Country size comparison
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United Arab Emirates is about 20 times smaller than Iran.
Iran is approximately 1,648,195 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 5.07% the size of Iran. Meanwhile, the population of Iran is ~86.8 million people (76.8 million fewer people live in United Arab Emirates).
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