Geography
The Economic Geography of Free Trade Zones and Transshipment Hubs
Quick fact
The Jebel Ali Free Zone in Dubai, located near one of the world's busiest transshipment ports, has helped transform a small fishing village into a global trade hub that handles over $200 billion in trade annually.
Why this is interesting
You're standing in a warehouse full of goods that never officially enter the country. How can a piece of land be inside a nation yet operate almost as if it were outside it?