Located in the middle of the Middle East, Dubai is a flat desert area facing the Persian Gulf. The area is 4 1 14 square kilometers, accounting for 5.8% of the total area of the United Arab Emirates, ranking second only to Abu Dhabi in the national area. The population is 3102,511(2065438+April 2008)? [2]? , accounting for about 4 1.9% of the national population, is the most populous city.

Dubai is the economic and financial center in the Middle East, and also the main passenger and cargo transportation hub in the Middle East. Oil revenue promoted the early development of Dubai, but due to limited reserves and low production level, after 20 10, the oil industry only accounted for less than 5% of Dubai's gross national product. After oil, Dubai's economy mainly depends on tourism, aviation, real estate and financial services.

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Dubai is basically located in the middle of the Middle East, in a flat desert facing the Persian Gulf. Latitude and longitude: 2515' 47 "north latitude; East longitude 5517' 50 ". With an area of 4 1 14 square kilometers, it ranks second among the seven Emirates in the United Arab Emirates. The emirate of Sharjah is in the north, Abu Dhabi in the south and Sultanate of Oman in the east.

1966, Dubai discovered oil at a distance of 120 km from the coastline and obtained the right to exploit it. Although the Middle East is the region with the largest oil reserves, the largest oil production and export volume in the world, Dubai has little oil reserves. The UAE's total oil reserves are 98 billion barrels, of which Abu Dhabi, the capital, accounts for 92 billion barrels and Dubai only accounts for 4 billion barrels.

Dubai accelerates the exploitation and export of oil, and uses the money from selling oil to transform and upgrade in the Middle East with a single economic model. With the export of the first barrel of crude oil 1969, Dubai's economy began to enter the fast lane.

In 20 13, Dubai's oil production has dropped sharply, from the peak annual output of 4 10000 barrels to less than 70000 barrels, and oil only provided 6% of the gross national product. At the same time, the non-oil industry has accounted for more than 95% of Dubai's gross national product, and Dubai has got rid of the road that Middle Eastern countries rely on oil for development.

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Baidu Encyclopedia-Dubai