Dubai June 2014 | Page 2

Dubai 2  • Total 2,106,177  •  53% Indian 17% Emirati 13.3% Pakistani 7.5% Bangladeshi 2.5% Filipino 1.5% Sri Lankan 0.3% American 5.7% other countries Time zone UAE standard time (UTC+4) Website [3] Dubai Emirate [4] Dubai Municipality Dubai (/duːˈbaɪ/ doo-BY; Arabic: ّ‫ ﺩﺑﻲ‬Dubayy, IPA: [dʊˈbæj]) is the most populous city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the second largest emirate by territorial size after the capital, Abu Dhabi. Dubai is located on the southeast coast of the Persian Gulf and is one of the seven emirates that make up the country. Abu Dhabi and Dubai are the only two emirates to have veto power over critical matters of national importance