https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubai
Dubai (/duːˈbaɪ/ doo-BY; Arabic: دبي Dubayy, Gulf pronunciation: [dʊˈbɑj]) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).[3] It is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, and is the place these Instathots go to get shit upon for $$$ & we make fun of them @ BGOL and shit. Pun intended. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance in the country's legislature.[4] The city of Dubai is located on the emirate's northern coastline and heads up the Dubai-Sharjah-Ajman metropolitan area. Dubai is to host World Expo 2020 where even more Instathots will congregate looking for new sugardaddies to splash that $ in their direction. PortaPottieLiving4Life. Shit. Pun intended again. GDamn.
Dubai has emerged as a
global city and business hub of the
Middle East.
[6] It is also a major transport hub for passengers and cargo. By the 1960s,
Dubai's economy was based on revenues from trade and, to a smaller extent, oil exploration concessions, but oil was not discovered until 1966. Oil revenue first started to flow in 1969.
[7] Dubai's oil revenue helped accelerate the early development of the city, but its reserves are limited and production levels are low: today, less than 5% of the emirate's revenue comes from oil.
[8] The emirate's Western-style model of business drives its economy with the main revenues now coming from
tourism, aviation, real estate, and financial services.
[9][10][11] Dubai has recently attracted world attention through many innovative large construction projects and sports events. The city has become iconic for its
skyscrapers and high-rise buildings, in particular the world's tallest building, the
Burj Khalifa. Dubai has been criticised for
human rights violations concerning the city's largely South Asian workforce.
[12] Dubai's property market experienced a major deterioration in 2008–09 following the
financial crisis of 2007–08,
[13] but the emirate's economy has made a return to growth, with a projected 2015 budget surplus.
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As of 2012, Dubai is the 22nd most expensive city in the world and the most expensive city in the Middle East.
[15][16] In 2014, Dubai's hotel rooms were rated as the second most expensive in the world, after
Geneva.
[17] Dubai was rated as one of the best places to live in the Middle East by
American global consulting firm
Mercer.
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