Key facts
Area, population and GDP figures describe the named country or territory, not the city or resort. Airport names are relevant gateways; heliport figures identify the stated inventory area.
- Capital
- United Arab Emirates: Abu Dhabi
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai — UTC+04:00
- Telephone code
- United Arab Emirates: +971
- Total area
- United Arab Emirates: 83,600 sq km
- Population
- United Arab Emirates: 11,513,149 (2025, World Bank)
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates: United Arab Emirates dirham (AED)
- GDP per capita
- United Arab Emirates: US$50,274 (nominal, 2024, World Bank)
- Airports
- Al Bateen Executive Airport; Zayed International Airport
- Heliports
- United Arab Emirates: 253 heliport records in the OurAirports inventory (2026-10-07)
OurAirports is a community-maintained inventory. A zero means no heliport record in this snapshot, not proof that no landing site exists. Listings may include private sites and do not establish passenger access or current operating availability.
Fact sources
- Country codes, capitals, calling codes and currencies — Countries dataset (ODbL)
- United Arab Emirates — archived CIA World Factbook (final pre-closure snapshot)
- United Arab Emirates population — World Bank
- United Arab Emirates GDP per capita, current US dollars — World Bank
- OurAirports open airport/heliport inventory
- United Arab Emirates cultural etiquette and food — Wikivoyage


