The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has a total population of 30,770,375 in 2014, of whom 20,702,536 are Saudis. Located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and Africa, it occupies almost 80 % of the Arabian Peninsula (Figure 1). It has one of the largest and richest economies in the Middle East, is rated as one of the top 20 economies in the world, and is a member of the G-20. Saudi Arabia contributes 25 % to the total Arab GDP (of 22 countries) and ranks first in global production and export of oil.
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Abdulaziz, P.S.B.S.B. (2015). Saudi Arabia, tourism. In: Jafari, J., Xiao, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Tourism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-01669-6_534-1
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