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2004-01-24 Arabia

Population growth hits Saudi living standard

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2004-01-24 18:25|| || Front Page|| [8 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 domestic product fell short of the population growth of around 3.5 per cent.

Yikes! Population doubles every 21 years or so? Gonna run out of sand before long.

Posted by Shipman 2004-1-24 7:44:31 PM|| 2004-1-24 7:44:31 PM|| Front Page Top

#2 Gonna run out of sand before long.

And they can't even use any of it to make cement either. Saudi Arabia has got to have something other than oil for natural resources. Personally if they were smart they would be wise to be getting into solar energy production. I man it is a friggin desert

Posted by Cheddarhead 2004-1-24 8:56:20 PM|| 2004-1-24 8:56:20 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 SA are between a rock and a hard place when it comes to oil production rates. If they crank up production, prices will fall, and they will lose out.

Posted by phil_b 2004-1-24 9:15:40 PM|| 2004-1-24 9:15:40 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 the portion of the Saudi GNP that goes to 'development' is about 5%. Some of this is legit development but much of this goes to building mosques, paying imans, paying the salaries of the religious police (the ones who make sure women aren't driving or appearing without the body wrap) or paying for religious schools in other countries.

Posted by mhw 2004-1-24 9:43:43 PM|| 2004-1-24 9:43:43 PM|| Front Page Top

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