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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 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 ...
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 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 ...
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.