United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates Β· Western Asia
The United Arab Emirates is a country in Western Asia, with Abu Dhabi as its capital, home to about 11,513,149 people. The United Arab Emirates shares land borders with 2 countries, listed below alongside its flag, currency, calling code and ISO codes.
| Capital | Abu Dhabi |
|---|---|
| Region | Western Asia |
| Currency | United Arab Emirates dirham (AED Ψ―.Ψ₯) |
| Calling code | +971 |
| ISO codes | AE / ARE / 784 ISO 3166-1 |
| Flag emoji | π¦πͺ |
| Population | 11,513,149 (2025) World Bank |
| Area | 83,600 kmΒ² |
| Languages | Arabic |
| Internet domain | .ae |
| Demonym | Emirati |
Bordering countries
What does the flag of United Arab Emirates mean?
The United Arab Emirates' flag uses the four Pan-Arab colors also seen on the flags of many other Arab states: green for growth and prosperity, white for peace and purity, black for dignity, and red for the sacrifices made by the country's people. Designed in 1971 by Abdullah Mohammed Al Maainah, then a 19-year-old, the flag was chosen from more than a thousand entries submitted for a national competition held as the UAE was forming as a federation of seven emirates, and it was adopted on 2 December 1971, the country's founding date.
Source: Wikipedia: Flag of the United Arab Emirates
About United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates is a United Nations member state in Western Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Abu Dhabi. It shares land borders with 2 countries. The official currency is the United Arab Emirates dirham (Ψ―.Ψ₯), using the code AED.
Curious about the city itself? See what is the capital of United Arab Emirates for Abu Dhabiβs own facts and history.
To call the United Arab Emirates from abroad, dial the country code +971. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes AE (alpha-2) and ARE (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 11,513,149.
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How the United Arab Emirates compares
- Area: 83,600 kmΒ², ranking 114 of 194 sovereign states by land area.
- Population: 11,513,149, ranking 85 of 193 sovereign states.
- Density: about 138 people per square kilometre.
- Land borders: 2, against an average of 4.1 across the sovereign states that have any.
Flags with the same colours as the United Arab Emirates
6 other national flags use exactly the same set of colour families (red, green, white, black). Similar colours are the most common reason flags get mistaken for one another, though colour alone says nothing about layout.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Rankings, density and flag colour matches are computed from that same dataset. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Last updated . Report a correction.