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48 interesting facts for the UAE's 48th National Day
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2/12/2025
Here are the most interesting facts you should know about the UAE
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The UAE actually holds 190 Guinness World Records.
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Hello everybody and happy UAE National Day. Today I'm going to be telling you
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48 fun facts about the UAE for the 48th National Day. Fun fact number one, let's kick it off with
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Ajman. Ajman is actually the smallest emirate in the UAE. Did you also know that Dubai is home to
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the world's first seven-star hotel ever, which is the Burj Al Arab. The Dubai Aquarium at the
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Dubai Mall is the largest indoor suspended aquarium in the world and it has the biggest
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collection of tiger sharks in one place ever. Mazdar City in Abu Dhabi is the world's first
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city that is completely zero carbon, zero waste and car free. The UAE population actually has
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200 different nationalities and 80% of the UAE's population are expats. Dubai is home to four
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man-made islands and these include the Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jabal Ali, the Daraa Islands and the World
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Islands. Abu Dhabi is actually the largest emirate in the UAE. It takes up about 87% of the entire
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space. Ferrari actually owns the largest indoor theme park in the UAE and it's located in Abu Dhabi
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and they have the world's fastest roller coaster which is called the Rosso and it goes from zero
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to 150 in like five seconds. Out of all of the seven emirates, Umm al-Khawain is actually the
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least populated one. The UAE has a very high literacy rate of 93%. Ras al-Khaimah is actually
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the most fertile emirate in the UAE as it receives the most rainfall out of all of the emirates.
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The UAE is actually the first country in the world to ever have a minister for artificial
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intelligence. Moving on to fact number 13. The UAE actually holds 190 Guinness world records.
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Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport is in fact the largest terminal in the world. It's no
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surprise that the Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower in the world. It is 828 meters and is the equivalent
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of three Eiffel Towers stacked on top of each other. Dubai is often known as the city of gold
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and that's because it has one of the largest gold markets in the entire world right in the
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heart of old Dubai. You can even get your gold through gold ATM dispensers. Fun fact about Abu
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Dhabi, it is home to a falcon hospital. Every year they examine about 11,000 falcons and heal them
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back to health. Dubai police are one of the few police forces in the world that have access to
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some insane supercars like Ferraris, Bugattis, Lamborghinis, anything you can imagine really.
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They've got that and more. Prior to the 1930s, the UAE's main source of income was actually
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pearling. Camels are very loved creatures here in the UAE. You can actually drink camel milk and eat
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camel milk chocolate. If you're also feeling adventurous, you could even try a camel meat
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burger. These can be sold in the UAE at specific places. It tastes just like lean beef with a hint
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of chicken. In 2020, Dubai will play host to the world's biggest expo. This expo 2020 Dubai is
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expected to host 25 million visitors. That means expo will be seeing 150,000 visits a day. Dubai is
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home to the world's most expensive cupcake. It is made with 24 karat gold dust and will set you back
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3,700 dirhams. Speaking of gold, Dubai dusts 24 karat gold on almost anything. Burgers, cappuccinos,
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and even ice cream. Despite everyone's love for camels and falcons here, the UAE's national animal
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is actually the Arabian oryx. Did you know that the UAE is home to 10 commercial airports? But the
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busiest one and most popular is obviously Dubai International. In the UAE, the weekdays actually
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start on a Sunday, so your weekends are Friday and Saturday. When you go on the Dubai Metro, don't
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be surprised that there is no driver. The Dubai Metro is completely automated and also completely
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totally safe. Speaking of safety, the UAE is one of the safest countries in the world with a very,
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very low crime rate. Perfect place to raise a family. Politically, the UAE is made up of a
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federation of seven different emirates. Countries bordering the UAE are Oman and Saudi Arabia. The
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rest is all water. Dubai is home to the largest mall in the world, and that's the Dubai Mall. It
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houses 1,200 shops, an underwater zoo, and an ice rink. Even though the official religion of the UAE
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is Islam, it is home to 40 churches, cathedrals, and also many other places of worship. The UAE
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has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the world. You can go skiing down a two-kilometer
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snow slope right here in the UAE at Mall of the Emirates Ski Dubai. Arabic is the official
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language of the UAE. Other commonly spoken ones are English, Farsi, Hindi, and Urdu. Instead of
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one ruling family for the country, the UAE has seven different ruling families for each different
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emirate. The UAE governmental system is known as a constitutional monarchy. Did you know that the UAE
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has no permanent rivers? Dubai is home to the tallest hotel in the world, that's the Jivora
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Hotel, and it's located on Sheikh Zayed Road. The UAE does not levy income tax on individuals, but we
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still have a five percent value-added tax, which is still pretty low. The UAE is home to the richest
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horse race in the world, that's the Dubai World Cup. The UAE emirate that has more mountains than any
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other is Fujairah. The UAE has such advanced technology that they can literally make it rain.
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It's called cloud seeding. And that's it for your 48 fun facts about the UAE. To read the full story,
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make sure to log on to gulfnews.com right here.
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