The Emirates or the locals are outnumbered 11 to 1 by the expatriates, who make up a whopping 91% of the population.
Indians are the largest expatriate group, and they mostly hail from the southern states Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
Petrol is cheap and easy to come by. In fact, you get FREE petrol worth a Dirham ( 1 Dh = 0.27 $ = 17 Rs) if you buy a Snickers bar. Not kidding.
Tax-free income.
The capital of the U.A.E. is Abu Dhabi (nope, not Dubai). It's also bigger in area than all the other 6 Emirates combined.
It also looks like a horse, but that's just my observation.
Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. But hey, you knew that. However, did you know that it was initially supposed to be named Burj Dubai? Sheikh Khalifa of Abu Dhabi saved Dubai from massive debt by loaning them tons of money, hence, the change of name.