Editing Emirate of Sharjah (section)

{{Short description|Constituent Emirate of the United Arab Emirates}}
{{about|the emirate|the city|Sharjah}}
{{EngvarB|date=February 2022}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name               = Sharjah
| native_name        = {{lang|ar|إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة}}
| other_name         = Imārat al-Shāriqah
| settlement_type    = [[Emirates of the United Arab Emirates|Emirate]]
| translit_lang1_type = [[Arabic script|Arabic]]
| translit_lang1_info = الشارقة
| image_skyline      = 
| image_caption      = 
| image_flag         = Flag of Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah.svg
| image_shield       = Coat of arms of Sharjah (2).svg
| image_map          = Sharjah in United Arab Emirates.svg
| map_alt            = 
| map_caption        = Location of Sharjah in the UAE
| coordinates        = {{coord|25|21|27|N|55|23|27|E|type:adm1st_region:AE|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type   = [[Country]]
| subdivision_name   = {{flag|United Arab Emirates}}
| seat               = [[Sharjah]]
| parts              = [[Sharjah Municipality|9 municipalities]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.shjmuga.gov.ae/en/municipalities-emirate-sharjah/ |title=The municipalities of the Emirate of Sharjah &#124; Municipalities & Agriculture Affairs Department |access-date=13 November 2017 |archive-date=28 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181228170812/http://www.shjmuga.gov.ae/en/municipalities-emirate-sharjah/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| p1                 = [[Sharjah Municipality]] 
| government_type    = [[Islamic state|Islamic]] [[absolute monarchy]] within a [[Federal monarchy|federation]]
| leader_title       = Ruler
| leader_name        = [[Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi]]
| leader_title1      = [[Al Qasimi|Crown Prince]]
| leader_name1       = Sultan bin Muhammad bin [[Sultan bin Saqr Al Qasimi II|Sultan]] Al-Qasimi
| area_magnitude     = 
| area_total_km2     = 2590
| area_rank          = 3rd
| population_total   = 1,800,000
| population_as_of   = 2022
| population_rank    = 3rd
| population_demonym = Sharjawi
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref name="TelluBase">{{cite web|url=https://tellusant.com/repo/tb/tellubase_factsheet_are.pdf|publisher=Tellusant|title=TelluBase—UAE Fact Sheet (Tellusant Public Service Series)|access-date = 2024-01-11}}</ref>
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = US$ 56.1 billion (2023)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = US$ 32,100 (2023)
| p2                 = [[Al Bataeh|Al Bataeh Municipality]]
| p3                 = [[Dhaid|Al Dhaid City Municipality]]
| p4                 = [[Al Madam|Al Madam Municipality]]
| p5                 = [[Dibba Al-Hisn|Dibba Al-Hisn City Municipality]]
| p6                 = [[Hamriyah Port|Al Hamriya Municipality]]
| p7                 = [[Khor Fakkan|Khor Fakkan City Municipality]]
| p8                 = [[Kalba|Kalba City Municipality]]
| p9                 = [[Mleiha|Mleiha Municipality]]
| iso_code           = AE-SH
| flag_link          = Flag of the United Arab Emirates#Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah
}}

The '''Emirate of Sharjah''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ʃ|ɑr|dʒ|ə}}; {{langx|ar|إِمَارَة ٱلشَّارِقَة}} ''{{transliteration|ar|Imārat Aš-Šāriqah}}'') is one of the [[emirates of the United Arab Emirates]], which covers {{convert|2,590|km2}} and has a population of over 1,400,000 (2015).<ref name="abu" /> It comprises the capital city of [[Sharjah]], after which it is named, and other minor towns and [[exclave]]s such as [[Kalba]], [[Al Dhaid]], [[Dibba Al-Hisn]] and [[Khor Fakkan]].

The emirate is an [[absolute monarchy]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sheikhdrsultan.ae/portal/en/home.aspx |title=The Official Website of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi|access-date=21 June 2015 |archive-date=8 November 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151108140637/http://www.sheikhdrsultan.ae/portal/en/home.aspx |url-status=live }}</ref> It has been ruled by [[Sultan bin Muhammad Al-Qasimi]] since 1972, except for a seven-day period during [[1987 Sharjawi coup d'état attempt|an attempted coup d'etat]] by his brother, Sheikh Abd al-Aziz bin Muhammad Al Qasimi.<ref>{{cite web| url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-19-8702150353-story.html| title = EMIRATES ACT TO END COUP CRISIS – Chicago Tribune| website = [[Chicago Tribune]]| access-date = 16 March 2021| archive-date = 27 April 2019| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190427013000/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1987-06-19-8702150353-story.html| url-status = live}}</ref>