Facts About Dubai

The Palms Jumeirah Island is the world’s largest man-made island. It’s even visible from space. It is large enough that it took 10.5 million dump trucks worth of sand to create it.

Dubai Metro is the world’s longest fully automated metro network at 75km. It’s a great way to explore the whole region on a budget.

Dubai is fast becoming one of the world’s most progressive cities. Its population is growing rapidly, as is its infrastructure. It’s now one of the most popular destinations in the world for a holiday.

Certain nationality passport holders are required to organize their visa for Dubai in advance, while others are granted a visitor visa upon arrival.

Dubai is actually one of the safest cities in the world. Its crime rate is next to nothing, mostly due to the harsh penalties that apply for even small offences.

The uber famous Burj al Arab is the world’s only 7-star hotel, and the interior is covered in 24 carat gold leaf. A stay here is luxurious and incredible.

Dubai’s police force has the fastest cars in the world worth up to $8.5 million. Ever seen a Ferrari police car? Seeing supercars as police cars are not uncommon here, so don’t be surprised if you see a brand-new Mercedes, Ferrari, Bugatti, Lamborghini or some other luxury cars with the police emblem on it.

Another record-breaking place, the Dubai Mall, also known as the world’s largest shopping mall in the world. This shopping mall has more than 1200 shops, 4 floors, and a total retail area of 502,000 square meters (5,400,000 sq ft).

Dubai is known for its over the top luxury lifestyle and modern architecture in the middle of the desert.

Expo Dubai will be the third largest event after the Olympics and the soccer World Cup.
• The theme of Expo Dubai is “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future.” Sub-themes are threefold: Opportunity, Mobility, and Sustainability.
• Expo Dubai will last for 6 months.
• Hotel rooms in the emirate will have gone from around 65,000 rooms to 100,000 rooms by the start of the Expo.
• 25 million people are expected to visit Expo Dubai. That’s roughly the same number of people as the population of Australia.
• Expo will cost $7 Billion.
• Dubai Expo will be the first in history to have the largest percentage of international visitors. 70% of all visitors are expected to come from outside the UAE.

Wealth is abundant in Dubai

Dubai began shipping oil in 1969 and before gaining independence from Great Britain in 1971, when it became one of the UAE’s seven emirates.
In 1958, the ruler of Dubai, started investing in infrastructure and completed its first airport in 1960 from loans amounting to tens of billions of dollars.
The move away from oil led to a boost in tourism, and the little oil Dubai eventually discovered in 1966 went towards building the city full of sky scrapers that we know today.

Some credit the business strategy of a tax free zone as the reason for the popularity of Dubai and why businesses flock to the city.

The UAE is the third richest country in the world after Qatar and Luxembourg.

Burj Khalifa is the World’s Tallest building in the World.
The Burj Khalifa height is a staggering 828 meters (2716.5 feet) tall, soaring over Dubai. It’s three times as tall as the Eiffel Tower and nearly twice as tall as the Empire State Building

Besides the world record for the tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa holds six other world records.

• The Burj Khalifa is also the tallest freestanding structure in the world,
• The Burj Khalifa has the highest number of stories in the world,
• The Burj Khalifa has the highest occupied floor in the world,
• The Burj Khalifa has the highest outdoor observation deck in the world,
• The Burj Khalifa has the elevator with longest travel distance in the world, and
• The Burj Khalifa has the tallest service elevator in the world.

Did you know that the Burj Khalifa is also a sustainable building? Every year they collect 15 million gallons of water which is used for landscaping and the water fountains outside.

One of the fastest growing economies – oil and gas and construction

Dubai has one of the fastest growing economies in the world. You can thank oil, tourism and construction for that. At one-point Dubai had 50% of the world’s cranes in the city for building all of the sky scrapers. It amazing to see how far it has come.

Tourism and Economy

Home to one of the World’s Largest Mosques. Apart from oil, tourism plays an integral role in strengthening the economy of Abu Dhabi. Tourists from different areas of the world come to explore attractions in the city. Some of them enjoy the versatile landscape, friendly environment and luxurious lifestyle in the emirate so much that they end up buying properties in Abu Dhabi.