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United Arab Emirates, Asia

This post was last updated by José of onez on Sunday, 27 April 2025.

Image of Abu Dhabi, capital city of United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates Flag

United Arab Emirates is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of OPEC.

Easy learning about United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates is located in	Western Asia Asia Continent
Member of	OPEC since 1967
United Arab Emirates has a population of	10,642,081 inhabitants (2023 UN data) Inhabitants of United Arab Emirates are called Britons, British people
The country’s total area is	82,880 Km² ( 51,499 sq mi)
Global Peace Index Rank	53
Global Peace Index Score	2
Human Development Index (HDI)	United Arab Emirates HDI ranks in position nº 17 worldwide Very High Human Development HDI of 0.937 (0.4 to 1) (2022 data from UNDP)
United Arab Emirates’s passport	allows visa-free entry to 184 countries United Arab Emirates passport ranks in position nº 8 in the world (2025 HP Index data)
United Arab Emirates GDP per capita is	$49,498 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF)
United Arab Emirates ’s LGBTI legal status	Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data)
Latitude & Longitude	24° 00' N, 54° 00' E Open in Google Maps
United Arab Emirates Capital city	Abu Dhabi
Neighbouring countries	Saudi Arabia, Oman.
United Arab Emirates Climate	desert; cooler in eastern mountains
Most predominant religion	Muslim (official),
Second most predominant religion	Christian,
Currency name & code	Dirham (AED)
Internet ccTLD	.ae
United Arab Emirates calling code	+971

7 emirates (imarat)

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