Emirates of the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates consists of seven emirates (Arabic: إمارات ʾimārāt; singular: إمارة ʾimārah), which were historically known as the Trucial States.^[1] All emirates are founding members of the union, apart from Ras Al Khaima which joined two months after the rest. There is almost always full freedom of movement between the different emirates of the UAE (an example of an exception is that during the COVID-19 pandemic, for instance, there were limitations of movement between the various emirates).^[2]

Emirates of the United Arab Emirates إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic)
Abu Dhabi Ajman Dubai Fujairah RAK Sharjah UAQ Qatar Saudi Arabia Oman Persian Gulf Gulf of Oman
Category	Federated state
Location	United Arab Emirates
Number	7 Emirates
Populations	72,000 (Umm Al Quwain) – 4,177,059 (Dubai)
Areas	260 km2 (100 sq mi) (Ajman) – 67,000 km2 (26,000 sq mi) (Abu Dhabi)
Government	Emirate government
Subdivisions	Regions, Municipalities, Counties

List of Emirates

Map	Flag[3]	Emirate	Arabic name	Date joined the UAE	Capital	Area (km2)[4]	Area (sq mi)
		Abu Dhabi	أبو ظبي ʾAbū dhabī	2 December 1971	Abu Dhabi	67,340	26,000
		Ajman	عجمان ʿAjmān	2 December 1971	Ajman	259	100
		Dubai	دبي Dubai	2 December 1971	Dubai	4,114	1,590
		Fujairah	الفجيرة Al-Fujayrah	2 December 1971	Fujairah	1,450	560
		Ras Al Khaimah	رأس الخيمة Raʾs al-khaimah	10 February 1972	Ras Al Khaimah	1,684	650
		Sharjah	الشارقة Aš-Šāriqah	2 December 1971	Sharjah	2,590	1,000
		Umm Al Quwain	أم القيوين ʾUmm Al-Qaywayn	2 December 1971	Umm Al Quwain	720	280

See also

• ISO 3166-2:AE