DUBAI & SWITZERLSND

Presented By: Fouzia Rahim Butt

From Pakistan

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Switzerland Geographic Location

Switzerland is a land Locked Country in Central Europe.

Its Capital City is Berne.

It has three main regionJuraPlateauAlps

AustriaFrance

Italy

Germany

It was founded in 1291, and got independence since 1648 .

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Region of SwitzerlandJURA PLATEAU ALPS

It covers 10% area.

Locate 700 meter (2,300 feet) above sea.

Highland crossed by river valleys.

It covers 30% of Swiss surface area.

Altitude of 580m.

But have 2/3 of Population.

It covers 60% of area.

48 mountains of (4,000 meter) .

1,800 Glaciers.

But only 10% of total population.

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Climate of SwitzerlandClimate is moderate with no excessive heat, cold or humidity.

Summer is supposed to be warm and dry 18 to 28 C

Fall is usually dry but cool -2 to 7 C

Spring is wet & cool 8 to 15 C

Season Temperature Daytime

Visitors should carry a sweater, good walking shoes, sunscreen, sunglasses, A compact umbrella and a light rain coat.

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3% 33%

8%16%2%

38%

FoodChemicalwatchesothersTextileMEM

Economy of SwitzerlandOne of the wealthiest country in the world

Nestle, UBS AG, Credit Suisse, Novartis, ABB are largest multinational corporations have their headquarters in Switzerland .

International Crisis: 2009 GDP has declined in real terms by 1.9% 2010 GDP increased again by 2.6%

Unemployment rate in January 2010 is 4 -- 5%

Economy & Political stability = International investment currency

Low Inflation

10%

40%

50%

Sectorsagriindustryservice

its currency name is Swiss Franc. 1 Swiss Franc = 1.18821 U.S Dollars.

Total GDP = $264.1 billion

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Language of SwitzerlandThere are four Languages use in Switzerland

German

French

Italian

Rumantsch

74% people use German in 26 cantons.

21% people use French in western part of 4 cantons.

4% people use Italian of Southern valleys.

1% people use Rumantsch in one canton. Nex

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Famous Products in SwitzerlandSwitzerland has per head gross domestic product of € 45.450

Watches

KNIFE

A Swiss knife is a type of multi-function pocket knife or multi-tool

Swiss has managed to become world Famous for watch making.

Swiss product have a high reputationFor quality.

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Switzerland Culture & People

It has population of 7,785,500 in year 2010

Population growth rate is 0.6%

Population

Religion 47.6 % are Roman Catholic 44.3 % are Protestant 8.1 % are others

Literacy Rate

99 % people are Literate.

Culture

Folk Art are kept alive in organizations, it is expressed in Music,Dance, Poetry, Wood Carving & Embroidery.

Swiss have 980 art collection museums. Culture program is promoted by Swiss art council.

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Switzerland TourismIt is the third largest export industry.

About 22.2 billion income(+8 billion from day trip).

About 5.2 % of Switzerland’s GDP is achieved from tourism.

65 Million gets from overnight stay. 10.7 international guests receives in Switzerland. About 240,000 people employ in tourism industry

Why people attract toward Switzerland

Excellent cultural attraction.

Gastronomic attractions. Daytrips to mountain.

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THANK YOU ……

Swiss GuardSince 15th century the name given

to Soldiers who serve as: bodyguard

Palace guard at court

They are well in discipline, and loyalty.

They are not under military.

Their task is constantly watch over the safety of Holy Father and his residence.

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DUBAI

Dubai has over 1 . 700 . 000 inhabitants.

Dubai means “ Two Brothers “ comes from Hindi (an Arab language).

It is famous for its tourist attraction: Palm island

Extremely high Buildings Dubai World Cup Horse Race

Dubai is the city –state in United Arab Emirates and largest population & land of UAE.

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History of Dubai In 1095 Dubai was a vast place.

A Venetian pearl merchant called Gaspero Balbi mention the name Dubai.

Venetians worked as pearl divers.

In 18th century the Al Abu Falasa Lineage of Bani Yas clan established itsef with settlement of Abu Dhabii until 1833.

In March 1892, the Trucial States were created.

Untill 1930 , the town was known for its pearl export.

2nd December, 1971 Dubai with Abu Dhabi and 4 other emirate join together to make United Arab Emirates. Nex

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Region of Dubai Dubai is situated on the Persian Gulf Coast of the Arab Emirates.

It is roughly at the sea level.

borders with Abu Dhabi in south,

Sharjah in the northeast,

Sultanate of Oman in the Southeast,

It lies directly within the Arabian Desert.

Dubai have no natural river but it has 890 artificial island.

OmanSaudi Arab

Abu Dhabi

Iran

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Climate of Dubai It has a hot temperature of about 40 degree.

Rain fall is generally light with a mean of about 150 mm per year.

Precipitation is usually centered around month of January, Feb & March.

The mean humidity is Dubai is 60% and is higher in winter months.

Dubai have designed special rain clouds 300meter above air.

Most days are sunny during year.

Winters are warn with an average of 23 C.

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Economy of DubaiOil reserves in Dubai are less than one-

twentieth those of Abu Dhabi, and oil income represents a small proportion of the emirate's income.

A majority of the emirate's revenues are from tourism.

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Language Spoken in Dubai

English, German, Hindi are Widely spoken as a second language.

Islam is the majority religion , as majority people are Sunnis.

Arabic is the national and official language of the United Arab Emirates.

The Gulf dialect of Arabic is spoken natively by the Emirati people.

Other languages spoken in Dubai, due to immigration, are Urdu, Hindi, Persian, Bengali, Punjabi, Pashto, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Balochi, Tagalog and Chinese, in addition to many other languages.

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Metro City of DubaiPublic Bus Service in Dubai is run by Municipality.

Air conditioned bus-shelters for passengers.

Metro Train

Metro Bus

Its punctuality rate is 83%.

Ration of service availability is 93%.

Around 1.5 million passengers used in one month.

In Eid holidays , 97,000 people come in one day.

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Real Estate and Property

Today, Dubai is an important tourist destination and port (Jebel Ali, constructed in the 1970s, has the largest man-made harbour in the world).

The government's decision to diversify from a trade-based but oil-reliant economy to one that is service- and tourism-oriented has made real estate more valuable

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Famous Places of DubaiThe Burj al-Arab (Tower

of the Arabs) is a luxury hotel in Dubai

Was briefly marketed as "the world's first seven-star hotel" it is the tallest building used exclusively as a hotel.

It stands on an artificial island 280 m

The client wanted a building that would become an iconic or symbolic statement for Dubai

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hotel boasts of 8,000 square meters of 22-carat gold leaf 24,000 square meters of 30 different types of marble.The building

becomes not only an icon for Dubai but symbolizes the growing importance of capitalism as well. Nex

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Palm Islandpalm trees will shelter nearly 500

apartments, 2 000 villas, 25 hotels and 200 shops of luxury. will be completed as of the end of 2005.  Hundred twenty-five kilometers of coast additional will be thus created.

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Madinat Al ArabHere the representation of the one of the

districts of the future greater sea front in the world, Dubai Waterfront.  This sight accounts for the architectural ambition and the spectacular development of real constructions with Dubaï

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