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Since 2000, Dubai's municipality has initiated construction phases in the city, predominantly in the Mina Seyahi area, located further from Jumeirah, towards Jebel Ali. [52] This has come at a cost however. Dubai ( and UAE ) construction companies employ low-wage labourers from Asia for up to 12 hours a day, six or seven days a week. [53]
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.
Demographics of Dubai. The population of Dubai, the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates, is estimated to be 3.5 million as of April 2022 according to government data. [ 1][ 2] As of 2021, 3.2 million were non-Emirati, and 69% were male. [ 3] About 58.50% of the population is concentrated in the 25-44 age group.
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) compiles the Human Development Index (HDI) of 193 nations in the annual Human Development Report. The index considers the health, education, income and living conditions in a given country to provide a measure of human development which is comparable between countries and over time. [1] [2]
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 ...
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In 2012, there were an estimated 240,000 Britons living in the country, representing the largest Western communityin the United Arab Emirates and the largest British community both in the Middle East and in the Arab world.[161] Prior to 2008, there were 120,000 expatriates holding British passportsin the UAE.