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Abu Dhabi is the country's centre of political, industrial and cultural activities due to its position as the capital as well as being a primate city. Ranked as the richest city in the world, Abu Dhabi sits on one-tenth of the planet's oil and has almost $1 trillion invested abroad.

Abu Dhabi Stats
  • increase in tourism up to 2.7mil a year in next 5 years
  • tourism has been specifically targeted to drive non-oil economic growth
  • airport targets : 30mil passengers a year by 2030 (in 3phases, phase 1=12mil by 2010)
  • sets target of 7% annual economic growth through to 2015 (non oil sector)
  • Abu Dhabi targets significant growth in Export-oriented industries
  • 131km metro line planned
  • targeted tourists per year: by 2012=2.7mil; by 2020=4.9mil; by 2030=7.9mil
  • hotel rooms: by 2013=21,000; by 2020=49,000; by 2030=74,000
  • Saadiyat Island Project = $28billion developed by ADTA - will attract 1.5mil visitors a year once completed by 2018
  • 4,000 more room by end of 2009