How poor was the oil kingdom 'Saudi Arabia' before oil was discovered? How is it so rich?

> > With a piece of cloth on my head, I am the richest in the world. As one of the most mysterious countries in the world, I am afraid that this is the inherent impression of most people on Saudi Arabia. It can be mentioned the "local tyrants in the Middle East" and the oil kingdom, golden sports cars and aircraft yachts, but let Many people are envious. Many people say that you can never imagine the happiness of the rich. So how rich is Saudi Arabia? How poor were you before oil was discovered? Next, let's walk into the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and see! >

There are many countries in the Middle East, but they are nothing compared to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. According to relevant statistics, Saudi Arabia's proven crude oil reserves are 36.35 billion tons, accounting for 16% of the world's reserves, ranking second in the world, while natural gas reserves are 820 million cubic meters. Rice ranks sixth in the world. In addition, it is also rich in gold, silver, copper, iron and other mineral resources.

In 2005, Saudi Arabia had a total of 184 reservoirs, with a water storage capacity of 640 million cubic meters, and was also the world's largest producer of desalinated seawater. It can be seen that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the "local tyrant among the local tyrants" in the Middle East, especially the royal family of Saudi Arabia. , has an estimated asset of about $1.4 trillion, if you distribute this money to the 7 billion people in the world, everyone can get $200, but you may not think that before the discovery of oil, the life of the Saudis is comparable African refugees, what kind of life did they live then? Let's look down.

Can you believe it? The Saudi kingdom, which is now rich and oily, was impoverished before oil was discovered. As early as 1750, when Saudi Arabia was not a country, it was often cleaned up by other countries and even lost twice. Sovereignty, and then became a colony of the United Kingdom, but because the surrounding desert was full of deserts, and there was no grass, many people were naked, and they even had no meal after eating. Until 1908, many countries such as Iran next door discovered oil.

However, Saudi Arabia has been silent. In addition, the British have limited skills, and many people have returned without success. Finally, in 1927, Saudi Arabia officially became independent from the United Kingdom. After independence, Saudi Arabia is still very poor. Most of the country is desert. In 1936, Saudi Arabia extracted oil with the help of a company, but the amount was very small, Saudi Arabia was disheartened, but in 1938 , The "No. 7 well" suddenly spewed a large amount of oil, and the daily output exceeded 4,000 barrels. It was from that time that Saudi Arabia really ushered in a turning point, and it also embarked on the road to the pinnacle of the country with its oil.

Especially during World War II, many countries bought oil from Saudi Arabia, so Saudi Arabia became the richest and most aristocratic country in the Middle East, probably because it was too poor in the past, so they started retaliatory consumption when they got rich, and they built the highest The building and the best hotels, and even the local tyrants travel by several private jets, won't Saudi Arabia be in crisis because of the depletion of oil? Let's look down.

Can you imagine it? The Saudi royal family and local tyrants are all "packed" to travel by special planes. Such days are simply intoxicated. Many people say that although Saudi Arabia has abundant oil resources, the world is facing a very severe energy crisis. Once the oil is exhausted or replaced by new energy sources , then there will also be problems with the Saudis' food and finances. You may not believe it here. The Saudis have long thought of ways to deal with them. First of all, although Saudi Arabia's resources are rich, it does not rely on oil like other major oil countries. economy, but to implement a policy of diversification.

For example, focusing on the development of modern industries and basic industries, Saudi Arabia's manufacturing industry is also its main source of income. Secondly, due to its special geographical location, Saudi Arabia has invested a lot in research on how to grow vegetables in the desert. In addition, Saudi Arabia's seawater desalination technology is also In the forefront of the world, there have been new research results in recent years, such as a box made of solar cells coated with hydrogel, which is used to collect water vapor in the air, and finally used to grow crops.

Once again, the local tyrants of the Saudi royal family are well known, and the Saudi king took out his drop, 200 billion U.S. dollars, and not only distributed it to the people, but also devoted himself to research and development in other fields, so as to minimize the country's dependence on oil, so that even if Oil energy will be exhausted one day, but Saudi Arabia's vision is very long-term, and the future will get better and better. What do you think of this? Welcome to leave a message and share in the comment area, see you in the next issue!