28 Dubai Facts

28 Dubai Facts

  1. Dubai is home to 185 different nationalities
  2. Dubai is one of the safest places in the world.
  3. Dubai international airport will cater for 60 million passengers per annum by 2010.
  4. On completion in 2009 the new Jebel Ali airport will cater for an incredible 120 million passengers per year.
  5. The metro rail system covering 70kms will transport an estimated 1.2 million passengers per day.
  6. Dubai is served by 96 airlines & 125 shipping lines and has direct access to 1.76 billion people over 3 continents
  7. 5 million tourists in 2005, it is expected to increase to 15 million by 2010.
  8. Hotel occupancy is at 85% joint highest with New York.
  9. The number of hotel guests in 2005 was 6.1 million up 14% on 2004.
  10. Designated free zones provide up to 50 years tax free income.
  11. Many multi national companies are located in Dubai including :- Microsoft, General Electric, Hewlett Packard (HP), Johnson & Johnson, Reuters, CNN, IBN.
  12. GDP (gross domestic product) is currently 8% a 25% increase on he previous year compared to an EU average of 1.9% and the UK at 2.2%.
  13. Dubailand will cover 278 sq km.
  14. The Burj Dubai Tower will be over 800m high, twice the height of the Eiffel Tower , it will be the tallest tower in the world.
  15. The worlds largest hotel will be in Dubai. The Asia-Asia hotel will have 6500 bedrooms.
  16. There are 7 Emirates that make up the UAE.

                                                                                    Umm Al Quiwain
                                                                                    Ras Al Khaimah
                                                                                    Fujirah
                                                                                    Ajam
                                                                                    Sharjah
                                                                                    Abu Dhabi
                                                                                    Dubai

  1. Present ruler is Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
  2. The currency in Dubai is the Dhiram        £1—Dhs 7     €1—Dhs 4.5
  3. By mid 2006 realestate investment stood at aprox Dhs165 billion  (£23 billion)
  4. Current occupancy rates:        Residential 80%    Commercial 99%
  5. Finance District due to expand by 2009 from 50 to 250 companies making it the 4th largest behind London, New York, & Hong Kong.
  6. Companies moving to Dubai have to bring staff into Dubai as there is no ready made work force there hence the demand for housing.
  7. From may to September daytime temperatures are rarely below 40degs with humidity up to 90%.
  8. Dubai’s annual rainfall is an average of 42mm.
  9. Men out number women 2-1.
  10. Women comprise only 15% of the workforce.
  11. Dubai now covers 6% of the total land mass of the UAE and growing.
  12. Tourists need a visa either 30 or 60 days.