Seven Things You Don't Know About the United Arab Emirates
With the UAE in the news following a deal to have their government owned company manage US ports, it is a good time to learn a few things about this unusual country.
1: The border demarcation treaties of 1974 and 1977 between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were never made public so the exact border of the two countries is only known to their governments.
2: Among various human rights violations the UAE has been accused of (including child sex trade) is the use of children as jockeys in camel races. In part in response to this criticism they have developed robotic camel jockeys. In your face Sony!
3: About 80% of the population is non-native, with the majority of foreigners coming from India and Pakistan.
4: Due to extreme oil wealth, the average income for the 20% of the population that are citizens is nearly as high as Western European democracies.
5: You can go skiing in Dubai thanks to the worlds largest indoor snow park. The "Mall of the Emirates" is connected to " Ski Dubai which covers an area about the size of three football fields. One run is over 1200 feet long and admission is $35 which includes Winter clothing
6: They were previously known as the "Trucial States" or "Trucial Oman" where "Trucial" referred to a truce between Great Britain and a number of Arab Sheikhs.
7: There are seven emirates in the UAE. They are: Abu Dhabi, Ajm?n, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain.
1: The border demarcation treaties of 1974 and 1977 between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia were never made public so the exact border of the two countries is only known to their governments.
2: Among various human rights violations the UAE has been accused of (including child sex trade) is the use of children as jockeys in camel races. In part in response to this criticism they have developed robotic camel jockeys. In your face Sony!
3: About 80% of the population is non-native, with the majority of foreigners coming from India and Pakistan.
4: Due to extreme oil wealth, the average income for the 20% of the population that are citizens is nearly as high as Western European democracies.
5: You can go skiing in Dubai thanks to the worlds largest indoor snow park. The "Mall of the Emirates" is connected to " Ski Dubai which covers an area about the size of three football fields. One run is over 1200 feet long and admission is $35 which includes Winter clothing
6: They were previously known as the "Trucial States" or "Trucial Oman" where "Trucial" referred to a truce between Great Britain and a number of Arab Sheikhs.
7: There are seven emirates in the UAE. They are: Abu Dhabi, Ajm?n, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Qaiwain.
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