Emirate of Ajman

Ajman إمارة عجمان Imārat ʿAǧmān
Emirate
Emirate of Ajman
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Location of Ajman in the UAE
Coordinates: 25°25′N 55°30′E / 25.417°N 55.500°E / 25.417; 55.500
Country	United Arab Emirates
Subdivisions	Towns and villages Ajman Masfout Al Manama
Government
• Type	Islamic absolute monarchy[1][2][3][4] within a federation
• Ruler	Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III
• Crown Prince	Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi
Area
• Total	259 km2 (100 sq mi)
• Rank	7th
Population  (2017)
• Total	504,846
• Rank	4th
Demonym	Ajmani
GDP [5]
• Total	US$ 10.9 billion (2023)
• Per capita	US$ 22,600 (2023)
Time zone	UTC+4 (UAE Standard Time)
ISO 3166 code	AE-AJ

The Emirate of Ajman (Arabic: إمارة عجمان; pronounced [ʔɪmaːra(t) ʕaʤmaːn]) (Gulf Arabic: إمارة عيمان emāratʿymān) is one of the seven emirates of the United Arab Emirates. It joined the United Arab Emirates federation on December 2, 1971.^[6][7][8][9] It has an area of 259 square kilometers (100 sq mi), which makes it the smallest of the emirates in terms of area,^{[10][11][12][13][14]} while its population of approximately 504,846 in 2017 according to the Federal Competitiveness and Statistics Center makes it the fourth most populous emirate in the country.^[11][15] It is named after the city of Ajman, which is its seat of government. The main landmass of the emirate is a semi-enclave, surrounded on the north, east, and south by the Emirate of Sharjah.^{[16][17][18][19]}

Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, Ajman also controls two small inland exclaves: Manama and Masfout, both of which are primarily agricultural.^[20][21][22] Approximately 95% of the population of the emirate resides in the city of Ajman, which forms part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.^[23][24] Ajman is ruled by Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III of the Na'im tribe. The Crown Prince of the emirate is Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi.^{[11][12][25][26]}