️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to complete construction work on a new megacity in the desert.<unk> Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to complete construction work on a new megacity in the desert.<unk> Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with plans to complete construction work on a new megacity in the desert. King Abdullah Economic City, or KAEC (pronounced 'cake'), will be slightly larger than Washington DC and home to approximately two million residents.<unk> King Abdullah Economic City, or KAEC (pronounced 'cake'), will be slightly larger than Washington DC and home to approximately two million residents. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> Covering 70 square miles, the metropolis costs £67 billion ($100 billion) and will reinvigorate the country.<unk> Covering 70 square miles, the metropolis costs £67 billion ($100 billion) and will reinvigorate the country. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ 15 per cent have been built so far, as public facilities and residential areas are still under construction.<unk> So far 15 per cent has been built, as public facilities and residential areas are still under construction. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• KAEC is one of four new cities being built to diversify an economy that is overly dependent on oil.<unk> KAEC is one of four new cities being built to diversify an economy that is too dependent on oil. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Fadi Al-Rasheed, the managing director of Emaar Economic City, the publicly traded Saudi company that runs the entire KAEC project, told the BBC:. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ We are building with the 65 per cent of the population who are under 30 in mind,<unk>he explains.<unk>We are building with the 65 per cent of the population who are under 30 in mind,<unk>he explains. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>
King Abdullah Economic City (KAEC) will be home to two million people in total. Metropolis costs £67 billion and will cover 70 square miles, just 60 miles away from capital Jeddah. <unk> Metropolis costs £67 billion and will cover 70 square miles, just 60 miles away from capital Jeddah. 15% is finished and it's hoped the city will help diversify the country.<unk> 15% is finished and it's hoped the city will help diversify the country.