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title: "United Arab Emirates — capital, area, population and currency"
description: "United Arab Emirates: capital Abu Dhabi, area 83,600 km², population 11,513,149 (2025), currency United Arab Emirates dirham. Languages, time zones and calling code."
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site: "At One Place"
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# United Arab Emirates

**United Arab Emirates: Capital Abu Dhabi**

83,600 km² · 11,513,149 people (2025) · United Arab Emirates dirham

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai is 828 m, the tallest building in the world, and has been since 2010. Most of the country is desert; the Liwa Oasis on the edge of the Empty Quarter carries dunes over 250 m high. Jebel Jais in the Hajar mountains reaches 1,934 m and sees occasional snow.

## The facts

- **Capital:** Abu Dhabi
- **Largest city:** Dubai
- **Area:** 83,600 km² — 32,278 sq mi
- **Population:** 11,513,149 (2025)
- **Density:** 137.7 people per km²
- **Currency:** United Arab Emirates dirham (AED, د.إ)
- **Official language:** Arabic
- **Time zone:** UTC+04:00
- **Calling code:** +971
- **Drives on the:** right
- **ISO codes:** AE · ARE
- **Continent:** Asia

## How it compares

- **By area:** 114 of 200
- **By population:** 86 of 200

> Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.

## Countries of a similar size

| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Azerbaijan | 86,600 | 10,246,996 |
| Austria | 83,871 | 9,208,163 |
| United Arab Emirates ← | 83,600 | 11,513,149 |
| Czechia | 78,867 | 10,886,878 |
| Serbia | 77,474 | 6,549,143 |

## Common questions

### What is the capital of United Arab Emirates?

Abu Dhabi

### What currency does United Arab Emirates use?

The United Arab Emirates dirham (AED).

### How big is United Arab Emirates?

83,600 km², or 32,278 square miles — 114 of 200 by area.

### Which side of the road does United Arab Emirates drive on?

The right.

## Related pages

- [Azerbaijan](https://atoneplace.net/country/azerbaijan/)
- [Austria](https://atoneplace.net/country/austria/)
- [Czechia](https://atoneplace.net/country/czechia/)
- [Serbia](https://atoneplace.net/country/serbia/)
- [India](https://atoneplace.net/country/india/)
- [China](https://atoneplace.net/country/china/)
- [Indonesia](https://atoneplace.net/country/indonesia/)
- [Pakistan](https://atoneplace.net/country/pakistan/)
- [Bangladesh](https://atoneplace.net/country/bangladesh/)
- [Japan](https://atoneplace.net/country/japan/)
- [Philippines](https://atoneplace.net/country/philippines/)
- [Vietnam](https://atoneplace.net/country/vietnam/)

## Sources

- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/) [Public domain (US Government)]
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (https://data.worldbank.org/) [CC BY 4.0]