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I recently visited King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC, [1]) in Saudi Arabia. It was intended to have a population of 2 million, but according to the Financial Ti
by userabchn 3y ago
I recently visited King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC, [1]) in Saudi Arabia. It was intended to have a population of 2 million, but according to the Financial Times only had a population of 7000 in 2018. It was like a ghost town when I visited, so I don't think it has increased much since then.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Abdullah_Economic_City https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Abdullah_Economic_City
- userabchn 3y agoWith so many promises being made about "Vision 2030", I worry that the amount of discontent that results when it turns out to be a disappointment might lead to instability