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Saudi Arabia is one of the fastest growing countries in the world and is an economic leader in the Middle East. It is not surpassed in luxury and offers a land rich in cultural traditions, music, sports and weather distinguishing them as a country known to be the birthplace of Islam. Saudi Arabia is getting ready for a future that is even more extensive and all encompassing, on all levels both economically and socially with new state of the art industrial complexes and a solid commitment for business growth.
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Transportation


Airports:
217 (2010)
Country comparison to the world: 27

Airports - with paved runways:
Total: 81
Over 3,047 m: 33
2,438 to 3,047 m: 15
1,524 to 2,437 m: 27
914 to 1,523 m: 2
Under 914 m: 4 (2010)

Airports - with unpaved runways:
Total: 136
2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
1,524 to 2,437 m: 71
914 to 1,523 m: 41
Under 914 m: 16 (2010)
 


 Heliports:
9 (2010)

 Pipelines:
Condensate 212 km; gas 1,880 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,183 km; oil 4,241 km; refined Products 1,148 km (2009)

 Railways:
Total: 1,392 km
Country comparison to the world: 83
Standard gauge: 1,392 km 1.435-m gauge (with branch lines and sidings) (2008)

Roadways:
Total: 221,372 km
Country comparison to the world: 23
Paved: 47,529 km (includes 3,891 km of expressways)
Unpaved: 173,843 km (2006)

 


 Merchant marine:
Total: 74
Country comparison to the world: 58
By type: Cargo 2, Chemical Tanker 22, Container 4, Liquefied Gas 2, Passenger/Cargo 11, Petroleum Tanker 22, Refrigerated Cargo 3, Roll on/Roll off 8
Foreign-owned: 15 (Egypt 1, Greece 4, Kuwait 4, UAE 6)
Registered in other countries: 55 (Bahamas 16, Dominica 3, Liberia 24, Norway 3, Panama 8) (2010)

 Ports and terminals:
Ad Dammam, Al Jubayl, Jiddah, Yanbu' al Sinaiyah

 

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