Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Qatar are some of the very few countries on Earth without a single river. Yet, fish is very affordable in Saudi Arabia and its neighbours. Many countries, like Venezuela, Zimbabwe, and India, have multiple rivers, yet fish is rather expensive in their markets. Learn from this. Proximity to opportunity is not what makes you wealthy. The utility of opportunity is what brings wealth. That is why there are beggars and homeless US-born citizens in America, yet penniless refugees go there and become billionaires within years.