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The General Knowledge book series, are designed for specific country, are one of the most admired book for the Knowledge improvement and learning purpose.This book contains an information about Background,Geography,Natural resources,Land use,Environment. Population,Sex ratio,flag of the county,Area,Border countries,Maritime claims,Elevation extremes,Land use,Natural hazards,Volcanism,Age structure,Median age,Net migration rate,Country comparison to the world,Religions,Languages,Literacy,School life expectancy ,Government,Time difference,Administrative divisions,Executive branch,Cabinet and almost everthing related with general knowledge.

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Publié par	Zhimgoora Books
Date de parution	01 janvier 0001
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781300292050
Langue	English
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Saudi Arabia (Middle East)

Introduction ::Saudi Arabia

Background:

Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to Islam's two

holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina. The king's official title is the

Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The modern Saudi state was

founded in 1932 by ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al SAUD

(Ibn Saud) after a 30-year campaign to unify most of the Arabian

Peninsula. A male descendent of Ibn Saud, his son ABDALLAH bin

Abd al-Aziz, rules the country today as required by the country's

1992 Basic Law. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Saudi

Arabia acceptedthe Kuwaiti royal family and 400,000 refugees

while allowing Western and Arab troops to deploy on its soil for the

liberation of Kuwait the following year. The continuing presence of

foreign troops on Saudi soil after the liberation of Kuwait became a

source of tension between the royal family and the public until all

operational US troops left the country in 2003. Major terrorist

attacks in May and November 2003 spurred a strong on-going

campaign against domestic terrorism and extremism. King

ABDALLAH has continued the cautious reform program begun

when he was crown prince. To promote increased political

participation, the government held elections nationwide from

February through April 2005 for half the members of 179

municipal councils. In December 2005, King ABDALLAH

completed the process by appointing the remaining members of the

advisory municipal councils. The king instituted an Inter-Faith

Dialogue initiative in 2008 to encourage religious tolerance on a

global level; in February 2009, he reshuffled the cabinet, which led

to more moderates holding ministerial and judicial positions, and

appointed the first female to the cabinet. The country remains a

leading producer of oil and natural gas and holds more than 20%

of the worlds proven oil reserves. The government continues to

pursue economic reform and diversification, particularly since

Saudi Arabia's accession to the WTO in December 2005, and

promotes foreign investment in the kingdom. A burgeoning

population, aquifer depletion, and an economy largely dependent

on petroleum output and prices are all ongoing governmental concerns.

Geography ::Saudi Arabia

Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea,

north of Yemen

Geographic coordinates: 25 00 N, 45 00 E

Map references: Middle East

Area:

Total: 2,149,690 sq km

Country comparison to the world: 14

Land: 2,149,690 sq km

Water: 0 sq km

Area - comparative: Slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US

Land boundaries:

Total: 4,431 km

border countries: Iraq 814 km, Jordan 744 km, Kuwait 222 km,

Oman 676 km, Qatar 60 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,458 km

Coastline: 2,640 km

Maritime claims:

Territorial sea: 12 nm

Contiguous zone: 18 nm

Continental shelf: Not specified

Climate: Harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes

Terrain: Mostly uninhabited, sandy desert

Elevation extremes:

Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m

Highest point: Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m

Natural resources: Petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper

Land use:

Arable land: 1.67%

Permanent crops: 0.09%

Other: 98.24% (2005)

Irrigated land: 16,200 sq km (2003)

Total renewable water resources: 2.4 cu km (1997)

Freshwater withdrawal (domestic/industrial/agricultural):

Total: 17.32 cu km/yr (10%/1%/89%)

Per capita: 705 cu m/yr (2000)

Natural hazards: Frequent sand and dust storms

Volcanism: Despite Saudi Arabia's many volcanic formations, there

has been little activity in the past few centuries; volcanoes include

Harrat Rahat, Harrat Khaybar, Harrat Lunayyir, and Jabal Yar

Environment - current issues: Desertification; depletion of

underground water resources; the lack of perennial rivers or

permanent water bodies has prompted the development of

extensive seawater desalination facilities; coastal pollution from oil spills

Environment - international agreements:

Party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto

Protocol, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes,

Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution

Signed, but not ratified: None of the selected agreements

Geography - note: Extensive coastlines on Persian Gulf and Red Sea

provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through

Persian Gulf and Suez Canal

People ::Saudi Arabia

Population: 25,731,776

Country comparison to the world: 46

Note: Includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2010 est.)

Age structure:

0-14 years: 38% (male 5,557,453/female 5,340,614)

15-64 years: 59.5% (male 9,608,032/female 7,473,543)

65 years and over: 2.5% (male 363,241/female 343,750) (2010 est.)

Median age:

Total: 24.9 years

Male: 26 years

Female: 23.4 years (2010 est.)

Population growth rate: 1.548% (2010 est.)

Country comparison to the world: 80

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