Inside the world's tallest building

Standing at 830m and 160 stories tall, the Burj Khalifa is the world's largest man-made structure. As one would expect, the impressive skyscraper dominates the Dubai skyline. 

But it's not only the Burj Khalifa, the whole city has changed tremendously over the past few decades. 

Tax-free earnings makes Dubai an attractive to jobseekers and professionals from across the world. This, in turn, enables people to save and send money back to their home countries.

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Dubai boasts a number of impressive feats - the tallest man-made structure, the world's only seven-star hotel, the tallest hotel, the biggest aquarium and biggest mall.

Although oil and fossil fuels form the basis of Dubai's economy, tourism and trade also helps it rake in the cash. 

More than 80 percent of Dubai's population (about 1.5 million) are immigrants, with Emiratis only making up some 19 percent of the overall population. 

*Our reporter Slindelo Masikane is traveling with RwandAir