United Arab Emirates Map & Atlas

The United Arab Emirates is divided into 9 first-level administrative divisions:

Dubai is the largest urban area in the United Arab Emirates with about 1,379,000 people; the capital, Abu Dhabi, has about 603,492.

Highest terrain in the United Arab Emirates: ≈ 1,916 m — read from the global elevation model, so summit heights are approximate. The physical map paints elevation bands from green lowlands to brown highlands.

No major named rivers or lakes are mapped for the United Arab Emirates at this map scale.

Emirati 11.6%, South Asian 59.4% (includes Indian 38.2%, Bangladeshi 9.5%, Pakistani 9.4%, other 2.3%), Egyptian 10.2%, Filipino 6.1%, other 12.8% (2015 est.)

Regionally, South Asian is the most common ethnic group across most of the 9 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2015 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Muslim 74.5% (official) (Sunni 63.3%, Shia 6.7%, other 4.4%), Christian 12.9%, Hindu 6.2%, Buddhist 3.2%, agnostic 1.3%, other 1.9% (2020 est.)

Regionally, Muslim is the most common religious group across most of the 9 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook (2020 est.) · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys

Arabic (official), English, Hindi, Malayalam, Urdu, Pashto, Tagalog, Persian

Regionally, Arabic is the most common language group across most of the 9 divisions.

Source: CIA World Factbook · regional dominance compiled by Glostats from censuses and surveys