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Tourism is a major economic source of income in Dubai and part of the Dubai government's strategy to maintain the flow of foreign cash into the emirates. [19] The tourism sector contributed in 2017 about $41 billion to the GDP, making up 4.6% of the GDP, and provided some 570,000 jobs, accounting for 4.8% of total employment. [20]
UAE has the second-largest economy in the Arab world (after Saudi Arabia), [ 21] with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US$414 billion (AED 1.52 trillion) in 2018. [ 22] A third of the GDP is from oil revenues. [ 21] The economy was expected to grow 4–4.5% in 2013, compared to 2.3–3.5% over the previous five years.
The three largest Emirates ( Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah ), are home to nearly 85% of the population. [ 10] The 2022 population of the UAE stands at 9.4 million, [ 11] of which 69% of the population is male and 31% of the population is female. [ 12][ 13][ 14] The population density of the Emirates has reached a record 114 per km 2.
Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates Map of the United Arab Emirates. The table below shows a list of every city in the UAE with a population of at least 10,000, listed in descending order. The capitals are shown in bold.
The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world ...
That means that a ride from Dubai to Sharjah–which is about 25 minutes–would cost $9.76 during the day and $10.85 at night. A much longer trip, one lasting about 1 hour and 40 minutes, would ...
The United Arab Emirates has been successfully diversifying the economy. 71% of UAE's total GDP comes from non-oil sectors. [86] Oil accounts for only 2% of Dubai's GDP. [87] The UAE is also making an effort to attract foreign direct investment by offering 100% foreign ownership and no taxes. [88] Tourism is one of the main sources of revenue ...
In a significant warming of official Israeli-UAE relations, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) formally agreed in August 2020 to "normalise" relations in a United States-brokered deal that also requires Israel to halt its plan to annex parts of the West Bank, including the Jordan Valley. [ 6][ 7] A joint statement issued by the UAE ...