What is the WORLD coming to?

The World Islands are a collection of man-made islands shaped into the continents of the world, located off the coast of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. It will consist of 300 small private artificial islands divided into four categories - private homes, estate homes, dream resorts, and community islands. Each island will range from 250 to 900 thousand square feet (23.2 to 83.6 thousand square meters) in size, with 50 to 100 metres (164 to 328 feet) of water between each island. It will cover a total area of 9 kilometers (5.4 miles) in length and 6 kilometers (3.6 miles) in width, surrounded by an oval shaped breakwater. The only means of transportation between the islands will be by marine or air transport.
The World Islands will be located 4 kilometers off the shore of Jumeirah, close to the Palm Jumeirah, between Burj Al Arab and Port Rashid at approximately 25°13 North and 55°10 East. Each island will be sold to selected private developers and are expected to have pricing beginning at AED 25 million (US$ 6.85 million), for the AED 6.6 billion (US$ 1.8 billion) project. Individuals who have purchased islands in The World Islands include Sir Richard Branson (Great Britain).
Oqyana-WorldOqyana will comprise of 19 islands of The World, covering the islands of Australasia (Australia and New Zealand). It was named after the Arabic word for Oceanic and is a project by Kuwait-based Investment Dar, expected to be complete by 2012. Oqyana will cover a total area of 1.87 million square meters (20 million square feet), with a total onland area of 417 thousand square meters (4.5 million square feet). It will comprise of more than 1,650 sea-view apartments and mansions, 90 water homes, about 170 canal homes, a marina with over 1,500 private yacht berths, and two high-end hotels, including a spa resort. Oqyana is being developed at a cost of US$ 3.5 billion.