Dubai real estate company Nakheel is building a set of 300 islands off the Dubai coast which are nicely shaped in the shape of the entire world. They have named it (rightly so) "The World". All these islands are built from scratch by using sand and rock, and are up for sale. Anyone who has the money can buy these islands. Looks a very nice project and an even nicer view from the sky.
More news about it at the following link (Read all the 3 pages and look at all the images, its really nice):
Welcome to The World Dubai - Man Made Private Islands