Blank Map of United Arab Emirates

Printable map of United Arab Emirates with all 7 emirates, in four versions — blank, labeled, colored and with cities. Download as SVG, PNG or PDF. Public-domain data, no watermark.

Outlines only — no labels, no fill.

SVG (vector)

Any size, editable in Inkscape, Illustrator or Figma.

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About this map: Two small zones Natural Earth labels as neutral are drawn with the neighbouring emirate.

United Arab Emirates at a glance

Emirates on the map	7
Area of the shapes drawn	71,442 km² · 27,584 mi²
Largest emirate by area	Emirate of Abu Dhabi — 59,626 km²
Smallest emirate by area	Emirate of Ajman — 151 km²
Places on the with-cities version	Dubai, Sharjah, Abu Dhabi, Al Ayn, Ras al Khaymah, Al Fujayrah, Jabal Ali, Umm al Qaywayn

Areas are computed here from the full-resolution Natural Earth shapes on a sphere and are approximate; official figures differ, especially where coastlines and islands are generalised. Cities are the largest by Natural Earth's metro population figure (pop_max); squares mark national capitals.

All 7 emirates of United Arab Emirates

Emirate	Area, km² (approx.)	Area, mi² (approx.)
Emirate of Abu Dhabi	59,626	23,022
Emirate of Ajman	151	58
Emirate of Dubai	3,887	1,501
Emirate of Fujairah	1,726	666
Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah	2,578	995
Emirate of Sharjah	2,720	1,050
Emirate of Umm Al Quwain	754	291

Printing and using the map

Pick a version with the tabs above the map. Blank is outlines only; Labeled names each emirate.
For paper, choose PDF and your page size. Wide maps are placed on a landscape page automatically.
Print at 100% or “Fit to page”. The PDF already leaves a half-inch margin.
For slides or documents, a 1,200 or 2,400 px PNG is enough. For a poster, use the 4,800 px PNG or the SVG.
To colour emirates by your own data, open the SVG in a design program: each emirate is a separate path carrying its name.

About the boundaries

The shapes are Natural Earth's 1:10 million first-level administrative units (version 5.1), a public-domain dataset maintained by volunteers and the North American Cartographic Information Society. Where Natural Earth records a lower level of government than the one named here, its units are merged into the parent region, and names are given in common English forms.

The map uses an equal-area projection (Lambert azimuthal equal-area, centred on the map), so emirates keep their true relative sizes. It is simplified to about the detail visible at 2400 × 1900 pixels, and coloured so that no two touching emirates share a colour. The colours carry no meaning.

Limits: shorelines and small islands are generalised, very small emirates may be hard to see at letter size, and the map shows administrative divisions only — no rivers, roads or terrain. It is for teaching, illustration and planning, not for legal, survey or navigation use.

Sources

Natural Earth 1:10m Admin 1 – States, Provinces — public-domain boundaries, version 5.1
Natural Earth 1:10m Populated Places — city locations and the population figures used to pick them

Source files downloaded October 18, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

How many emirates are on this map of United Arab Emirates?

7. That is the number of shapes after the grouping described under "About the boundaries"; every one of them is listed in the table on this page. Two small zones Natural Earth labels as neutral are drawn with the neighbouring emirate.

Can I use these maps for free, including commercially?

Yes. The maps are drawn from public-domain boundary data (Natural Earth) and this site adds no restrictions: use them in worksheets, slides, videos, products and print without attribution.

Which file should I download for printing?

The PDF, sized for your paper. It holds a 200 dpi image scaled to fit inside a half-inch margin and turns landscape automatically for wide maps. The SVG is vector and prints sharp at any size from a design program.

Do the four versions line up with each other?

Yes. The labeled, colored and with-cities versions are the blank SVG with labels, fills or city markers added on top, so the borders are identical. Print the blank one as a quiz and the labeled one as the answer key.

Why are some labels shortened?

Labels are sized to fit inside each emirate. Where a name cannot fit even at the smallest readable size it is shortened with an ellipsis or replaced by its abbreviation. The full names are in the table below the map.

How accurate are the borders?

They come from Natural Earth, a public-domain dataset made for small-scale maps, simplified further to suit a 2400 × 1900 pixel drawing. Where borders are disputed, Natural Earth shows the line it considers in de facto use, which may differ from a particular government's position.