United Arab Emirates

geographical name

variants or formerly Trucial States

ˈtrü-shəl 

or Trucial Oman

ō-ˈmän 

-ˈman

country in northeastern Arabia on the Persian Gulf between Qatar and Oman capital Abu Dhabi area 32,278 square miles (83,600 square kilometers), population 9,701,000

Note: The United Arab Emirates is a republic composed of seven sheikhdoms (Abu Dhabi, ʽAjman, Al Fujayrah, Ash Shariqah, Dubayy, Ra's al Khaymah, and Umm al Qaywayn) formerly under British protection.