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Tourism is a major economic source of income in Dubai and part of the Dubai government's strategy to maintain the flow of foreign cash into the emirates. [19] The tourism sector contributed in 2017 about $41 billion to the GDP, making up 4.6% of the GDP, and provided some 570,000 jobs, accounting for 4.8% of total employment. [20]
The economy was expected to grow 4–4.5% in 2013, compared to 2.3–3.5% over the previous five years. Since independence in 1971, UAE's economy has grown by nearly 231 times to AED1.45 trillion in 2013. The non-oil trade has grown to AED1.2 trillion, a growth of around 28 times from 1981 to 2012. [22]
The inaugural Dubai Food Festival was held from 21 February to 15 March 2014. [4] According to Vision the event was aimed at enhancing and celebrating Dubai's position as the gastronomic capital of the region. The festival was designed to showcase the variety of flavours and cuisines on offer in Dubai featuring the cuisines of over 200 ...
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Lunch is considered the main meal of the day, and is traditionally eaten between 1:30 pm and 2:30 pm. It is the meal for which the family comes together. Rarely do meals have different courses; however, salads and mezze are served as side dishes to the main meal.
[113] [131] [65] [62] [132] According to Dubai Women's College, 50-60% of its 2,300 students proceed to seek employment upon graduation. [133] The literacy rate of women in the UAE is 95.8%, [134] [135] while it is 93.1% among men. [135] Women constitute 80-90% of the student population at two of the nation's three federal institutions of ...
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The three largest Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah), are home to nearly 85% of the population. [ 9 ] The 2022 population of the UAE stands at 9.4 million, [ 10 ] of which 69% of the population is male and 31% of the population is female.