The United Arab Emirates is a unique place. For one, it is one of the last few remaining absolute monarchies in the world. What does this mean? Well, in contrast to countries like the United Kingdom or Canada, where parliament holds the power (constitutional monarchy), in the United Arab Emirates the monarch is the only one holding the reigns. Moreover, the monarchs are usually filthy rich. Why? Well that typically boils down to oil. The gulf states are all sitting on vast oil reserves and that has generated a majority of their wealth. This wealth, combined with a highly conservative society has created a unique environment. People come (primarily from southern Asia) to work in Dubai thanks to the fact that it offers numerous high paying jobs. This in turn has led to some pretty skewed statistics. Although the population of the United Arab Emirates numbers in the millions, only a small fraction are actually citizens. And the ruling families like to keep it that way. Gaining citizenship in these places is virtually unheard of. So, although people come to work for many years, when their jobs are done, they have to leave. These are 25 reasons that the United Arab Emirates is way over the top! Follow us on: Twitter: https://twitter.com/list25 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/list25 Website: http://list25.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/list25/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/list25/ Check out the physical list here: http://list25.com/25-reasons-that-the-united-arab-emirates-is-way-over-the-top/ On the top floors of the tallest sky scrapers in Dubai, people have to wait 2 extra minutes before breaking their fast during Ramadan because the sun is visible for longer Dubai doesn't have any street addresses or zip codes. This means that the post office doesn't deliver anything. Rather, people just have boxes at the post office that they have to come and check. One quarter of the fully operational construction cranes on this planet are found in Dubai (30,000 of them) Abu Dhabi owns most of the Chrysler Building in Manhattan Although the UAE's environmental footprint ranks 3rd in the world (it is almost entirely powered by gas), it has been an active proponent of capping emissions (Kyoto Protocol) and solar power In Dubai you can find ATMs that will give you a gold bar The World Islands, a famous and lavish land reclamation project, is sinking into the water Arabs only constitute 13% of the population in the United Arab Emirates. South Asians are significantly more numerous Out of a total population of over 9 million people only 1.4 million are citizens. The rest are workers from abroad (usually Asia) that have come to make their fortunes. This means that nearly 90% of the population is foreign. When traces of cannabis were found in the tread of a British man's shoe in Dubai he was sentenced to 4 years in jail. He was eventually pardoned And more... Outro Links: 25 Fascinating Facts About New York City And Why It Is Called The Big Apple: http://bit.ly/1NCOrnx 25 Of The Biggest Trolls In History: http://bit.ly/1NCOrUA

• published: 28 Jan 2016
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