Saudi Arabia is located in the southwest of Asia on the Arabian Peninsula, bordered by the Gulf to the east and the Red Sea to the west, and sharing borders with Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, the UAE, Oman, Yemen and other countries. Saudi Arabia is a veritable "kingdom of oil"; its oil reserves and output both rank first in the world, making it one of the richest countries on the planet.
Saudi Arabia is the world's largest producer of desalinated seawater, accounting for about twenty‑one percent of global desalination. Saudi Arabia implements a free‑market economic policy; the oil and petrochemical industries are the lifeblood of its economy. At present, the Saudi government is constantly encouraging the development of the private sector to reduce the country's dependence on oil exports, while providing more jobs for its rapidly growing population. Saudi Arabia also makes extensive use of migrant labor. Its tourism industry is relatively developed as well.
