Abu Dhabi
The federal capital: 4.14 million people, AED 1.2 trillion GDP.
4.14m Residents, 2024 census
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Emirates
The Seven Emirates
Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah, and the cities where investors set up.
Emirates
The Seven Emirates
Dubai
4.58 million people, AED 937 billion GDP, Jebel Ali.
4.58m Residents, end of 2025
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Two coasts, 1.8 million people, AED 145 billion GDP.
1.8m Residents, 2022 census
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The smallest emirate: manufacturing, trade and a free zone.
AED 36bn GDP at current prices, 2023
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Fishing, the blue economy and a free trade zone.
720 sq km of land
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Manufacturing at 22.8% of GDP, RAKEZ and Jebel Jais.
AED 47.2bn GDP at current prices, 2024
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The east coast: a port on the Gulf of Oman and a free zone.
314,829 Residents, mid-2024
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Twenty-seven cities and towns and who licenses business in each.
7 Emirates, each licensing its own mainland businesses
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DIFC, Business Bay, JLT, ADGM and where rents rose most.
9.46m sq m of offices in Dubai, H1 2026
Read morePorts and airports
Seven international airports and the seaports of five emirates.
7 International airports
Read moreUNESCO sites (Al Ain)
Tombs, oases and aflaj inscribed in 2011.
2011 Year of inscription
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19.59 million visitors to Dubai, 26.6 million to Abu Dhabi.
19.59m International overnight visitors to Dubai, 2025
Read moreNational parks and reserves
55 protected areas covering 19.04% of the country.
55 Protected areas, land and marine
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