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Emirate of Dubai
Emirate of Dubai
دُبَيّ ʾImārat Dubayy | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 23°30′N 54°30′E / 23.5°N 54.5°E | |
| Country |  United Arab Emirates |
| Independence from the UK | 2 December 1971 |
| Seat | Dubai |
| Subdivisions | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Islamic absolute monarchy[1][2] within a federation |
| • Ruler | Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum |
| • Crown Prince | Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,114 km2 (1,588 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2nd[3] |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 3,478,300 |
| • Rank | 1st |
| • Density | 1,015/km2 (2,630/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dubaian |
| GDP | |
| • Total | US$ 138.1 billion (2023) |
| • Per capita | US$ 44,600 (2023) |
| Time zone | UTC+4 (UAE standard time) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+4 |
| ISO 3166 code | AE-DU |
| Religion | Islam (the official state religion of the UAE) |
The Emirate of Dubai[a] is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates.[5] It is the most populous emirate of the UAE. The capital of the emirate is the eponymous city, Dubai.
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- ^ "TelluBase—UAE Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)" (PDF). Tellusant. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- ^ "The Seven Emirates of the UAE". WorldAtlas. 5 November 2018. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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