It is two and a half times bigger than Texas and 90 % desert . Alcohol is illegal , but there 's still wine and bokha , distilled from dates , available . Wine is cheaper than water in this oil rich but extremely dry Sahara nation . fields yield healthy cereal crops and orchards Ancient ruins from the Greek and Roman eras are spectacular .
It is two and a half times bigger than Texas and 90 % desert . Alcohol is illegal , but there 's still wine and bokha , distilled from dates , available . Wine is cheaper than water in this oil rich but extremely dry Sahara nation . Ancient ruins from the Greek and Roman eras are spectacular .