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Saudi Arabia

With no rivers, Saudi Arabia makes much of its drinking water from the sea. It runs some of the largest desalination plants in the world.

Where its story happens

Mecca, at 21.42°N, 39.83°E. It's the place the game marks on the globe once the country is found. See it on a map.

Five things to know about Saudi Arabia

In Geodar these are the five clues to this country, and it counts as one of the easy countries. The game asks the hardest clue first. Here the easiest comes first.

  1. Where it is. It's Saudi Arabia, which covers most of the Arabian Peninsula. See Saudi Arabia on a map.
  2. Millions of pilgrims travel to its holy city of Mecca every year.
  3. The largest oilfield ever found lies under its desert, and it is one of the biggest oil producers on Earth.
  4. It has the biggest continuous sand desert on Earth, known as the Empty Quarter.
  5. It is the largest country in the world without a single permanent river.

Every line on this page is a clue or a fact from Geodar, drafted with AI and checked against a source. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.