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Also Known As Trucial States • Trucial Sheikhdoms • Al-Imārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah • Trucial Oman • Trucial Coast • U.A.E.
Head Of Government Prime Minister: Sheikh Mohammed ibn Rashid Al Maktoum
Capital Abu Dhabi
Population (2025 est.) 11,454,000
Currency Exchange Rate 1 USD equals 3.673 Emirati dirham
Head Of State President: Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Form Of Government federation of seven emirates with one advisory body (Federal National Council [401])
Official Language Arabic
Official Religion Islam
Official Name Al-Imārāt al-ʿArabiyyah al-Muttaḥidah (United Arab Emirates)
Total Area (Sq Km) 71,024
Total Area (Sq Mi) 27,422
Monetary Unit dirham (AED)
Population Rank (2025) 86
Population Projection 2030 10,977,000
Density: Persons Per Sq Mi (2025) 417.7
Density: Persons Per Sq Km (2025) 161.2
Urban-Rural Population Urban: (2024) 88% • Rural: (2024) 12%
Life Expectancy At Birth Male: (2022) 78.2 years • Female: (2022) 81 years
Literacy: Percentage Of Population Age 15 And Over Literate Male: (2021) 99% • Female: (2021) 97%
Gni (U.S.$ ’000,000) (2023) 507,149
Gni Per Capita (U.S.$) (2023) 53,290
1Twenty seats are appointed by the rulers of the seven emirates, and 20 seats are indirectly elected.

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