The City
Dubai is a rapidly growing, cosmopolitan city. Its laws
are fair, its society stable and welcoming. The city is
clean and safe. It is the commercial and leisure capital
of the United Arab Emirates and beyond it, the Middle
East. Dubai was the first to introduce foreign ownership
of land in the region, and is home to some of the finest
leisure facilities in the world. Quality of life is
extremely high.
Dubai has a sub-tropical, arid climate. Rainfall is
infrequent and irregular. Falling mainly in winter,
it amounts to some five days a year.
Temperatures range from a low of about 50 degrees
Fahrenheit to a high 118 degrees. The mean daily
maximum is 75 degrees Fahrenheit in January rising to
105 degrees Fahrenheit in July.
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Language
English is spoken by the vast majority of people living and
working in Dubai. All service staff – be
they taxi drivers,
waiters or hotel staff – speak English. Alongside Arabic,
English is the language of commerce. Hindi, Urdu, Tagalog,
Malayalang, Farsi, Pashtu and a host of other languages are
widely spoken – reflecting Dubai’s extraordinarily rich
culture.
Visas
Dubai has very simple visa regulations. Thirty-three
European, North American and Asian nationalities are stamped
in on arrival at the airport, at no charge. Other
nationalities can arrange visas through hotels or UAE
embassies and consulates world-wide.
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Money
The currency is the United Arab Emirate Dirham (AED or DHS).
It has been fixed to the United States Dollar at a rate of
3.67 for many years to ensure currency stability. US Dollars
are, however, widely accepted in hotels, shops, restaurants
and taxis, as are many other currencies.
Geography : The second largest of the seven
Emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, Dubai is
located on the southern shore of the Arabian Gulf. Dubai
city is a bustling metropolis, while outside the city itself
the Emirate is sparsely inhabited and characterized by
desert vegetation.
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