1. It is the 14th largest country on earth.2. It has the largest sand desert on earth.
3. It has one of the most advanced banking systems on earth.
4. It doesn't collect taxes from the populace.
5. It provides free public health care.
6. It provides free public schools.
7. It pays every student enlisted in a public university a monthly stipend of about $ 264.
8. It is an absolute monarchy, making all authority in the hands of the monarch.
9. It spends 25 % of it's budget on education (both grade schools and universities).
10. It has no lakes or rivers.
11. It was rated the best place to do business in the Middle East by the World Bank.
12. It's main export is oil, and it's main import is machinery and vehicles
13. 75 % of it's population is younger than 35 years old.
14. The average age is 18 years old.
15. Women in the government sector are given 2 years of paid maternal leave.
16. Has the world's tallest water fountain (Jeddah, on the Red Sea).
17. Has the world's largest airport (King Khaled Airport in Riyadh).
18. Has the world's largest desalination plant (In Jubail).
19. Is the only country to ban women from driving.
20. It's tallest building is the 31st tallest building in the world (The Kingdom Center in Riyadh).
21. 21% of it's population are expats.
22. It's largest city, Riyadh (pop. 4,193,000), is the 69th largest city on earth by population.
23. Has a current gas price of 60 cents per gallon.
24. It's stock market, Tadawul, is the 11th largest stock market on earth.
25. Regarding the cutting off of hands; in the last 10 years, only 11 people have been punished in this way.
1 comment:
hmm.makkah is d house owned by Allah
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