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SAUDI ARABIA
GDP (2008 est.): $576.5 billion.
Annual growth rate (2008 est.):4.26%.
Per capita GDP (2008 est.): $20,500.

Budget: Income .............. $293.7 Billion
Expenditure ...
$136 Billion

Main Crops:
Wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk .

Natural Resources:
Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper .

Major Industries:
Crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals, cement, two small steel-rolling mills, construction, fertilizer, plastics

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