The document provides information about the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It describes the location and key facts about each individual emirate: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, and Fujairah. It discusses the population sizes, ruling families, and historical developments of each emirate.

1. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is a Middle Eastern
federation of seven states situated in the southeast of
the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the
Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia. The
seven states, termed emirates, are Abu
Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-
Khaimah, Sharjah, and Umm al-Quwain.
The UAE is rich in oil and, although it lacks other
natural resources, it expects recent additional
economic diversification to draw more financial and
banking firms.[citation needed] It has become highly
prosperous after gaining foreign direct investment
funding in the 1970s. The country has a relatively
high Human Development Index for the Asian
continent.
Before 1971, the UAE were known as the Trucial
States or Trucial Oman, in reference to a nineteenth-
century truce between Britain and several Arab
Sheikhs. The name Pirate Coast has also been used in
reference to the area's emirates in the 18th to early
20th century
U.A.E

2. Dubai (/duːːbaɪ/ doo-BY; Arabic:
Dubayy, IPA: [dʊːbæj]) is an emirate in the
United Arab Emirates (UAE) federation. The
main city of the emirate is also called
Dubai. The emirate is located on the
southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is
one of the seven emirates that make up the
country. It has the largest population in the
UAE (2,106,177) and the second-largest
land territory (4,114 km2) after the capital,
Abu Dhabi.[3] Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the
only two emirates to have veto power over
critical matters of national importance in
the country's legislature.[4] The city of
Dubai is located on the emirate's northern
coastline and heads up the Dubai-Sharjah-
Ajman metropolitan area.[

3. Abu Dhabi (US /ːɑːbuː ːdɑːbi/, UK /ːæbuː
ːdɑːbi/; Arabic: Abū Ẓabī Emirati
pronunciation [ɐbuːðˤɑbi])[3] is the capital and
the second most populous city in the United
Arab Emirates and also capital of the largest of
the UAE's seven member emirates. Abu Dhabi
lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian
Gulf from the central western coast. The city
proper had a population of 921,000 in 2013
Abu Dhabi houses federal government offices,
is the seat of the United Arab Emirates
Government, home to the Abu Dhabi Emiri
Family and the President of the UAE, who is
from this family. Abu Dhabi has grown to be a
cosmopolitan metropolis. Its rapid development
and urbanisation, coupled with the relatively
high average income of its population, has
transformed Abu Dhabi to a larger and
advanced metropolis. Today the city is the
country's center of political and industrial
activities, and a major cultural and commercial
centre, due to its position as the capital. Abu
Dhabi alone generated 56.7% of the GDP of the
United Arab Emirates in 2008.[5][6]
ABUDHABI

4. In 1902, Fujairah entered into treaty
relations with Britain,[citation needed]
becoming the last of the emirates to join
the Trucial States. On 2 December 1971,
Fujairah joined the United Arab Emirates.
Fujairah is also home to the oldest mosque
in the United Arab Emirates which was built
in 1446 of mud and bricks.[1] It is similar to
other mosques found in Yemen, eastern
Oman, and Qatar. Al Bidyah Mosque has
four domes (unlike the other similar
mosques which have between seven and
twelve) and lacks a minaret
FUJAIRAH

5. Ajman (Arabic: ːAǧmān), also spelt Ujman, is
one of the seven emirates constituting the United
Arab Emirates (UAE). With an area of just 260 square
kilometres (100 sq mi), Ajman is the smallest emirate
by area. Its seat of government is Ajman, which is
bordered on its north, south, and east by Sharjah.[1]
Located along the Persian Gulf, Ajman also controls
Masfut, a small, inland exclave that is primarily
agricultural. Approximately 95% of the population of
the emirate resides in the city of Ajman, which forms
part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.
The population was only 36,000 in 1980 but grew
considerably in recent years, due to an influx of
people from the neighbouring emirates of
Dubai, Sharjah, and other countries. Ajman is ruled
by Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi of the Al Nuaimi
tribe. The Crown Prince of the Emirate is Sheikh
Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi. Ajmān has
experienced massive development and a
construction boom in recent years
AJMAN

6. Umm al-Quwain (Arabic: is
the least populous of the seven
sovereign emirates in the United
Arab Emirates, located in the north
of the country. The emirate was
ruled until his death by Rashid bin
Ahmad Al Mu'alla, who was a
member of the UAE's Supreme
Council since 1981. The emirate had
62,000 inhabitants in 2003 (making
it the least populous emirate in the
federation) and has an area of 750
square kilometers. Accepted
alternative spellings include Umm al
Qiwain (used on its former postage
stamps) as well as Umm al-Qawain,
Umm al-Qaywayn, Umm el-Qiwain,
Umm al-Qiwain and Umm al-
Qaiwain
UM ALQAIWAIN

7. Ras al-Khaimah'RAK ,, (alternatively Ra'sal-
Khaymah or Ras el-Kheima; Arabic:
Rā's al Ḫaima) is one of the Persian Gulf Arab
sheikhdoms forming the United Arab Emirates
(UAE). Its name means "Top of the Tent". The
emirate is in the northern part of the UAE,
bordering Oman's exclave of Musandam. It
covers an area of 1,684 square km. The capital
city and home of most residents is also called
Ras Al Khaimah. The emirate had a population
of 210,063 at the 2005 Census, of which 41.82
percent or 87,848 were Emirati citizens. Latest
estimates put the total population at between
250,000 and 300,000. Locals accounted for
97,529 in the population estimate for 2010.[1]
The city has two main sections, Old Ras Al
Khaimah and Nakheel, on either side of a
creek. It is served by the Ras Al Khaimah
International Airport. It consists of a northern
part (where the city of Ras al-Khaimah is
situated), and a large exclave in the south
(near Hatta), and a few small islands in the
Persian Gulf
RAS EL-KHEIMA

8. Older residential area of Sharjah, displaying the local architecture
Human settlement in city has existed for over 5,000 years.[2] Historically the
emirate was one of the wealthiest towns in the region.[citation needed]
Around 1727, the Al Qasimi clan took control of Sharjah and declared the polity
independent.[citation needed]
On 8 January 1820, Sheikh Sultan I bin Saqr Al Qasimi signed the General
Maritime Treaty with Britain, accepting protectorate status in order to resist
Ottoman domination. Like four of its neighbours, Ajman, Dubai, Ras al-Khaimah,
and Umm al-Qaiwain, its position along trade routes to India made it important
enough to be recognized as a salute state.[citation needed]
On 2 December 1971, Sheikh Khalid III bin Muhammad Al Qasimi (Sheikh Khalid
III) joined Sharjah to the United Arab Emirates.[3] In 1972 the former ruler
Sheikh Saqr staged a leftist coup and killed Khalid III. Saqr was unable to
establish his rule and fled. Khalid III's brother, Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi,
an author and historian, came to power.[4] In 1987 Sultan's brother Abdulaziz
staged a coup while Sultan was abroad. Huge state debt was stated as the
reason. UAE President Zayed vehemently denounced the coup, and a deal was
reached for Sultan to be restored, while Abdulaziz would become the Deputy
Ruler. Sultan, however, dismissed Abdulaziz quite quickly. In 1999, the Crown
Prince (Sultan's eldest son) died of drug addiction while on vacation in their
palace in England. Sultan made the decision to testify in front of a UK court. The
new Crown Prince was appointed from a remote branch of the family
SHARJAH