The Eighth Wonder of the World

This month, our Middle East studies lead us to the Arabian Peninsula and Northern Africa. The United Arab Emirates (located on the Persian Gulf, roughly between Iran and Saudi Arabia) is a union of seven emirates, all of which have their own rags-to-riches story. There, oil is not only king, but also emperor, czar, and "god". One of the most unique of the emirates is Dubai, home of your typical Arab billionaire.
Check out this link to the Palm Jebel Ali, the largest man-made island in the world. If you want to be bowled over yet again, read the info about The World, now under construction. The 300 islands of this man-made archipelago will actually form a map of the world. According to National Geographic, entire islands will go for 30 million dollars each.
This is entirely amazing to me.