Dubai is a member Emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which are centrally located in the middle of the Gulf region.
Travel distances (hours of flight) from and to major places of business are within comfortable reach:

Europe - Dubai 5 hours
Hong Kong - Dubai 8 hours
Bombay - Dubai 2 hours
Sao Paulo - Dubai 14 hours

Easily reached from Europe and Asia
Politically stable, economically strong and socially open minded
Extraordinarily modern and forward-thinking
U.A.E. is the Federation with specified powers delegated to the U.A.E. federal government and other powers reserved to member emirates. It gained its independence from U.K. in 1971; National holiday and the date of constitution is 2 December 1971.
Our firm is registered in the Ajman Free Zone.

Facts …

Location: bordering the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf, between Oman and Saudi Arabia

Member Emirates: Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Umm al Quwain, Ras al Khaimah, Fujairah

Capital: Abu Dhabi
Population: 3.7 mil.(1.7 mil. in Dubai)
Area: 82880 sq km
Climate: desert, cooler in eastern mountains of Hajar
Language: Arabic (official), English, Persian, Hindi, Urdu
Government type: federation with certain powers reserved to member emirates
Legal system: federal court system
Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas

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The U.A.E. has an open economy with a high per capita income as comparable to the one of Switzerland and leading EU countries and a sizeable annual trade surplus.
Since 1973, the U.A.E. has undergone a profound transformation from an impoverished region to a modern state with a high standard of living.
The government has increased spending on job creation and infrastructure expansion and is opening up its utilities to greater private sector involvement.