Keeping pace with these gigantic creations are 'The World's Islands,' a series of 300 manmade islands, covering an area 7 by 9 km (4.4 by 5.6) and positioned strategically to form the shape of the globe's continents. Each island will vary in size and shape. The project will be completed in 2008 and will cater to the elite residential and tourist markets. A person who buys an island can build whatever they fancy as long as their plans do not conflict with the country's laws.