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Dubai is not large in size or scale, but two major things keep Dubai ahead economically than most other places on this planet. Founded in 1833 Dubai was influenced by many, some of which included the Dutch, the British, the Venetians, and the Portuguese. Strong economically sound nations like this may lead you to believe this is why Dubai became so economically wealthy. Although this did play a small role in the success of Dubai, it was not a major reason for their economic success. In fact most of them were just interested in the region, and that's why they became so friendly and helpful to Dubai's people because they wanted to eventually overtake them and run that area. This area that they are so interested in is located in the United Arab …show more content…

Dubai is second in size at 4,114 square kilometers after the much larger Emirate known as Abu Dhabi, which takes up most of the land in the UAE. Dubai may have been founded in 1833, but the UAE had not been officially formed until 1971. People in Iraq figured out something that would allow Dubai to flourish economically. The people figured out that Dubai used to be a promising trade location roughly 3000 years ago. Following this discovery by the Iraqis, Dubai quickly began participating in the trade market on their port right off the Persian Gulf, which is a prominent source of oil. So Dubai went straight to it and never looked back. So therefor Dubai's economy over the years has been extremely wealthy. The economy has been at this higher economic status because of one major reason trading oil. Dubai benefited trading oil because they got more money and more control of the world's …show more content…

For example the emirate Ajman that has a shipbuilding company, a ship repair place, and a cement company. There is also a emirate named Umm al-Qaiwain that has a fish hatchery, a cement plant, and a handicraft business(Gall 897). These two emirates cannot function by themselves because they don't get enough money, but thanks to help from Dubai these emirates get federal aid that allow them to work and function. So without Dubai making so much money from oil, a bunch of these smaller poorer emirates would not be able to function as well as they do

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