United Arab Emirates — Country Profile & National Debt
An overview of United Arab Emirates covering geography, demographics, economy, culture, political status, and practical information, sourced from World Bank and REST Countries open data.
These figures are estimates based on public statistics and may differ from actual values.
About United Arab Emirates
The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. It has a population of approximately 11.3M. The country covers an area of 83,600 km². It is located in Western Asia.
The royal family of Abu Dhabi manages one of the world's largest sovereign wealth funds.
Geography
United Arab Emirates is a country in Western Asia, part of the Asia region. It covers an area of approximately 83,600 km². It shares land borders with Oman and Saudi Arabia, totalling 2 neighbours.
Demographics & Languages
United Arab Emirates has a population of approximately 11,294,243 people. Population density is around 135.1 people per km². Its officially recognised languages include Arabic, totalling 1 language. People from this country are referred to as Emirati.
Economy Overview
As of 2024, United Arab Emirates reports a nominal GDP of about $552.3 billion. Government debt stood at roughly 1.8% of GDP in 2013. The official currency is the United Arab Emirates dirham (AED, symbol د.إ). The current exchange rate is approximately 1 USD = 3.67 AED.
Culture & Time
United Arab Emirates operates on a single time zone (UTC+04:00). The local week is considered to start on Sunday. Its country-code top-level domain (ccTLD) is.ae, امارات..
Government & Status
The capital of United Arab Emirates is Abu Dhabi. It is internationally recognised as an independent sovereign state. The country is a member state of the United Nations.
Practical Information
Traffic drives on the right. The international dialling code is +971. Its FIFA country code is UAE, and its ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code is AE.
Data Sources & Methodology
GDP and debt-to-GDP figures on this page are pulled from the most recent available year of World Bank open statistics. The real-time debt estimate is computed by multiplying total debt (GDP × debt ratio) by World Bank's real interest rate (or a 4% fallback when unavailable) and dividing across each second of a year. Exchange rates refresh hourly via open.er-api.com, and country-level metadata such as languages, time zones, borders, and domains is fetched from REST Countries every 24 hours. All values are estimates derived from public datasets and may differ from official figures.