United Arab Emirates
Flag, capital, map and facts, with World Bank figures ranked against the world and Asia.
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Also known as
- UAE
- Continent
- Asia
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- the Middle East
- Land neighbours
- Oman, Saudi Arabia
- Population
- 11,513,149 (2025)
- Total area
- 83,600 km² (UAE Government)
- Centre of main landmass
- 23.9° N, 54.3° E
The United Arab Emirates at a glance
The United Arab Emirates is a country in Asia, in the Middle East. Its capital is Abu Dhabi, not Dubai. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia.
Worldwide, the United Arab Emirates has the joint highest share of internet users (100.0% in 2024, among 180 countries with data).
Flag of the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates’ flag is drawn in the proportions 1:2 (height to width), like 51 other flags in our quizzes.
Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates: green, white and black bands with red; the UAE has a red vertical bar at the hoist, Kuwait a black trapezoid.
When it is the question in Guess the Flag, the wrong answers include the flag most like it in layout and colour: Syria.
The United Arab Emirates in numbers
| Measure | Value | World rank | Rank in Asia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Populationpeople · 2025 | 11,513,149 | 85thof 195 | 27thof 48 |
| Total areakm² · UAE Government | 83,600 km² | 114thof 194 | 33rdof 48 |
| Life expectancyyears at birth · 2024 | 83.1 years | 16thof 195 | 6thof 48 |
| Fertility ratebirths per woman · 2024 | 1.21 | 180thof 195 | 43rdof 48 |
| Health spendingUS dollars per person · 2023 | $2,402 | 34thof 191 | 6thof 47 |
| Urban population% of people · 2025 | 86.0% | 30thof 195 | 11thof 48 |
| Internet users% of people · 2024 | 100.0% | 1stof 180 | 1stof 41 |
| Forest cover% of land area · 2023 | 4.5% | 167thof 191 | 34thof 47 |
| CO₂ per persontonnes per person · 2024 | 18.26 t | 8thof 181 | 7thof 47 |
No figure is published for the United Arab Emirates on GDP and GDP per capita.
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The United Arab Emirates compared with its neighbours
| Country | Population2025 | Area2023 | GDP per person2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 11,513,149 | 83,600 km²UAE Government | — |
| Oman | 5,494,691 | 309,500 km² | $19,947 |
| Saudi Arabia | 36,973,555 | 2,149,690 km² | $34,537 |
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Sources
- World Bank Open Data: United Arab Emirates · Indicators as listed in the table, each with its own data year; collected 2026-10-01.
- Total area: UAE Government · Official total, used instead of the World Bank figure, which also counts coastal or internal sea waters.
- Flag: Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
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