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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago (1 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."

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (3 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Don't underestimate the ~~soft~~ al-dente-power Italian pasta projects across the globe.

As for oil and Dubai: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Dubai

Oil production, which once accounted for 50% of Dubai's gross domestic product, contributes less than 1% today.[4] In 2018, wholesale and retail trade represented 26% of the total GDP; transport and logistics, 12%; banking, insurance activities and capital markets, 10%; manufacturing, 9%; real estate, 7%; construction, 6%; tourism, 5%.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Dubai isn’t dependent on oil. Oil makes up 30% of the UAE’s economy and an even lesser percentage of Dubai’s specifically.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago

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