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Why does the population of foreigners outnumber citizens in some countries on the arabian peninsula?

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The populations are already sparse (due to being mainly desert) added to the fact that there is a huge influx of people seeking work oppotunities in the oil industry, from Westerners to Asian communities. This swamps the local population.
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