South Australia (Australia) is 12 times larger than United Arab Emirates.
Area: 83,600 km2 World Factbook
Population: 5,628,805 (July 2014) World Factbook
The United Arab Emirates, sometimes simply called the Emirates or the UAE, is a country located in the southeast end of the Arabian Peninsula on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman to the east and Saudi Arabia to the south, as well as sharing sea borders with Qatar, Iran and Pakistan. Wikipedia
South Australia is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent. With a total land area of 983,482 square kilometres, it is the fourth largest of Australia's states and territories. Wikipedia