AE
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates sits in Western Asia and uses AED - United Arab Emirates dirham (د.إ). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Abu Dhabi
Population
11M
Area
83.6K km2
Population
11M
11,027,129 people
Area
83.6K km2
83,600 square kilometers
Density
132/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Abu Dhabi
24.47, 54.37
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
United Arab Emirates, officially listed here as United Arab Emirates, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make United Arab Emirates, AE, ARE, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. United Arab Emirates is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 11,027,129 people and a land area of 83,600 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 132 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 24, 54, while the capital coordinate reference is 24.47, 54.37. United Arab Emirates shares listed land borders with OMN, SAU, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Abu Dhabi (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Al ‘Ayn and ‘Ajmān. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in United Arab Emirates, capital of United Arab Emirates, and major urban areas in United Arab Emirates. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Federal semi-presidential elective semi-constitutional monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Arab League, BRICS, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
United Arab Emirates uses calling code +971, postal format not listed, and time zone data listed as UTC+04:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists AED - United Arab Emirates dirham (د.إ), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as UAE. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The latest Gini entry in the dataset is 26.4 for 2018.
How to use this profile
This United Arab Emirates profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
AE / ARE
Top-level domains
.ae, امارات.
Continents
Asia
Border countries
OMN, SAU
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
UAE
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for United Arab Emirates is represented by the AE country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Dubai
Dubayy
4,945,000
admin
#2
Abu Dhabi
Abū Z̧aby
1,570,000
primary
#3
Sharjah
Ash Shāriqah
1,247,749
admin
#4
Al ‘Ayn
Abū Z̧aby
766,936
City
#5
‘Ajmān
‘Ajmān
490,035
admin
Governance
Government type
Federal semi-presidential elective semi-constitutional monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+971
Postal format
Not listed
Timezones
UTC+04:00
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
26.4
2018