Emirates shares a border with Oman, Saudi Arabia and Iran.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.