What does the most mysterious country in the world: Saudi Arabia look like?
Foreign tourists were only allowed to enter 3 years ago. It is also the prince of the country with the most rich people in the world, and the locals are friendly and warm to Chinese, and it is the country that donated the most to China during the Wenchuan earthquake. This is Saudi Arabia. What you didn't know about Saudi Arabia, it's an eye-opener!
Saudi Arabia is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula, with 95% of its land area covered by desert and a population of 35.3 million, 40% of whom are foreign citizens. Rich oil is the biggest feature of Saudi Arabia, there is not much else here, that is, money and oil, 1L of oil is sold here for 6 cents, much cheaper than water.
Saudi Arabia is the largest importer of crude oil on the mainland, and in the face of China, a large customer, Saudi Arabia is considering denominating some of its oil directly in yuan. In addition to oil, Saudi Arabia is also rich in princes. According to statistics, there are nearly 5,000 Saudi princes. The Saudi royal family is the richest royal family in the world. The king had to bring gilded escalators, hundreds of tons of luggage, thousands of entourage, and at every turn he would pay money to all the people. For example, after Saudi King Salamain succeeded to the throne, he generously sent $32 billion in red envelopes. Although it is a desert country, Saudi Arabia is very obsessed with encouraging farming. The government pays for all the money spent on farming. The government will also buy the agricultural products grown at high prices. The largest donation to China, a total of $50 million, and $10 million in materials, translates into more than 400 million yuan.
Chinese military fans have a special name for Saudi Arabia: dog household, gold big household. The source is the story of Saudi Arabia buying missiles from the mainland in the 80s (you can go to find out).
There is no concept of 996 and PUA in Saudi Arabia, and the 9-to-4 work system is here. Work up to 5 hours a day, and more than that is considered overtime. But that's limited to natives.
Saudi Arabia's first high-speed railway, the Mekkah high-speed railway, was built by China and opened to traffic in 18 years, with an average cost of 700 million yuan per kilometer. Kindergarten to university, including studying abroad, is all free, and money is paid to go to college.
King Saud University of Science and Technology is the most powerful university in the world. The student dormitory is a villa, not to mention, each person pays $1,000 per month. What's more worth mentioning is that the first principal of this school was Chinese. The current principal is also Chinese.
Saudi Arabia only opened its tourist visas to the outside world in 2019, and even if you have money, you can't travel here. So it is the most mysterious country in the world.
In fact, Saudi Arabia has many world's firsts, the world's largest oases, and it was supposed to build a world's tallest tower, but due to the epidemic, it has not yet been completed. In addition to the desert, Saudi Arabia also has the green Asir Mountains, the crystal clear Red Sea, the Madian Salle ruins second only to Petra, the ancient city full of Arabian style, and the lonely and extreme Tabuk Valley.
Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, is a garden city. Kingdom Center Tower, one of the Seven Wonders of the New World. Mecca is the birthplace of Muhammad, and three to four million believers come to Mecca every year for pilgrimage. Among them, Indonesia is the country with the largest number of pilgrims, located in Jeddah on the Red Sea, the second largest city in Saudi Arabia and the unfinished world's tallest tower. Jeddah Tower is here. Saudi Arabia does not have a single river, but its per capita water consumption is among the highest in the world, twice the average of Chinese. A man may take four wives, but not a girl from Chad, Bangladesh, Burma or Pakistan. Does anyone know why? Saudi Arabia is a dogmatic country, and drinking and trading alcohol is prohibited here. Drunk driving can be up to a decapitation for public display. If you touch the poison, you will directly quack.
Saudi Arabia is the most restrictive country for women, and before 2018, women could not even drive. After reading this, have you reacquainted yourself with this mysterious country? I'm iQitravel, if you also like to travel the world, you can give me a follow. This is the most mysterious country in the world. 1 More videos.