Dubai – Facts

Location: Southern shore of the Arabian Gulf, northeastern United Arab Emirates.
Country and city dialling code: +971 4
Population: 1,040,000
Religion: 57% Muslim, 20% Hindu, 20% Roman Catholic and 3% other.
Time zone: GMT +4
Electricity: 220 or 240 volts AC, 50Hz; square three-pin
plugs are standard.
Average January temp: 24°C (75°F)
Average July temp: 41°C (106°F)
Annual rainfall: 300mm (11.8 inches)


Dubai’s Gross Domestic Product 1999 (US$mn)

Total GDP 16,372
Non-oil Sectors 7,859
Trade 2,767
Manufacturing 2,619
Transport, Storage & 1,939
Communication
Government Services 1,540
Real Estate 1,566
Finance and Insurance 1,629
Construction 1,379
Hotels and Restaurants 738
Electricity and Water 281
Agriculture 128
Mining and Quarrying 21
Other services 552

Source; Dubai Municipality

10 categories of imports from Dubai into the UK 2002 £m

Telecomm & sound recording & reproducing 101.2
apparatus
Petroleum, petroleum products and related 97.7
materials
Live animals 93.5
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories 40.5
Power generating machinery and equipment 26.0
Professional, scientific & control instruments 19.3
(and apparatus)
Office machines and ADP equipment 14.3
Manufactures of metal 12.0
Non-ferrous metals 11.7
Other transport equipment 8.6
Source: UK government

Top 10 categories of exports from UK to Dubai for 2002

Goods / sector £m
Telecommunications & sound recording 86.5
& reproducing apparatus
Power generating machinery & equipment 80.1
Live animals 72.3
General industrial machinery & equipment, 60.7
and machine parts
Office machines & automatic data 59.7
processing equipment
Electrical machinery, apparatus & 54.2
appliances & electrical parts
Road vehicles 51.1
Non-metallic mineral manufactures 47.3
Clothing & accessories 35.0
Professional, scientific & control instruments 33.6
(& apparatus)

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