Is an Arab country member of the League of Arab States. Located in the south-west of the continent of Asia
Kiss Muslims (Mecca) and Medina on the occupier prayers and peace
And make up the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula on the Red Sea and the Arabian Gulf and the Arabian Sea in the Indian Ocean, which includes both Saudi Arabia and Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. Bounded on the north of Iraq and Jordan, and west of the Sinai Peninsula and the Red Sea, on the east, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and Oman, in addition to the Arabian Gulf, while the hand south Faihdha Yemen and Oman.
The area of the Kingdom of 149.690. 2 square kilometers and its currency, the Saudi riyal. Is the capital of Riyadh, and the most important cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Taif, Dhahran, Dammam, and Buraidah.
Founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdul Aziz bin Saud, Nejd and the king of Hejaz in 1926 and then announced the Kingdom in 1932 in the territories task: find, and Asir, Hejaz, and Al-Ahsa and Tehama.
Land is a collection of vast sandy desert plateaus, interspersed with some oases, and the most important deserts Saharan influence, dahnaa, and the Empty Quarter.
Where a number of mountains, most notably Mount Shammar in the north, Mount Twaik, Mountains Aserah, which is about the mountains of the debtor and the Hijaz and Asir, in the west, along the coast reality along the Red Sea.
The highest peak, located to the north of Abha, and a height of 3133 meters. Key plains plains Ahsa rich oases and oil wells, and Tihama in the south-west. The most important inland valleys and valley propellants, and Rania, Bisha, Najran, and tenderness; Sarhan, filled with water after heavy rains in transit, and quickly turning to dry swamps quick drying and furans.
In November 1986, was launched bridge connecting Saudi Arabia to Bahrain. Kingdom continental dry climate is extremely hot, humid on the coast, little rainfall, and winds volatile, notably Wind boyhood and Hornet.
Agriculture evolved significantly in recent years, which is of a dual nature. On the one hand, there are Bedouin owners productivity and very low capital, on the other hand construction and modern equipment necessitated huge investments, used agriculture 95% of the water consumed in the country. And grown in Saudi Arabia grain, especially wheat, which became produced in abundance, and exporting it abroad and it has a lot of palm trees, especially in the Medina area Ahsa and Qatif, Hofuf and Qassim. And the most important agricultural production is growing tomatoes, watermelons, melons, grapes, onions, potatoes, barley, citrus fruits, figs, sorghum and sesame seeds. Private livestock-rearing sheep, cows, goats and camels. The country's mineral wealth for natural gas and oil. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the forefront of the oil producing countries and exporting countries (the first in oil production and reserves in the world 35.6 billion tons).
Associated industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in oil and natural gas: Refining and Petrokimia, Key Products Industrial where cement, tar, steel rods, Aatelin, fodder, glycol Aatelin, ethanol, industrial Deklo'rour Aatelin, Alstaarin, Alsoad caustic, nitrogen, citric acid, melamine, and oxygen. In ports active fishing boat-building industry, as well as ceramics and leather.
There is also a sea water desalination addresses removing salt from seawater is about 100 Mellon square meters of water per year. This is not the quantity done little in front of the 9500 million square meters which they provide groundwater annually and consumed by agriculture.
In parallel, the Kingdom is experiencing its significant growth in the agri-food industry and the consumer goods industry, which is based on private capital.
Characterized Kingdom its unique religious status as comprising holiest Islamic city is the Mecca center of revelation and of the Sacred House, and Medina (Yathrib old) Dar al-Hijrah and the shrine of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and Azaajoh.
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