[16][17][18][19] Located on the coast of the Persian Gulf, Ajman also controls two small inland exclaves: Manama and Masfout, both of which are primarily agricultural.

[20][21][22] Approximately 95% of the population of the emirate resides in the city of Ajman, which forms part of the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area.

[23][24] Ajman is ruled by Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III of the Na'im tribe.

It consists of a small town that provides essential services and valleys sustained by subsistence farming and marble quarrying.

[29][30] Masfout borders Oman, Dubai (the village and exclave of Hatta) and Ras Al Khaimah.

[30] Most of the main emirate's landmass is developed, with extensive suburbs stretching out almost to the E311 arterial road,[31] with light industrial zones and warehousing towards the northeast.

[35] The small areas of sandy desert outside the city support scant seasonal growths of wild grasses and scrub, ghaf trees and occasional date palms.

[36][37] Acacia and ghaf trees are to be found in abundance in Manama, which has long been established as an agricultural centre.

The Emirate of Ajman is a monarchy, ruled by Sheikh Humaid bin Rashid Al Nuaimi III since succeeding his father in 1981.

[48][49][50][51] Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi is the Chairman of Ajman Municipality and Planning Department since 2005.

[71][72][73] Ajman's economy is dominated by five sectors: manufacturing; construction; wholesale and retail; real estate and business services; and transport, storage and communications.

Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman and Iran were the Ajman's principal export trade partners.

[17][85][86] This led to real estate prices rising rapidly, from $11 per square foot and, by 2007, developers had announced projects worth $21.78 billion, consisting of around 65,000 units in all.

[89][90][91] By 2011, work was continued on a number of projects, including the mixed business, leisure and residential development Ajman One.

[91][92] A development boom followed the opening of Ajman's real estate market to global investors in 2004, with 'true' freehold on offer.

[55][94][95] Arguably ineffective in the face of the fast-moving and evolutionary gold rush taking place, ARERA had not implemented widespread policies or regulations to curb the overheating market by the time the global financial crisis intervened and brought many developments to a crashing halt.

The project includes running tracks and facilities to attract international sporting events and provide a draw for tourism to the emirate.

It was subsequently converted into a museum and housed an eclectic collection of artifacts and exhibitions of traditional life in Ajman.

[109][110][111] The Red Fort was built during Sheikh Humaid bin Abdul Aziz Al Nuaimi (1910–1928), and consists of four rooms in two towers.

CUCA received its license from the UAE Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MOHESR) in August 2011.