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The city-state of '''Dubai''' (Arabic دبيّ) (Dubayy) is a semi- independent country that is one of the seven states that form the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE) on the Persian Gulf. The UAE handles foreign affairs and defense; Dubai handles its own economic affairs.<ref> The UAE was formerly called the "Trucial States"</ref>  At 1500 square miles, it is the size of Rhode Island, it is a financial powerhouse, based on borrowed money.<ref>  It has a small amount of oil but less than 6% of its GDP comes from petroleum sales. see [http://vgn.dm.gov.ae/DMEGOV/OSI/webreports/Gross.pdf GDP]</ref> It is a monarchy controlled by the absolute rule of a royal family.  The population is 1.3 million, of whom 70+% are non-citizens who are temporary workers or very rich Arabs from other nations who maintain luxury second homes here. [[File:Dubai1.jpg|thumb|340px|Right|three scenes of luxury housing]]

The city-state of '''Dubai''' (Arabic دبيّ) (Dubayy) is a semi- independent country that is one of the seven states that form the [[United Arab Emirates]] (UAE) on the Persian Gulf. The UAE handles foreign affairs and defense; Dubai handles its own economic affairs.<ref> The UAE was formerly called the "Trucial States"</ref>  At 1500 square miles, it is the size of Rhode Island, it is a financial powerhouse, based on borrowed money.<ref>  It has a small amount of oil but less than 6% of its GDP comes from petroleum sales. see [http://vgn.dm.gov.ae/DMEGOV/OSI/webreports/Gross.pdf GDP]</ref> It is a monarchy controlled by the absolute rule of a royal family.  The population is 1.3 million, of whom 70+% are non-citizens who are temporary workers or very rich Arabs from other nations who maintain luxury second homes here.  

==History==

==History==