DUBAI
• Seven states of Abu
Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah,
Ajman, Fujairah, Ras al
Khaimah and Umm Al
Quwain.
Map of Dubai
Gross Domestic Product:
GDP $19,000
Annual increase of 8%
10% of GDP is from oil
revenues
GDP CHART
waste
Dubai has the highest
Waste per capita followed
by the United States
Plastic, cans and paper
are rarely recycled
Gold
Per capita 34 grams of
gold are bought every
year
2/3 of the population
buys gold
Dubai is the worlds
second largest
distributor of bullion
Imports 360 tons and
re-exports 350 tons
Fun Facts
World's largest marina
World's largest man-made harbor positioning
UAE as cargo hub of Middle East
World's tallest building conceived as a city
within a city
World's two largest artificial islands, Palm
Islands, actually visible from the moon.
Dubai is really out of this world!
Theme park twice the size of Disney World to
include the biggest shopping mall in the
world, The Mall of Arabia
More Fun facts
Population (2004): 3.2 Million
estimated
Labor force by occupation
2004: 78 %
Tourists 2004: 5 Million
Currency Pegged To US Dollar:
3.67 UAE dirham = $ 1
In February 2005 Dubai was
announced to be 2½ times size
of Washington D.C. or the size
of the island of Manhattan
Burj Dubai
Burj Dubai is a
skyscraper currently
under construction in
Dubai, United Arab
Emirates. Its exact height
remains undisclosed and
has been rumored to be
as high as 900 meters
.
Burj Dubai
Palm Islands