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Dubai: Know your emirate in 40 seconds
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00:00Know your emirate in 40 seconds.
00:03Everybody knows Dubai but here are some lesser known facts.
00:06Before 1999, Dubai did not have a single building above 200 meters.
00:10Today, Dubai ranks third in the world in terms of the number of skyscrapers standing at over
00:15150 meters.
00:16The Burj Khalifa is so tall that it can be seen from 95 kilometers away.
00:21Those who live at the top have to wait two minutes longer for the sun to set.
00:25Dubai holds the Guinness World Record for the world's fastest police car in service,
00:29a Bugatti Veyron.
00:31Dubai Metro is the world's longest fully automated metro network at 75 kilometers.
00:36There are ATMs in Dubai that dispense gold bars and it's the only emirate with its own
00:39font.