Flag of United Arab Emirates
The flag of United Arab Emirates, adopted in 1971 and flown in a 1:2 ratio. Below: what its colours are, which flags it is confused with, and a short drill to make it stick.
At a glance
| Country | United Arab Emirates |
|---|---|
| Capital | Abu Dhabi |
| Proportions | 1:2 |
| Adopted | 1971 |
| Emoji | 🇦🇪 |
| Code | AE · ARE |
Colours of the flag of United Arab Emirates
The flag of United Arab Emirates uses 4 colours: red, white, green, black. The swatches below are sampled from the flag artwork itself, so they are the exact values used in the file rather than an approximation.
Flags often confused with United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates is genuinely easy to mix up with 2 other flags. Compare them side by side here — the difference is usually a ratio, a shade, or the order of two bands.
About the flag of United Arab Emirates
The flag of United Arab Emirates — officially United Arab Emirates — is flown in a 1:2 ratio. United Arab Emirates sits in Asia, and its flag is part of the standard set used in every quiz on this site.
The current design dates from 1971. United Arab Emirates has its capital at Abu Dhabi and a population of about 11.5 million, figures that come from the same dataset the quizzes are built on.
As an emoji the flag is 🇦🇪, produced from the regional indicator letters for AE. The dedicated emoji page has the codepoints, HTML entity, CSS value and shortcode if you need to paste it somewhere.
Test yourself on United Arab Emirates
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