#1. Dubai has a crime rate of 0%.
Dubai is a very peaceful country. It is a predominantly Muslim country and is ruled under sharia law. Knowing that you can you can be imprisoned or deported for the slightest infringements means that everyone in Dubai is extra careful about getting on the wrong side of the law. Dubai sells itself as the tourist paradise of the world and as a result, has to be vigilant on crime. Their police and security forces are one of the most equipped in the world, you don’t believe me? See the our next interesting fact about Dubai
#2. Police Drive Lamborghinis in Dubai
Yes, now you see why how equipped the police force in Dubai can be. In a city which is described as the playground of the rich and famous, you will need some fast cars to catch up with I imagagine would be Ferrari driving criminals or like Nicholas cage in gone in 60 seconds. But yea, the dubai police force has a fleet of fast luxuary cars in its arsenal.
#3. Dubai has a Population of more than 80% immigrants
80% of the people living in Dubai were not born there. The 15% that are born citizens are referred to as Emeratis and it is a popular opinion that they are all, financially well off!
#4. Dubai has a Zero Debt Tolerance
Apparently, in Dubai you find abandoned cars in mint condition at airports because their expat owners have been deported for getting into financial trouble. Living beyond your means is frowned upon in Dubai and one could face jail time.
#5. Everything in Dubai needs to be Cooled
Being a desert paradise doesn’t change the fact that it gets very hot in Dubai. Dubai is probably the most air conditioned city in the world. Practically every building is climate controlled. But not only that, the buildings themselves have to be cooled, this requires very deep digging into the desert and complex building cooling systems requiring tons of water a day.
#6. A Quarter of all Cranes Operating on the Planet can be found in Dubai.
The city of Dubai is developing at such a rapid rate, it is said to contain a quarter of all the worlds construction cranes. To put how fast Dubai’s is expanding into perspective, consider that they built a whole railway network system in two years! Yes they did, in addition to building a completely man-made series of islands known as the Palm. It fetures resorts and countless mansions. It was built with imported sand.
#7. Dubai Hosts Robot Camel Racing
Yep! there are that much into Camel racing, a unique fact about camel racing is that it cannot be done by adult humans, and after being on the reciveing end of a lot of international criticism for having young children race horses, they did what Dubai always does, come up with a grand solution. So yes In Dubai, you can go and watch robots ride camels.
#8. Dubai is building a climate controlled city within the city
A completely climate controlled city is in the works in Dubai. For some reason I just picture it will look like one giant mall, as the idea is so out of this world. That being said Dubai does have the largest indoor mall in the world, and largest indoor ski park. Yes, the brought the winter to the desert
#9.They are Criminally Good Looking!
They have the only person ever to have been kicked out of a country for being too handsome. A journalist from Dubai by the name of Omar Borkan Al Gala was deported from Saudi Arabia for reportedly being too handsome.
#10. The’ve Got the Gold!
In Dubai, one can fine ATM machines that dispense gold bars. Created by a German company, the machine recalibrates prices to reflect world market values every 10 minutes. One can buy gold in more than 300 forms from jewelry to gold bars. The machine is guarded 24hrs a day.