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Dubai [a] is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the country's seven emirates. [5] [6] [7] As of 2024, the city has a population of around 3.79 million, [8] more than 90% of which are expatriates.
A view of the Dubai Creek from a harbour. The sandy desert surrounding the city supports wild grasses and occasional date palms. Desert hyacinths grow in the sabkha plains east of the city, while acacia and ghaf trees grow in the flat plains within the proximity of the Western Al Hajar mountains.
The United Arab Emirates [c] (UAE), or simply the Emirates, [d] is a country in West Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern end of the Arabian Peninsula.It is a federal, elective monarchy composed of seven emirates, with Abu Dhabi as its capital. [16]
The United Arab Emirates is situated in the Middle East and West Asia, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia; it is at a strategic location along the northern approaches to the Strait of Hormuz, a vital transit point for world crude oil. [2]
Statistics of the seven emirates Map Historical Flag [2] Emirate Arabic name Date joined the UAE Capital Population (2015) [3] [4] % of total population Area (km 2) [3] Area (sq mi)
The city of Dubai is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, while the Emirate stretches inland and is bordered to the south by the emirate of Abu Dhabi, to the northeast by the emirate of Sharjah, to the southeast by the country of Oman, to the east by the emirate of Ajman, and to the north by the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah.
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The two largest shareholders are Dubai ruler Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the UAE's sovereign wealth fund Investment Corporation of Dubai. It is a public joint-stock company , listed on the Dubai Financial Market , and has a valuation of US$16.8 billion as of August 2023 against the Net Asset Valuation of US$37.6 billion (AED 138.1B) as ...