2006-10-17 03:37:46 · 33 answers · asked by Mr. Suede 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
U.A.E United Arab Emirates.
2006-10-17 03:42:55 · answer #1 · answered by neilinhp 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
: [ðʊ'bej], generally /dʊ'baɪ/ in English) refers to either:
* one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf, or
* that emirate's main city, sometimes called "Dubai City" to distinguish it from the emirate.
Dubai is the most populous and second largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates after Abu Dhabi. Dubai is distinct from other members of the UAE in that revenues from oil account for only 6% of its gross domestic product. A majority of the emirate's revenues are from the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ)[2] and increasingly from tourism.
With enormous construction and development in various industries, Dubai has attracted world attention through innovative real estate projects, sports events, conferences and Guinness records. However, this increased attention, coinciding with its emergence as a world business hub have also highlighted potential human rights quagmires concerning its largely immigrant workforce.
2006-10-17 03:43:10 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dubai is a city on the arabian peninsular. It's not an independent country but part of the United Arab Emirates which also includes other famous places such as Abu Dhabi.
2006-10-17 03:48:30 · answer #3 · answered by pugsley 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dubai is the most populous and second largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates after Abu Dhabi. Dubai is distinct from other members of the UAE in that revenues from oil account for only 6% of its gross domestic product. A majority of the emirate's revenues are from the Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZ)[2] and increasingly from tourism.
2006-10-17 03:45:45 · answer #4 · answered by ~NEO~ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dubai South west Asia in a federation of emirates (1994 est. pop. 2,791,000), c.30,000 sq mi (77,700 sq km), on the E Arabian Peninsula, bordered by the Persian Gulf (N), the Gulf of Oman (E), Oman (S), Saudi ..
United Arab Emirates (Al Imarat Al Arabiyah Al Muttahida in Arabic) - information at a glance The Emirates are: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah. Government: Federation of the seven Emirates, each with its own . Dubai is in Asia.
2006-10-17 03:52:32 · answer #5 · answered by Kingdon 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
also spelled Dubai constituent emirate of the United Arab Emirates (formerly Trucial States or Trucial Oman). The second most populous and second largest state of the federation (area 1,510 square miles [3,900 square km]), it is roughly rectangular, with a frontage of about 45 miles (72 km) on the Persian Gulf. The capital, Dubayy town, the largest town of the federation, is on a small creek in the northeast part of the state. Well over 90 percent of the emirate's population lives in the capital and nearby built-up sections. Dubayy is surrounded by Abu Dhabi emirate on the south and west and by Al-Shariqah emirate on the east and northeast. In addition, the small exclave (detached section) of Al-Hajarayn in the Wadi Hattá, more than 25 miles (40 km) from the nearest territory of Dubayy proper, belongs to the state.
2006-10-17 03:45:39 · answer #6 · answered by Britannica Knowledge 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Dubai:
one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates on the Persian Gulf or the main city of the emirate, Dubai City.
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2006-10-17 03:46:06 · answer #7 · answered by leavemealonestalker 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A question is never stupid... many answers can be !!
Dubai is one of the seven Emirates composing the United Arab Emirates
The federal capital is Abu Dhabi
2006-10-17 03:50:02 · answer #8 · answered by talkingformydog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dubia is in the Arabian Gulf and is Capital of on of the Trucial Oman Sates nice place for a holiday.Also known as the United Arab Emirates.
2006-10-17 03:52:08 · answer #9 · answered by Tom M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dubai is the most populous and second largest emirate of the United Arab Emirates
2006-10-17 03:46:57 · answer #10 · answered by johnmccuk 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
United Arab Emirates is right by the Straight of Hormuz, the narrow point in the Persian Gulf, and next to Saudi Arabia and Oman.
2006-10-17 03:49:00 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋