The Eastern Province is Saudi Arabia's largest region in terms of landmass - the area spans 27.6% of the Kingdom. The Eastern Province has a strong local economy due to the regions' oil, natural gas, and petrochemical industries, being home to the world's largest oil reserves.The Eastern Province is also a natural source of the world's finest varieties of palm dates, since it is home to the world's biggest natural oasis, the Al-Ahsa Oasis, which contains over 2.5 million palm trees. The Eastern province is the Kingdom's gate to GCC Countries as 60% of entry points to the Kingdom comes through the region and 66% of non-oil products are exported through the region's seaports.

5,266,998

Population (2020)

540,000

Area in sq.km

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