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With a population of approximately 247m made up of more than 300 different ethnic groups, Indonesia is the third-largest democracy in the world while also being the world’s most populous Muslim nation. The country has a total land mass of 1,904,569 sq km, spread over an archipelago of around 17,508 islands, some 6,000 of which are inhabited. Jakarta is the country’s most populated city, with more...

Real estate transactions in Dubai totalled $64.2bn in 2013, up sharply from $42bn in all of 2012. The residential, retail, hospitality and industrial segments all experienced solid growth. Property sales jumped by more than 20% in 2013, with serviced apartments also recording strong growth figures. Demand for Dubai property seems to be coming from all corners of the world. According to the...

Figures from Abu Dhabi Tourism...

The Islamic finance services (IFS) sector in Qatar is one of the most vibrant in the region and incorporates a rapidly expanding sharia-compliant banking segment, an array of financing companies, an insurance market that is well positioned to capitalise on the potential of an underserved market, and an increasingly deep Islamic investment component. Recent regulatory changes suggest that the...

The Guide takes a look at Al Zubarah, one of the largest and best-preserved examples of an 18th-century traditional pearling and trading settlements in the Gulf region, which is also the state’s first UNESCO World Heritage Site listing. It also contains hotel listings for business and leisure travellers, along with numbers for ministries, embassies and useful points of contact, and other helpful...