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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 ...
The list of museums in the United Arab Emirates includes some of regional repute, most famously Sharjah with its Heritage District containing 17 museums, [320] which in 1998 was the Cultural Capital of the Arab World. [321] In Dubai, the area of Al Quoz has attracted a number of art galleries as well as museums such as the Salsali Private ...
v. t. e. An emirate is a territory ruled by an emir, [1] a title used by monarchs or high officeholders in the Muslim world. From a historical point of view, an emirate is a political-religious unit smaller than a caliphate. [2] It can be considered equivalent to a principality in non-Muslim contexts.
The United Arab Emirates is: a country; Location: Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere; Eurasia. Asia. Southwest Asia; Middle East. Arabian Peninsula; Time zone: UTC+04; Extreme points of the United Arab Emirates High: Unnamed knoll west of Jabal Bil Ays 1,910 m (6,266 ft) Low: Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman 0 m; Land boundaries: 867 km ...
Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates Map of the United Arab Emirates. The table below shows a list of every city in the UAE with a population of at least 10,000, listed in descending order. The capitals are shown in bold. The population numbers are of the cities, and not the emirates, often with the same name.
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] The UAE lies between 22°50′ and 26° north latitude and ...
t. e. The federal government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE federal government or UAE government) is the national government of the United Arab Emirates, a unitary federation of seven self-governing emirates. The federal government is divided into a legislative, executive, and judicial branch. The executive branch namely, the Cabinet led by ...
Expatriates in the United Arab Emirates represent about 88% of the population, while Emiratis constitute roughly 12% of the total population, making the UAE home to one of the world's highest percentage of expatriates. [1] [2] Most of immigrants reside in Dubai and the capital, Abu Dhabi. [3] The UAE is home to over 200 nationalities. [4]