Did you know?
1. Abu Dhabi possesses 96% of the total oil reserves of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
2. Oil was discovered in Abu Dhabi in 1958, transforming the small fishing village into a modern metropolis.
3. Abu Dhabi is the largest Emirate in the UAE Federation. The other six Emirates are Dubai, Sharjah, Ajman, Ras Al Khaimah, Fujairah and Umm Al Quwain.
4. According to a media report in November 2006, Abu Dhabi plans to spend more than US$175 billion in tourism, industry, energy, infrastructure and other developments by 2012.
5. The UAE is perceived as the 26th least corrupt country in the world, according to the 2006 corruption rankings of the World Democracy Audit.
6. The population of Abu Dhabi is an estimated 1 million.
7. The UAE gained independence from Britain in 1971.
8. The Guggenheim Foundation has embarked on its most ambitious project yet in Abu Dhabi: a 300,000 sq ft modern art museum designed by Frank Gehry on an island off the city's coast.
9. There are several high quality golf courses in Abu Dhabi, some of which host international championships featuring the world's top players.
10. The cartoon cat Garfield would often put the kitten Nermal in a box and ship him to Abu Dhabi. The phrase "Abu Dhabi is where all the cute kittens go" is sometimes used in the comic.
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