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United Arab Emirates

الإمارات

AsiaWestern AsiaArab LeagueGulf Cooperation Council

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Key facts

Official name
United Arab Emirates
Name in Arabic
الإمارات
Capital
Abu Dhabi
Region
Asia
Subregion
Western Asia
Official languages
Arabic
Currency
United Arab Emirates Dirham · د.إ · AED
Area
83,600 km²
Coastline
Yes

Neighbours

Flags often confused with this one

About United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a country in Western Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is United Arab Emirates. In Arabic, the name is written الإمارات, and the capital أبوظبي. The United Arab Emirates is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. It is also one of the 6 members of the Gulf Cooperation Council.

The capital of the United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. The official language of the United Arab Emirates is Arabic. Its currency is the United Arab Emirates Dirham, with the symbol ⁨د.إ⁩ and the international code AED.

The United Arab Emirates covers about 83,600 square kilometres, which puts it 114th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 2 countries: Saudi Arabia and Oman. The largest of these neighbours by area is Saudi Arabia. Its flag is easy to confuse with the flag of Kuwait, a classic trap in the Hard level of the flags quiz. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes the United Arab Emirates with the other countries of the same region.

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