Dubai Dynasty

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إمارة دبيّ
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Emirate of Dubai

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Dubai
Location of Dubai in the UAE
Coordinates: 25°15′52.01″N 55°18′41.9″E
Country United Arab Emirates
Emirate Dubai
Incorporated (town) 9 June 1833
Incorporated (emirate) 2 December 1971
Founder Maktoum bin Bati bin Suhail (1833)
Seat Dubai
Subdivisions Towns and villages[show]
Government
 - Type Constitutional monarchy[1]
 - Emir Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
 - Crown Prince Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Area [2]
 - Emirate 4,114 km² (1,588.4 sq mi)
 - Metro 1,287.4 km² (497.1 sq mi)
Population (2008)[3]
 - Emirate 2,262,000
 - Density 408.18/km² (1,057.2/sq mi)
 - Metro 2,262,000
 - Nationality [4] 42.3% Indian
17% Emirati
13.3% Pakistani
7.5% Bangladeshi
9.1% Arab
10.8% Western
Time zone UAE standard time (UTC+4)
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Dubai Emirate
Dubai Municipality


Dubai (in Arabic: دبيّ‎, transliteration: Dubaīy) is one of the seven emirates and most populous city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula. The city of Dubai is sometimes called "Dubai city" to distinguish it from the emirate.

Written accounts document the existence of the city for at least 150 years prior to the formation of the UAE. Dubai shares legal, political, military and economic functions with the other emirates within a federal framework, although each emirate has jurisdiction over some functions such as civic law enforcement and provision and upkeep of local facilities. Dubai has the largest population and is the second largest emirate by area, after Abu Dhabi.[5] Dubai and Abu Dhabi are the only two emirates to possess veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature.[6] Dubai has been ruled by the Al Maktoum dynasty since 1833. The emirates' current ruler, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is also the Prime Minister and Vice President of the UAE.