Ok, who saw this hapenning?
From BoingBoing:
300 private islands shaped like world map, near Dubai
A developer near Dubai is building a supervillain lair straight out of the funnybooks -- a collection of private islands arranged to look like a map of the world, with African game preserves, luxury hotels, McMansions, condos, etc etc etc....
http://www.boingboing.net/2005/04/04/300_private_islands_.html