In the 2022 ranking of national power released by U.S. News and World Report, the UAE ranked ninth in the world and first in the Middle East.
Is there anything special about this country in the desert besides Dubai, an artificial paradise?
UAE location
The UAE has a land area of 80,000 square kilometers, which is equivalent to the area of Chongqing on the mainland. The population is less than 10 million, less than 1/5 of South Korea. Many of us have the impression that this is a small country, a small country on the coast of the Persian Gulf that became rich overnight by oil mining.
However, the UAE has a lot to offer compared to other countries in the Middle East.
Impressions of the UAE
The UAE population is 88% foreign, mainly workers from South and West Asia. In 2021, the national GDP reached 410 billion US dollars, and the per capita GDP was 43,500 US dollars. Excluding the foreign population, the standard of living of 1 million local people can be imagined.
The UAE not only has Dubai, but also has an international level and local tyrants are not inferior to Dubai's Abu Dhabi, and it is the capital of the UAE.
Abu Dhabi Mosque
The UAE created the political system of the aristocratic republic. There are not only authoritarian chiefs in the country, but also the president and prime minister of the Federation.
Emirates is the best airline in the Middle East, with a world-class service level with around 260 aircraft, 40% of which are the world's largest aircraft, the Airbus A380.
Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport is also one of the three busiest international airports in the world, carrying 88 million passengers in 2018. The huge passenger flow allows the Airbus A380 to maintain a passenger rate of more than 70%.
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Dubai Port is the largest free trade port in the Middle East, with well-developed entrepot trade, and is the third largest entrepot port in the world after Singapore and Hong Kong. Goods from all over the world are collected here, and then 70% are re-exported to the Middle East, North Africa and Eastern Europe.