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Unusually for this part of the world, Dubai’s population is consisted mostly from emigrants. Emiratis are minority in this town. Majority of Dubai’s population comes from South and
South East Asia, and almost 25% are originally
Iranian. Significant percent of it residents are
Europeans, mostly
British.
Although the government of UAE does not allow permanent residence to foreigners, they are permitted to purchase and own property without sponsor or a local partner and there are large number of
free trade zones that allow full
expatriate ownership. Therefore, almost all of businesses are run by foreigners, completely or with a
silent local partner.
Arabic is the official language in UAE. However, considering the large number of foreigners, English, Hindi, and Urdu are also widely spoken. Often heard languages are also: Punjabi, Farsi and Malayalam.
The official religion is Islam, with majority of the locals being Sunnis. Foreign minorities are
Sikhs, Hindus and Christians.
