United Arab Emirates

Country in Western Asia

The United Arab Emirates is a country in Western Asia, with its capital in Abu Dhabi. About 11.5 million people live there (2025), making it the 85th most populous of the 195 countries. At 83,600 km², it is the 114th largest country by area. It borders Oman and Saudi Arabia.

The United Arab Emirates at a glance

Capital: Abu Dhabi
Population (2025): 11.5 million
Area: 83,600 km²
Density: 138 per km²
Official language: Arabic
Currency: United Arab Emirates dirham
People: Emirati
Calling code: +971
Internet domain: .ae
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is the United Arab Emirates?

How the United Arab Emirates compares

Population rank

85th of 195

27th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

114th of 195

33rd of 47 in Asia

Crowding

138 per km²

More crowded than 65% of countries

Similar in size: Austria (83,871 km²).
Similar population: Dominican Republic (11.5 million).
The United Arab Emirates is the only place that uses the United Arab Emirates dirham.
Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt and 18 more.

The flag of the United Arab Emirates

Flags that look like it

Kuwait

How to tell them apart: Both use red, green, white and black. The UAE has a vertical red band by the flagpole; Kuwait has a black trapezium.

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for the United Arab Emirates in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with the United Arab Emirates

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with the United Arab Emirates so far, from 603 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

46% right

49th hardest of 176 · 470 answers

Its flag

73% right

56th hardest of 145 · 113 answers

Its capital

100% right

Easiest of 58 · 20 answers

Players find the United Arab Emirates on the map in 46% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Saudi Arabia.
Players recognise the flag of the United Arab Emirates in 73% of tries. The most common wrong answer is Indonesia.
Players know that the capital of the United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi in 100% of tries.

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Countries that border the United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates borders 2 countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia.

Quick quiz: United Arab Emirates

3 questions. Tap an answer to check it.

1. Which is the flag of the United Arab Emirates?
2. What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?
3. Which of these borders the United Arab Emirates?

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Questions about the United Arab Emirates

Is the United Arab Emirates a country?

Yes. The United Arab Emirates is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of the United Arab Emirates?

The capital of the United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi.

Which countries border the United Arab Emirates?

The United Arab Emirates borders 2 countries: Oman and Saudi Arabia.

How many countries border the United Arab Emirates?

2. The United Arab Emirates shares a land border with 2 countries.

How big is the United Arab Emirates?

The United Arab Emirates covers 83,600 km², about the same size as Austria (83,871 km²).

Is the United Arab Emirates hard to find on a map?

On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find the United Arab Emirates in 46% of 470 tries, 49th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Saudi Arabia.

Which flags look like the flag of the United Arab Emirates?

Kuwait. Both use red, green, white and black. The UAE has a vertical red band by the flagpole; Kuwait has a black trapezium.

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