Thursday, February 26, 2009

General Information About UAE

Dear Friends,

As you might be aware that UAE stands for United Arab Emirates consisting 7 Emirates which includes Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Fujairah, Umm Al Qwain & Ras Al Khaimah.
Mostly people are aware about Dubai, as its one of busiest international hub and transit point for Europe & Asia.

In the coming section i shall be covering mostly information related to Dubai, Sharjah & Abu Dhabi and i shall cover rest of the emirates in the separately.

In the last 25 years Dubai has seen exponential growth in terms of economy, shopping, tourism & financial market. The real estate boom which started around 90s has given raise to many tall buildings and notably the tallest building in the world, BURJ DUBAI, which is around 160 floors and yet to inaugurated.
UAE comprises of over 80% of expats working in this region from all over the world, however mostly you would see people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Philippines, UK, US & from other countries in Middle East like Lebanon, Iran etc.
Like all other middle east countries UAE experiences extreme climate during winter & summers, and particularly Summers are unbearable
The Local currency in UAE Dhirams and currently trading between 12-13 Indian Ruppees
With best of the living style UAE attracts many work force to the country.
Now, starting with next blog, more information pertaining to employment & living will be posted.

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