Saudi Arabia may be known as a large desert nation, but how much do you really know about the beautiful country? There are many facts about Saudi Arabia that you may be surprised to learn.

Here are 10 facts about Saudi Arabia you probably didn’t know:

10. Despite it’s huge size, Saudi Arabia doesn’t have any rivers. Not a single one.

 

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9. More than a third of its population is expats and foreign workers.

 

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8. It’s home to the largest oasis in the world, in Al-Ahsa, which is a UNESCO World Heritage site, and has over 2.5 million date palms.

 

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7. Saudi Arabia desalinates more saltwater from the sea than any other nation.

6. Saudi Arabia will soon be home to the world’s tallest building, Jeddah Tower, which is slated to stand at 1,000 meters tall.

 

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5. It’s home to the largest oil field in the world, the Ghawar Oil Field, in the Eastern Province. Saudi is of course the largest oil exporter in the world.

 

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4. It has volcanoes! Though there hasn’t been a reported eruption in over 700 years, the Harrat Khaybar volcano near Medina.

 

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3. Saudi Arabia is the second-largest dates producer in the world with 1.5 million tons of dates harvested annually. That’s 17% of the world’s dates!

 

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2. It’s home to not one, but two of the world’s largest mosques — Masjid Al Haram in Makkah and Masajid An Nabawi in Madinah. They have a combined capacity of over 5 million worshippers!

 

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1. Saudi Arabia is huge! It’s the largest country in the Middle East and the 13th largest country in the world by size. It covers about 80% of the Arabian Peninsula.

 

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