where is dubai in which country

Dubai is a city and an emirate in the country called the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is located in the Middle East on the southeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula along the Persian Gulf. Dubai is not a country itself but one of the seven emirates that make up the UAE, with Abu Dhabi as the UAE's capital and Dubai as its largest city. The emirate of Dubai is the second largest and most populous emirate in the UAE and serves as a major global city known for trade, tourism, and finance.