黑色金子——石油和随之而来的石油美元,使沙特阿拉伯成了世界上最有钱的富翁,阿拉伯世界中举足轻重的巨人。1980年,沙特阿拉伯的国民生产总值为1120亿美元,相当于人口为其9倍的埃及国民生产总值的5.5倍。1982年初,沙特在海外的存款为1,616亿美元。沙特第三个发展计划(1980—1985)期间的总投资高达2500亿美元。经济的飞速发展 Black gold - oil and the ensuing oil dollar make Saudi Arabia one of the richest men in the world, the richest man in the world. In 1980, Saudi Arabia’s GNP was 112 billion U.S. dollars, equivalent to 5.5 times the gross national product of Egypt, which has 9 times the population. At the beginning of 1982, Saudi deposits in overseas countries were 166.1 billion U.S. dollars. The total investment of Saudi Arabia during the third development plan (1980-1985) was as high as 250 billion U.S. dollars. The rapid economic development