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Revenues from petroleum and natural gas contribute less than 6% (2006)[6] of Dubai's US$ 37 billion economy (2005).[7] A majority of the emirate's revenues are from the Jebel Ali free zone authority (JAFZA)[8] and, increasingly, from tourism and other service-oriented businesses. Dubai has attracted world-wide attention through innovative real estate projects [9] and sports events. This increased attention, coinciding with its emergence as a world business hub, has also highlighted human rights issues concerning its largely foreign workforce.

My My such tension. Actually cosminb is partially correct. I lived their and trained their Air force on 80 brand new F-16's that they bought from guess who? The USA. You know I didn't see one oil well while I lived their. In fact we get over 50% of our oil from Norweigh. But it is close minded people that think all our oil comes from the Middle East. Their rich because there Sheik Zayed and others before him took care of his people. Not because of their export. Does your government give you money when you get married. Does your Government give you money to have kids how about a house or land? You poor close minded individual. You pay when you get married, have kids , want land. They don't. You pay taxes every year or at least every payday. They don't have tax over in the UAE. Are you getting the picture now. That country 25 years ago was a fishing village with dirt roads and very few people. Now look at it. Do you know why, well you probably dont care, but they know how to network to get things done. They hire cheap laborers who make 100 bucks a month from Pakistan and India to do the jobs that you don't do, just like we hire mexicans to do the jobs that you are to lazy or stupid to do. Ok I am done.
PS. Did you know that some of those license plates cost as much as their cars? You can order them out of magazines. It shows their status. Weird but true.