United Arab Emirates

country in Western Asia
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Summary

United Arab Emirates is a sovereign state[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of sovereign state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (192,125 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Member of: United Nations[3], League of Arab States[4], World Trade Organization[5], Organisation of Islamic Cooperation[6], International Bank for Reconstruction and Development[7], International Development Association[8], International Finance Corporation[9], Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency[10], International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes[11], African Development Bank[12], Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa[13], Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development[14], Arab Monetary Fund[15], Interpol[16]
  • Country: United Arab Emirates[17]
  • Located in or next to body of water: Persian Gulf[18], Gulf of Oman[19]
  • Head of government: Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum[20]
  • Continent: Asia[21]
  • Instance of: country[22]
  • Head of state: Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan[23]
  • Capital: Abu Dhabi[24]
  • Official language: Arabic[25]
  • Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham[26]
  • Shares border with: Oman[27], Saudi Arabia[28], Iran[29]
  • Top-level Internet domain: .ae[30], .امارات[31]
  • Anthem: Ishy Bilady[32]
  • Basic form of government: federal monarchy[33], absolute monarchy[34], constitutional monarchy[35]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Emirate of Dubai[36], Emirate of Abu Dhabi[37], Emirate of Sharjah[38], Emirate of Ajman[39], Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah[40], Emirate of Fujairah[41], Emirate of Umm Al Quwain[42]
  • Flag: flag of the United Arab Emirates[43]
  • Legislative body: Federal Supreme Council[44]
  • Coat of arms: Emblem of the United Arab Emirates[45]
  • Part of: Middle East[46], West Asia[47], Gulf States[48]
  • Commons category: United Arab Emirates[49]
  • Licence plate code: UAE[50]
  • Located in time zone: UTC+04:00[51], Asia/Dubai[52]

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Cultural Significance

Things named for United Arab Emirates include Emiratis[53], a human population[54].

Why It Matters

United Arab Emirates has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[55] It is known by 96 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Entities named for it include Emiratis[53], a human population[54].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [25] ↑ . Constitution of the United Arab Emirates. wikidata.org.
  8. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [35] ↑ . elaws.moj.gov.ae. elaws.moj.gov.ae. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [41] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [42] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [46] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [47] ↑ . workwithdata.com. Retrieved . workwithdata.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [49] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [50] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [51] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [52] ↑ . data.iana.org. data.iana.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  37. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [6] ↑ . oic-oci.org. Retrieved . oic-oci.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  41. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  42. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  43. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  47. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  48. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  49. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  50. [16] ↑ . interpol.int. Retrieved . interpol.int. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [53] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [54] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Sadads · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14968 → Skien
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  2. 18d ago · Younesmoussaif · 2026-10-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 319
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  3. 26d ago · C960657 · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Lex id → De_Forenede_Arabiske_Emirater
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  4. 4w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Nhk one news topic id → E0000000738
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  5. 6w ago · Rose Abrams · 2026-09-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dagens nyheter topic id → forenade-arabemiraten
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  6. 11w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-08-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates of geographic center → {'lat': 23.4241, 'lon': 53.8478}
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  7. 12w ago · Jberkel · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Pronunciation audio → Lb-Vereenegt Arabesch Emirater.ogg, LL-Q7913 (ron)-KlaudiuMihaila-Emiratele Arabe Unite.wav, LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Emirati Arabi Uniti.wav
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Pronunciation audio: LL-Q652 (ita)-Francyskus-Emirati Arabi Uniti.wav, Adding Italian pronunciation audio"
  8. 16w ago · Spiral6800 · 2026-06-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Icannwiki page id → United_Arab_Emirates
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    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Icannwiki page id: United_Arab_Emirates, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/294328196|United Arab Emirates (#294328196)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/80"
  9. 18w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → united-arab-emirates, uae
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: united-arab-emirates, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289965915|united arab emirates (#289965915)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/79"
  10. 23w ago · Quesotiotyo · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dbnl country id → veren01
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