| Emirates of the United Arab Emirates إمارات دولة الإمارات العربية المتحدة (Arabic) | |
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| 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) |
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TheUnited Arab Emirates consists of sevenemirates (Arabic:إماراتʾimārāt; singular:إمارةʾimārah), which were historically known as theTrucial States.[1] All emirates are founding members of the union, apart fromRas 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]
| Map | Flag[3] | Emirate | Arabic name | Date joined the UAE | Capital | Area (km2)[4] | Area (sq mi) |
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 |  | 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 |
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