living in Alabama. At least, according to this map, which matches up US states with the nation with the closest population. (But by life expectancy, it is like living in Oklahoma.) It also has pretty much the same GDP as Alabama ($195 billion vs $199 billion).
Come to think of it, they are both on a gulf. The people of both are religious and conservative. It is hot both places.
And, I'm pretty sure a lot of the people in both places would be offended by the comparison.
This blog began as a description of our life in Al Ain, UAE (United Arab Emirates). Brn worked at the UAE University Libraries Deanship for three years and Bss homeschooled our four children, D, B, P, and O. After returning to the the USA for five years, we are living in Abu Dhabi now.
Showing posts with label geography. Show all posts
Showing posts with label geography. Show all posts
2010/08/01
2008/02/20
2007/07/17
Bad Geography
Clearly Americans are not the only ones with problems with geography:
Actually the distance from Dubai to Al Ain is closer to 120 kms. This is just a mistake in a press release, since the phrase "A person in the Observation Deck can see as far away as 80 km (50 miles), which is more than twice the distance from Dubai to Al Ain" appears more than 70 times if you search Google (including once in Spanish!).
On a clear day: The tip of the spire can be seen by a person 95 km (60 miles) away.
A person in the Observation Deck can see as far away as 80 km (50 miles), which is more than twice the distance from Dubai to Al Ain.
(The above viewing distances are based on calculations that include the earth’s curvature)
Actually the distance from Dubai to Al Ain is closer to 120 kms. This is just a mistake in a press release, since the phrase "A person in the Observation Deck can see as far away as 80 km (50 miles), which is more than twice the distance from Dubai to Al Ain" appears more than 70 times if you search Google (including once in Spanish!).
2005/04/11
Geographic Information
Since I have been asked by several people over the past several months about the size and population of the UAE, I thought that I would put some quick info about it.
The University of Texas's Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection has a collection of maps from the CIA Atlas of the Middle East, one of which is a map of the UAE over the southeastern US:
The UAE has a land area of 27,188 square miles. North Carolina has a land area of 48,711 square miles. The UAE has an estimated 3.44 million residents. North Carolina has an estimated population of 8.40 million residents.
There are seven emirates in the UAE. The name of each emirate is also the name of its principal city. Abu Dhabi is the capital city and the largest and richest emirate. It has the the largest percentage of the UAE's oil and natural gas reserves. Dubai is the largest city and the second largest and richest emirate. It has some oil, but most of its wealth comes from trade and banking. The other five emirates are Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Qaiwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. This map, adapted from the CIA Atlas of the Middle East, shows the boundries of the various emirates
As you can see, Al Ain is the Abu Dhabi emirate. The reason that most emirates are not internally contiguous is that before oil was discovered, most residents were nomadic Bedu had summer and winter territories.
The University of Texas's Perry-Castaneda Library Map Collection has a collection of maps from the CIA Atlas of the Middle East, one of which is a map of the UAE over the southeastern US:
The UAE has a land area of 27,188 square miles. North Carolina has a land area of 48,711 square miles. The UAE has an estimated 3.44 million residents. North Carolina has an estimated population of 8.40 million residents.
There are seven emirates in the UAE. The name of each emirate is also the name of its principal city. Abu Dhabi is the capital city and the largest and richest emirate. It has the the largest percentage of the UAE's oil and natural gas reserves. Dubai is the largest city and the second largest and richest emirate. It has some oil, but most of its wealth comes from trade and banking. The other five emirates are Sharjah, Ajman, Umm Al Qaiwain, Ras Al Khaimah and Fujairah. This map, adapted from the CIA Atlas of the Middle East, shows the boundries of the various emirates
As you can see, Al Ain is the Abu Dhabi emirate. The reason that most emirates are not internally contiguous is that before oil was discovered, most residents were nomadic Bedu had summer and winter territories.
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