Dubai[a] is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai.[10] It is located on a creek on the south-eastern coast of the Persian Gulf. As of 2025, the city population stands at 4 million,[7] 92% of whom are expatriates.[11] The wider urban area includes Sharjah and has a population of 5 million people as of 2023,[6] while the Dubai–Sharjah–Ajman metropolitan area counts 6 million inhabitants.
