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Much of Dubai's 3900 square kilometers (1600 square miles) consist of sand dunes (see photo) and parched terrain dotted with rocks and shrubs. Other natural features in Dubai include verdant oases, sandy coastlines and the arid Hajar mountains.
The Dubai emirate solves the severe shortage by desalinating seawater.
Dubai, one of the globe's most important maritime traders, has no natural harbor to accommodate today's super-tankers. It remedied the need by constructing the world's largest artificial harbor in Jebel Ali, a coastal industrial city about a half hour's drive from Dubai.
Highlights:
Dubai citizens enjoy one of the world's highest standards of living, thanks to the substantial income Dubai derives from oil, business and tourism.
Dubai is investing a significant portion of its income in building the city into a major Mid-Eastern and global trading & financial center and tourist destination. The goal is to help ensure the future well-being of the citizens when the oil reserves eventually run dry.
The "World" is a massive engineering project. It consists of man-made off-shore islands in the shape of the world's 200 nations. These islands - built for luxury residential use - are arranged into their respective continents (from the air, the collective islands vaguely appear as a giant Mercator map of the world).
Dubai is also constructing a pair of giant artificial island complexes in the shape of palm tree fronds surrounded by a circle. When the project is completed, both of the island complexes will measure over a mile in diameter and will be dotted with extravagant homes and marinas.
The current Global Recession has slowed down the projects.
Arabic is Dubai's official language, but English, Hindi, Urdu, Persian and Tagalog are also widely spoken.
There are more than twice as many men than women in Dubai.
Burj al Arab - a Top 100 World Wonder
Burj Khalifa - a Top
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