Cosmopolitan City
One of the Middle East’s most cosmopolitan and widely visited cities, Dubai is a thriving center of both business and tourism. Its striking, confident architecture – from the towering Burj al Kalifa down to the artificial islands at sea level - has made it an icon of modernity in the region.
The UAE – of which Dubai is the capital - is famously hospitable to outside talent, with expatriates making up over 80% of the population. This is hardly surprising: the country has been a crossroads of cultures and ideas for millennia.
Population 3.5m
Just 15% of population are UAE nationals
Visited by 15m tourists per year
