| LOCATION: |
Dubai is located in the middle part of the United Arab Emirates
Which lies on the Eastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula. |
| AREA: |
Approximately 2428 square miles (3885 km2). |
| CLIMATE: |
High temperature and humidity in summer and moderate winter. |
| OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: |
Arabic, while English is widely spoken in business. |
| POPULATION: |
858,000 in 1999. |
| RELIGION: |
Islam |
| GOVERNMENT: |
Dubai is one of the seven emirates Federation. Ruler of Dubai,
H.H Shaikh Maktoum Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, is the Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE Federation.
Dubai Deputy Ruler, H.H. Shaikh Hamdan, is the Minister of Finance and Industry of the UAE. Dubai Crown Prince, H.H.
General Shaikh Mohamed is the Defense Minister of the UAE. |
| PORTS: |
Jebel Ali, Port Rashid, Hamriya Port, the Creek |
| INTERNATIONAL AIRPORTS: |
Dubai International Airport |
| FREE TRADE ZONES: |
Jebel Ali, Dubai International Airport Free Zone, Dubai
Technology, e-Commerce and Media Free Zone Authority. |
| EDUCATION: |
Schools: Public: 82; Private 107; others: 16 (1999) |
| HEALTH: |
Hospitals: Public: 7, Private & others: 5, Health Centers: 317. |
| AGRICULTURAL AREA: |
Cultivated Area: 5,015 Hectares; Un-Cultivated Area:
267 Hctrs; Orchards: 1,453.8 Hctrs. (1998) |
| ROADS: |
Single Carriage Way: 1,161 kms; Dual CW: 615 kms |
| CURRENCY: |
UAE Dirham (U.S. $ 1 = Dh. 3.6725) |
| GDP: |
50,941 million dirhams ($ 13,871 million) |
| TAXATION: |
None |
| INFLATION RATE: |
2.0% (1999), 1.6% (1998) |
| AVERAGE WAGE: |
59,400 Dhms ($16,00) per annum. |
| EXPORTS (non-oil): |
AED 5.128 billion ($1.397 billion) 1999 |
| IMPORTS (non-oil): |
AED 65.605 billion ($17.87 billions) 1999 |
| RE-EXPORTS (non-oil): |
AED 15.03 billion ($4.1 billions) 1999 |
