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[–] wabafee@lemmy.world 44 points 1 month ago (15 children)

Dubai without oil would just be no different from Afghanistan.

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 14 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Yes it would. Dubai is a small coastal emirate. Afghanistan is a large landlocked country in one of the highest mountainous regions of the world.

Afghanistans largest ethnic groups are Iranian ethnicities (Persian) and the historical and cultural background are very different from the Emiratis who are Arabs.

What you said would be like saying "Italy without Pasta would just be like Denmark."

[–] echodot@feddit.uk 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Italy's isn't dependent on pasta though. Dubai is dependent on oil.

[–] belastend@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 month ago

Oil and the pearl trade made Dubai rich, but they managed to escape this dependency.

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