Resources in Saudi Arabia

by Zhang Zhuoliang
(Chofu City, Tokyo, Japan)

Saudi Arabia is a country in the west of Asia, whose capital is Riyadh. She is rich in many kinds of natural resources, especially fossil resources, such as oil and natural gas.

Because of rich oil resources, the product of oil, the amount of oil exports, and the amount of oil all rank first in the world. Saudi Arabia is an important oil export country. The amount of natural gas in Saudi Arabia makes up 4 percent of that in the world and ranks fourth in the world.

In addition to oil and gas mentioned above, there are many kinds of minerals, such as gold, copper, iron, and aluminium. Saudi Arabia is the largest country which distills the most seawater, making up over 20 percent.