Imagine living in a country where not a...

Imagine living in a country where not a single permanent river flows through the entire nation. It sounds almost impossible. But several countries around the world have no permanent natural rivers. Let's start with Saudi Arabia. Despite covering a huge area, Saudi Arabia has no permanent rivers. Instead, water comes from underground aquifers, desalination plants, and temporary waterways called wadis that can fill with water after heavy rain. Now let's travel to the United Arab Emirates. The UAE also has no permanent rivers. Most of its landscape is desert, so water management is extremely important. The country relies heavily on desalination to provide freshwater for its population. Next is Qatar. Qatar has no permanent rivers either. Rainfall is limited and irregular, so the country depends on groundwater and desalinated seawater. But these aren't the only countries without rivers. And one of the smallest countries in the world has an especially surprising reason.