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The climate of Saudi Arabia

The western plateau of Saudi Arabia has a Mediterranean climate, while other regions have a tropical desert climate.

Saudi Arabia is high in the west and low in the east. Most areas are plateaus. The Red Sea coast in the west is a long and narrow plain, and Serrat Mountain in the east. The eastern side of the mountain gradually descends to the eastern plain. Deserts are widely distributed, including the Great Naif Desert in the north and the Rubhari Desert in the south.

Climate characteristics The western plateau of Saudi Arabia has a Mediterranean climate, while other areas have a subtropical desert climate. Summer is hot and dry, and the highest temperature can reach above 50 degrees Celsius. The winter climate is mild, and the lowest temperature is around 10 degrees Celsius. The average annual rainfall does not exceed 200mm. Saudi Arabia has gold, silver, copper, iron, bauxite, phosphorus and other mineral deposits. There are abundant oil and natural gas on the land and offshore along the East Persian Gulf.

Natural resources in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a veritable "oil kingdom". Saudi Arabia is the largest producer of desalinated seawater in the world, and its desalinated seawater accounts for about 2 1% of the world total. Saudi Arabia has proven oil reserves of 297.6 billion barrels, accounting for 17% of the world's reserves, ranking second in the world; Natural gas reserves are 9.4 trillion cubic meters, accounting for 4.6% of the world's reserves, ranking sixth in the world. Saudi Arabia's oil and gas resources are monopolized by Saudi National Oil Company.

In addition to abundant oil and gas resources, Saudi Arabia also has more than 30 kinds of metal deposits such as gold, copper, iron, tin, aluminum and zinc. In addition, there are a considerable number of non-metallic minerals such as potassium salt and limestone. Saudi Arabia is the world's largest producer of desalinated seawater, accounting for about 20% of the world's total.

The above contents refer to Baidu Encyclopedia-Saudi Arabia.