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United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates is a country in Western Asia. Its capital city is Abu Dhabi. About 9.6 million people live there, in an area of 83 600 square kilometres.
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Where is United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates lies in Western Asia, on the continent of Asia.
It sits in the northern half of the world, roughly 2 672 km from the equator.
Its coastline is about 1 318 km long.
It shares a border with 2 countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia.
How big is United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates covers 83 600 square kilometres.
That is about 2 times the size of Switzerland.
Among the world's countries that makes it the 114th largest.
If everybody spread out evenly, there would be about 115.2 people on every square kilometre.
Who lives in United Arab Emirates?
About 9.6 million people live in United Arab Emirates.
That is the 92nd biggest population in the world.
People here speak Arabic.
They pay with the United Arab Emirates dirham (د.إ).
On average, people born here can expect to live about 74 years.
The land of United Arab Emirates
The land in United Arab Emirates sits on average 149 metres above sea level, which makes it one of the flatter countries on Earth.
Its coast runs for about 1 318 km. Walking it end to end, at twenty kilometres a day, would take roughly 66 days.
It lies between the tropics and the poles, which is the single biggest reason its weather is the way it is.
What makes United Arab Emirates different?
Websites from here often end in .ae.
United Arab Emirates and the rest of the world
Out of every thousand people alive on Earth, about 1 live in United Arab Emirates.
It takes up about 0.06 % of all the land that countries stand on.
Within Asia it is the 33rd largest of 46 countries, and the 28th most populated.
That is busier than the world average of roughly 60 people per square kilometre.
United Arab Emirates and its neighbours
Saudi Arabia, its largest neighbour, is about 25.7 times bigger.
Saudi Arabia has more people: 33.7 million against 9.6 million.
Questions children ask
What is the capital of United Arab Emirates?
The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. It is the city where the country's government works from.
How many people live in United Arab Emirates?
About 9.6 million people live in United Arab Emirates, which makes it the 92nd most populated country in the world. (Source: World Bank, 2018.)
Which countries border United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates borders Oman and Saudi Arabia — 2 neighbours in total.
How big is United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates covers 83 600 square kilometres, making it the 114th largest country in the world. That is about 2 times the size of Switzerland.
Which continent is United Arab Emirates in?
United Arab Emirates is in Asia, in the part called Western Asia.
Where these numbers come from
Borders and outlines: Natural Earth. Names, capitals, areas, languages and currencies: ISO 3166 data (world-countries). Population: World Bank, 2018. Every derived figure on this page (ranks, density, distance from the equator) is calculated from those values.
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