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Dubai is the capital city of the UAE
The capital is Abu Dhabi
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The UAE is one of the hottest and driest countries in the world
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The UAE uses the dinar as its currency
It uses the Dirham
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The Emirates airline is from the UAE
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The UAE is a member of OPEC
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There are more Indians living in the UAE than actual Emiratis
There are nearly 3 times as many Indians as Emiratis
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The Burj Khalifa is the name of the palace where the Emirati leader resides
The Burj Khalifa is the world's tallest building
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Dubai has the worlds busiest airport
It is only surpassed by Atlanta and Beijing
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The UAE has more skyscrapers (150m+) than Russia, Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico combined
Only China and the United States have more skyscrapers
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The UAE is comprised of 7 different Emirates, the largest of which is Abu Dhabi by far
The others are Dubai, Sharjah, Ras al-Khaimah, Ajman, Umm al-Quwain, and Fujairah
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The population of the UAE has increased by over 8% per year on average since 1950
In fact the UAE's population has increased by around 10% since then; from 72,000 to 9,500,000!
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The UAE has hosted both the FIFA World Cup (soccer), and the ICC World Cup (cricket)
It has never hosted the FIFA World Cup
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There is an artificial archipelago in the UAE called the "World Islands" with one small island named for every UN recognised country
There is an artificial archipelago called "The World", but not every country has an island, and many islands aren't named after countries
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The longest zipline in the world can be found in the UAE
Jais Flight is 2.83km long and on it you can reach speeds of up to150km/h
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It is possible to walk directly from the UAE to Qatar at low tide
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The Al Nahwah Cave can be found in and Emirati exclave inside and Omani exclave inside of the UAE
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There is an indoor ski resort in the UAE
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The UAE has the third largest proven natural gas reserves of any country, behind Russia and Iran
Six countries have more than the UAE: Russia, Iran, Qatar, United States, Saudi Arabia, and Turkmenistan