United Arab Emirates is about 3 times smaller than Michigan.

Michigan is approximately 250,493 sq km, while United Arab Emirates is approximately 83,600 sq km, making United Arab Emirates 33.37% the size of Michigan. Meanwhile, the population of Michigan is ~9.9 million people (32,163 more people live in United Arab Emirates).
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Michigan vs. United Arab Emirates uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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