Just last year, I spent a few days in Dubai. It was my third trip to this Emirate and I must say that, the more I learned, the more pleasant I found this place.

Sim, it is artificial, exaggerated and a little strange to see a very modern and air-conditioned city not in the middle of the desert. But spending some time in Dubai with a friend who lives in the city I see very much more than just the tourist attractions and I must admit, it's a city where you can live a very comfortable life!

Dubai, a small city deserted just 50 years ago, is a vibrant city, a commercial and cultural hub in the Middle East and a popular tourist destination.

Dubai is full of luxury shops, modern architecture and a lively nightlife. The Burj Khalifa, at 830 meters high, the tallest building in the world, dominates the skyline full of trees. The real estate sector and tourism drive the economy, and there seems to be a development without innovative and exaggerated projects.

Dubai is unique and therefore I wanted to share some crazy facts about Dubai with you:

1 – The Burj Al Arab hotel uses enough gold to cover the Mona Lisa painting 46,265 times

The interior of the Burj Al Arab is decorated with nearly 1,790 square meters of 24-carat gold foil. Com isso, you can collect 46,265 Mona Lisa paintings.

2- 25% of all the cherries in the world are located in Dubai

During the height of the real estate boom, Dubai's skyline was full of guindastes. Some say that the city houses almost 25% two guindastes do mundo! But this could be an urban phenomenon, since other sources claim only 2 or 3%.

No matter what, or the number of cherries in Dubai, it is still there, louco, the city continues to develop.

3- Dubai's artificial palm trees are enough to cover 2.5 Empire State Buildings

The construction of Dubai's palm trees required 94 million cubic meters of area. The Empire State Building is just 37 million cubic meters.

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4- The police force in Dubai spends more on each of two super cars than it costs to send a child to the US faculty

The Dubai police force uses supercars to impress tourists and show how “elegant” the city is.

Isso included cars like the Ferrari FF (US $ 500,000), Lamborghini Aventador (US $ 397,000) and an Aston Martin One-77 (US $ 1.79 million).

In comparison, attending the University of New York, the most expensive faculty in the USA, costs around US$$ 248,000 per four years.

5- Approximately 85% of the population of Dubai and abroad

It is estimated that around 15% of Dubai's population are Emiratis, while the other 85% are expatriates.
Most of the workers who built hundreds of Dubai startups went to the United Arab Emirates of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. As a result, they now represent more than 50% of the city's population.

The class divide is great, with many immigrant workers living and working in horrific conditions, while Emiratis receive education, education and paid medical benefits, and upper-class foreigners earn extremely attractive salaries.