Dubai (English spelling)

Japanese: ドバイ（英語表記）Dubayy

Also spelled Dubai. One of the emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, it forms a triangle inland with a 72km coastline overlooking the Persian Gulf as its baseline. The capital, Dubai, is the largest city in the federation. Most of the population of this emirate lives in the capital and its surrounding areas. It was part of Abu Dhabi until 1833, when a part of the Baniyas tribe occupied Dubai in the same year during a civil war, and it flourished as a small country thereafter. It signed a treaty with the United Kingdom and was under its protection, but in 1971 it became a member state of the federation when it was established. It was an important port until the beginning of the 20th century, exporting pearls, but it is also famous as a port for smuggling gold. In 1966, an oil field was discovered, and although the estimated reserves are relatively small at 1.3 billion barrels, they are the basis of prosperity along with other trades. With abundant funds, modernization of cities and ports is progressing. Its area is 3,900 ^km2 , second only to Abu Dhabi. Population: 501,000 (1991 estimate).

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Japanese:

別綴 Dubai。アラブ首長国連邦を構成する首長国の一つで，ペルシア湾にのぞむ 72kmの海岸線を基線として，内陸に向って三角形をなしている。首都のドバイは，連邦中最大の町。この首長国の人口の大半が首都とその周辺に居住している。 1833年までアブダビに属していたらしいが，同年内紛でバニーヤース族の一部がドバイを占拠，以後小国として栄えた。イギリスと条約を結び，その保護下にあったが，1971年連邦の成立とともにその構成国となった。 20世紀初めまで重要な港で，真珠の輸出を行なっていたが，金の密輸港としても有名。 66年油田が発見され，推定埋蔵量は 13億バーレルと比較的少いが，ほかの貿易とともに繁栄の基盤となっている。豊富な資金で都市や港湾の近代化が進んでいる。面積はアブダビに次ぐ 3900km²。人口 50万 1000 (1991推計) 。

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