10 facts about Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Arabia is a desert country acquiring most of the Arabian Peninsula. It is a well-known place for the birth of of the second-widest religion around the world, Islam. The capital of the country, Riyadh is popular for the skyscrapers and the busy city life.
Here are the top ten facts about this country, one may not know!
1. Roughly, hundred camels are sold each day.
This country is blessed with deserts having a lot of camels. These camels provide Saudi people a good business, transport, food and even tourism. Roughly, more than 100 camels are sold in this country each day.
2. It is the largest country in the world without even a single river!
It is quite difficult to imagine a country without rivers. This country amazes us by the fact of being the biggest country without even a single river. Where, it is the thirteen largest country.
3. More than 22% of oil reserves around the world are located in this country.
Crude oil has a really big role in making the country stand and rich. More than 22% of the oil reserve around the world are located here. This country is one of the biggest oil suppliers around the world.
4. About half of the population is under the age 24.
Young people are the future of a country because they are the ones who will take the seats and work. In this country, there are a lot of young Saudis. About half of the population of the country is under the age of 24.
5. More than 70% of labourers are foreigners!
6. Non-muslims are not allowed to visit the two cities, Mecca and Madina.
Mecca and Madina are two of the holiest cities for Islam because Masjid-Al-Haram located in Mecca (destination to perform Hajj) and Masjid an-Nabawi located in Madina are two mosques which are really important. This creates a lot of chaos and makes the places busy. To avoid these things and keep it the holiest, non-Muslims are restricted to visit here.
7. Less than 2% of land is arable!
Agriculture is one of the essential element for a country to develop and serve the people. It is a widely practiced activity around the world but here, less than 2% of the land is suitable to grow crops. Most of the crops, vegetables and fruits are brought from rest of the countries.
8. Approximately 20,00,000 foreigners visit Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj.
Masjid-Al-Haram located in Mecca is one of the holiest place in Islam. This makes people (especially Muslims) to at least visit this place once. Approximately 20,00,000 Muslim foreigners visit this place.
9. The country is constructing a heavy fence along the border with Iraq to keep the country terror-free.
The country is surrounded by seven countries where Iraq is one of them and there is a big issue in Iraq related to land, resources and terrorism. ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) is a terror group which makes a threat even on other countries. To keep Saudi safe and terror-free, the government is building a heavy fence against Iraq for protection.
10. The royal Saudi family worth around ₹98,15,96,00,00,00,000.
The royal Saudi family worth around ₹98,15,96,00,00,00,000. This makes them extremely rich.
