We are in the state and an Arab member of the League of Arab States. Located in the south-west of the continent of Asia
Kiss the Muslims (Mecca) and Medina on the occupier best prayer 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 the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, and Oman. Bounded on the north of Iraq and Jordan, and the Sinai and the Red Sea island of the West, and the Middle Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates and Oman, as well as the Arabian Gulf, while the south side Faihdha Yemen and Oman.
An area of 149 690 Kingdom. 2 square kilometers and its currency, the Saudi Riyal. Riyadh is the capital, and the most important cities of Mecca, Medina, Jeddah, Taif, Dhahran, Dammam, and Buraidah.
The foundations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdul Aziz bin Saud, Governor of Najd and Hejaz king in 1926 and then announced in 1932 in the Kingdom of mission territories: find, and difficult, and the Hijaz, and Al-Ahsa and Tehama.
Its territory is a set of wide sandy desert plateaus, interspersed with some oases, deserts and the most important major influence desert, and Dahna, and the Empty Quarter.
Where a number of the mountains, and the most important of Shamar Mountain in the north, Mount Twaiq, Sarat Mountains, which is about the debtor and the Hijaz and Asir mountains in the west, along the coast actually along the Red Sea.
The highest peak which lies to the north of Abha, and a height of 3133 meters. The most important plains rich plains of Al-Ahsa Oasis and oil wells, and Tihama plain in the south-west. The most important interior valleys Valley propellants, and Rania, and Bisha and Najran, and tenderness; and Sarhan, filled with water after heavy rainfall in transit, and quickly dry out and converted into quick-drying and furans swamps.
In November 1986, it was launched bridge connecting Saudi Arabia to Bahrain. Kingdom continental dry climate is very hot, humid on the coast, little rainfall, and winds volatile, notably wind and boyhood Hornet.
Agriculture has evolved significantly in recent years, with a dual nature. On the one hand, there are Bedouin owners and capital productivity is very low, on the other hand, modern construction and equipment which necessitated huge investments, agriculture uses 95% of the water consumed in the country. It is grown in Saudi Arabia grain, especially wheat, which has become widely produced and exported it to the outside and a lot of palm trees, particularly in the area of Medina and Al-Ahsa and Qatif and Hofuf and Qassim. The most important agricultural production is growing tomatoes, watermelons, melons, grapes, onions, potatoes, barley, citrus fruits, figs, sorghum and sesame seed. Grew up in a private sheep, cows, goats, cattle and camels. The mineral wealth of the country's natural gas and oil. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the forefront of oil-producing countries and exporting it (the first in oil production and reserves in the world 35.6 billion tons).
Industry linked to Saudi Arabia in oil and natural gas: refining and Petrokemiae, the most important industrial products where the cement, tar, steel bars, ethylene, feed, glycol ethylene, industrial ethanol, Deklo'rour ethylene, Alsttiaran, Alsoad caustic, nitrogen, citric acid, melamine, and oxygen. In the ports industry actively building fishing boats, as well as ceramics and leather industry.
There is also a sea water desalination deals with disarmament salt from seawater Mellon about 100 square meters of water per year. This quantity and not do little in front of the 9,500 million square meters annually provided by groundwater and consumed by agriculture.
In parallel, the Kingdom is currently experiencing a significant growth in the field of agro-food industry and consumer items which are based on private capital.
Kingdom advantage of the unique religious its status as the most sacred Islamic city of Mecca is the revelation and the center of the Sacred House, and Medina (Yathrib old) Dar al-Hijrah and the shrine of the Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him and Markadouhou.
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Saudi Arabia