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~~Dubai is a city and the capital of the UAE.~~
Edit: Dubai is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, an emirate of the UAE. The capital of the UAE is Abu Dhabi.
But on Wikipedia it says it's a country?
The emirate of Dubai a state (not a country)inside the UAE similar to how California is a state inside the USA.
I swear there is a page on Wikipedia about the country of Dubai.
Dubai was an independent country before 1971. (Although sort of under the British since 1833, the exact details varied over time.)
Either that or you're thinking about Djibouti.
Yeah, it's a bit complicated. They retain some level of sovereignty within the UAE as I understand it, unlike Califonia, which since the civil war has basically been just a subnational division.
You could just post the link.
Giant mix up here. When I read "Emirate" I thought that was a Arabic word for state. My bad.
A lot of Arabic discourse I seen relates to the legitimacy of certain Arab countries. Kind of like the Balkans. There's a belief that Qatar, Kuwait and even Palestine aren't real countries.
https://share.google/zU2WrcLx0AbnRrkH6
Are you thinking of the Emirate of Dubai? It's not a country either. Also, I was wrong about Dubai being the capital.