ABOUT DUBAL

認識杜拜

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is located at the southeastern tip of the Arabian Peninsula. It shares borders with Oman to the east, Qatar to the west, and Saudi Arabia to the south, southwest, and northwest. To the north, it faces the Arabian Gulf (also known as the Persian Gulf), across which lies Iran. The UAE covers a total area of approximately 83,600 square kilometers, about 2.5 times the size of Taiwan, with over 97% consisting of desert terrain.

The UAE comprises seven emirates, the largest of which is Abu Dhabi, spanning 67,000 square kilometers. Dubai is the second-largest, with an area of 4,114 square kilometers. The remaining five northern emirates—Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Quwain, Ras Al Khaimah, and Fujairah—have a combined area of less than 10,000 square kilometers.

Dubai (Arabic: دبي‎, Romanized: Dubayy) is the most populous city in the UAE and a key economic and financial hub in the Middle East. It is located along the southeastern coast of the Arabian Gulf and serves as the capital of the Emirate of Dubai (Arabic: إمارة دبيّ, Romanized: Imārat Dubayy), one of the seven emirates. Together with Abu Dhabi, Dubai holds veto power over major federal decisions within the union.

Dubai is the second-largest emirate in terms of land area, and its name is derived from its capital city. The current ruler is Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.

As the economic engine of the UAE, Dubai has evolved into a global city and one of the world’s most important hubs for passenger and cargo transport. Since the 1960s, Dubai began transitioning to a trade-based economy, while also conducting small-scale oil exploration. Oil was discovered in 1966 and first exported in 1969. While oil revenues contributed to the city's early urban development, limited reserves and low production mean that oil now accounts for less than 5% of Dubai’s GDP. Today, the city’s economy is primarily driven by capital investment, tourism, trade, and the services sector.

The UAE has a high proportion of expatriates, who make up about 88% of the total population. The largest group is Indians (27.5%), followed by Pakistanis (12.7%), Filipinos (5.56%), and Egyptians (4.23%). Emirati nationals account for only about 11.5% of the population. Dubai itself has a population of approximately 3.5 million, of which only around 7% are UAE nationals.

阿拉伯聯合大公國（亦譯為阿拉伯聯合酋長國，United Arab Emirates, UAE）位於阿拉伯半島東南端，東鄰阿曼，西接卡達，南側、西南及西北與沙烏地阿拉伯接壤，北濱阿拉伯灣（又稱波斯灣），與伊朗隔海相望。全國總面積約為 83,600 平方公里，約為臺灣的 2.5 倍，其中逾 97% 為沙漠地形。

全國由七個酋長國組成，其中以阿布達比面積最大，達 67,000 平方公里；杜拜次之，面積為 4,114 平方公里；其餘五個北部酋長國（沙迦、阿吉曼、歐姆庫溫、拉斯海瑪與富傑拉）合計面積不足 10,000 平方公里。

杜拜（阿拉伯語：دبي，羅馬化：Dubayy）是阿聯境內人口最多的城市，也是中東地區重要的經濟與金融樞紐。地處阿拉伯灣東南岸，為七個酋長國之一——杜拜酋長國（阿拉伯語：إمارة دبيّ，羅馬化：Imārat Dubayy）的首府。杜拜與阿布達比並列為聯邦內擁有否決重大國家決策權的兩大酋長國。

杜拜為全國第二大酋長國，名稱源自其首府城市“杜拜”，現任統治者為穆罕默德·本·拉希德·阿勒馬克圖姆(Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum)。

作為阿聯經濟的核心，杜拜已躍升為全球性都市，同時也是世界主要的航空與海運樞紐之一。自 1960 年代起，杜拜逐步轉型為以貿易為主的經濟體，並開啟小規模的石油勘探。1966 年發現石油，並於 1969 年開始出口。石油收益促進杜拜早期的城市化發展，惟因儲量有限、產量不高，現今石油對杜拜經濟的貢獻已降至 5% 以下。如今，杜拜的經濟主要由資本投資、觀光、貿易與服務業所驅動。

阿聯總人口中，外籍人士比例高達 88%，其中最大族群為印度人（27.5%），其次為巴基斯坦人（12.7%）、菲律賓人（5.56%）與埃及人（4.23%）；本國公民僅占約 11.5%。杜拜約有 350 萬人口，其中僅約 7% 為阿聯本地國民。