Fertile, flat plains, high desert slopes

Hot desert climate with low annual rainfall

50% of the population struggles to find water daily - they get it from groundwater supplies

Building materials, textiles, leather wear, jewelry, glass making and petroleum refining. 40% GDP

Water crisis, impending famine

About 31,000,000, life expectancy for men is 62.8 and women is 65.7

$14.8 Billion, per capita $820

32nd biggest exporter, 3.2 Billion barrels annually

2.2% Arable land, 7.7% contributed by agriculture to GDP

$8.12 billion exports, $3.7 billion exports