• 20% of the world’s cranes now operate in Dubai
  • Emiratis make up just 15% of the population of Dubai
  • Oil accounts for just 11%, of Dubai’s revenues, and both tourism and trading are much bigger components of their economy
  • Dubai is home to the Burj Al Arab, the world’s only 7-star hotel, located on a man-made island just off the coast
  • Most bus steps in Dubai are air-conditioned
  • Dubai’s artificial Palm Islands imported enough sand to fill 2.5 Empire State Buildings
  • The Fountain at Dubai’s Burj Khalifa is the biggest, most powerful automated fountain in the world, capable of shooting water as high as a 50-story building
  • The Dubai Metro system is the longest automated rail network in the world and operates its 87 trains without drivers