Ubicación: Middle East, bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia
Coordenadas geográficas: 24° 0' N, 50° 0' E
Km de línea costera: 1,318 km km
Clima: desert; cooler in eastern mountains
Terreno: flat, barren coastal plain merging into rolling sand dunes of vast desert wasteland; mountains in east
Cumbres: lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: Jabal Yibir 1,527 m
Riesgos naturales: frequent sand and dust storms
Moneda: Emirati dirham (AED)
Población: 2,602,713 (July 2006 est.)
Lenguas: Arabic (official), Persian, English, Hindi, Urdu
Capital: Abu Dhabi
División administrativa: 7 emirates (imarat, singular - imarah); Abu Zaby (Abu Dhabi), 'Ajman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah (Sharjah), Dubayy (Dubai), Ra's al Khaymah, Umm al Qaywayn (Quwayn)