Interesting facts about the UAE

The United Arab Emirates is a very unusual state. Luxurious oases and flourishing cities lie in the middle of the endless desert and soils practically unsuitable for agriculture. The UAE includes 7 separate emirates at once, which are separate state entities. The capital city is Dubai. It is also one of the seven emirates.

How to plan an independent trip to Dubai read in our guide.

Our short review contains the most interesting and unusual facts about this eastern country, which was able to reach considerable heights in its development and technology thanks to only one natural wealth – huge oil deposits.

History and geography

Everyone who comes to these parts for the first time will hardly believe that a few decades ago the UAE was an endless desert, in which it was incredibly difficult to survive. Today, the country is included in the list of the richest states. Just imagine, out of 5 million people, 59 thousand millionaires live here!

Local punishments have long been famous for their severity. For some crimes, you can even expect the death penalty. As before, this type of punishment is enforced by beheading or stoning to death. That is why the UAE is included in the list of countries with the least number of crimes.

Public life

Every native UAE resident receives impressive support from the state. Almost every solemn event in the country attracts financial assistance. For example, when a son is born in a family of citizens, they receive 50 thousand dollars. Each marriage brings the young 19 thousand dollars and a private villa. The salaries of government officials are also impressive. They receive up to $10,000 monthly.

Since the country belongs to the Muslim world, there are a lot of prohibitions here. For example, the consumption of alcohol is strictly prohibited, as is its transportation. There is also a taboo against photographing government institutions and even women.

On the streets of the UAE you will never meet people who hitchhike. It is also strictly prohibited.

In addition, the ban on the “yellow press” should be attributed to local quirks, since the personal life of citizens, especially sheikhs, is taboo. Also, access to social networks is prohibited, since it is generally recognized in the UAE that such Internet resources contain a lot of negative information.

Fines in the country are also amazing. Just imagine, for breaking the rules on the road you will be fined up to 800 US dollars.

Entertainment and Features

Since the UAE is a desert country, camel racing is a very popular pastime here. But riders are not people at all, but real robots. And the locals are very fond of organizing desert safaris and use “fancy” jeeps for this.

Each bus stop is air conditioned. And this is not surprising, because in summer the average air temperature during the day does not fall below 50 degrees. And the winter here is perhaps the warmest. The air temperature ranges from 18 to 28 degrees at different times of the day.

Gold in the UAE is one of the most popular commodities. According to statistics, every citizen annually buys at least 38 grams of this metal. According to local tradition, during the marriage proposal, the groom is obliged to give the bride immediately 5 kg of gold.

By the way, the future of the newlyweds is determined by the parents. From early childhood, every boy and girl pairs, and with the onset of a certain age, they marry. But for relationships outside of marriage, you can even get a real prison term.

There is also the right to polygamy. But this is an expensive whim, even for the citizens of such a wealthy country. Therefore, in recent years, the vast majority of marriages are monogamous.

The UAE is considered one of the most expensive countries in terms of paying for utilities and buying fresh water.

There is a clear division of the roles of men and women in the country. Representatives of different sexes even move separately on public transport in separate wagons. Even the taxi salon is fenced with a special partition.

It will take a lot of time to tell about such a country in colors. What is worth knowing is that it is in the UAE that the most luxurious hotels are built, for example, the world  -famous Burj al-Arab, the highest skyscraper and even a real ski resort!