Flag of the United Arab Emirates
What the flag means
- Green, white, black and red — Pan-Arab colors of Arab unity
Design set by: قانون اتحادي رقم (2) لسنة 1971 في شأن علم الدولة · Adopted 1971
Highlights
- 🏙️ Dubai and the Burj Khalifa
- 🛍️ A global shopping and travel hub
- 🏜️ Desert safari adventures
- ✈️ Air hub linking East and West
- 🌟 A miracle built in the desert
Quick facts
- Region
- Asia · Western Asia
- Population
- 11,513,149 people (2025)
- Area
- 83,600 km²
- Capital
- Abu Dhabi
- Languages
- Arabic, English
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)
- Organizations
- United Nations
Similar flags
Pan-Arab colors
Neighboring countries
Land neighbors, approximated from simplified map outlines.
Data Sources
- What the flag means: قانون اتحادي رقم (2) لسنة 1971 في شأن علم الدولة
- Population: Population, total (SP.POP.TOTL), latest available value
- Area: World countries in JSON, CSV, XML and YAML
- Organizations: Membership of Principal UN Organs