<P> Abu Dhabi ( US / ˈɑːbuː ˈdɑːbi / , UK / ˈæbuː ˈdɑːbi / ; Arabic : أبو ظبي ‎ ‎ Abū Ẓabī Emirati pronunciation ( ɐˈbuˈðʕɑbi ) ) is the capital and the second most populous city of the United Arab Emirates ( the most populous being Dubai ) , and also capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi , the largest of the UAE 's seven emirates . Abu Dhabi lies on a T - shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast . The city proper had a population of 1.5 million in 2014 . </P>
<P> Abu Dhabi ( US / ˈɑːbuː ˈdɑːbi / , UK / ˈæbuː ˈdɑːbi / ; Arabic : أبو ظبي ‎ ‎ Abū Ẓabī Emirati pronunciation ( ɐˈbuˈðʕɑbi ) ) is the capital and the second most populous city of the United Arab Emirates ( the most populous being Dubai ) , and also capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi , the largest of the UAE 's seven emirates . Abu Dhabi lies on a T - shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western coast . The city proper had a population of 1.5 million in 2014 . </P>
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is abu dhabi a city or a country
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