Outline_of_Saudi_Arabia Knowpia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saudi Arabia:

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, or KSA, is a sovereign country that comprises the central portion of the Arabian Peninsula of Southwest Asia.^[1] Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea to its west. It has an estimated population of 34,218,169, and its size is approximately 2,150,000 square km (830,000 square miles).^[2]

The Kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of The Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest places of Islam. The Kingdom was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud, whose efforts began in 1902 when he captured the Al-Saud's ancestral home of Riyadh, and culminated in 1932 with the proclamation, and recognition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is the world's leading petroleum exporter and petroleum exports fuel the Saudi economy.^[3] Oil accounts for more than 90 percent of exports and nearly 75 percent of government revenues, facilitating the creation of a welfare state,^[4]^[5] which the government has found difficult to fund during periods of low oil prices.^[6] Human rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly expressed concern about the state of human rights in Saudi Arabia, although these concerns have been dismissed by the Saudi government.

General reference edit

An enlargeable basic map of Saudi Arabia

Pronunciation:
Common English country name: Saudi Arabia
Official English country name: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Adjectives: Saudi, Saudi Arabian
Demonym(s):
Etymology: Name of Saudi Arabia
International rankings of Saudi Arabia
ISO country codes: SA, SAU, 682
ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SA
Internet country code top-level domain: .sa

Geography of Saudi Arabia edit

Geography of Saudi Arabia

An enlargeable topographic map of Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is: a country
Location:
- Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
- Eurasia
  - Asia
    - Southwest Asia
- Middle East
  - Arabian Peninsula
- Time zone: Saudi Arabia Standard Time (UTC+03)
- Extreme points of Saudi Arabia
  - High: Jabal Sawda 3,133 m (10,279 ft)
  - Low: Persian Gulf and Red Sea 0 m
- Land boundaries: 4,431 km

Yemen 1,458 km

Iraq 814 km

Jordan 744 km

Oman 676 km

United Arab Emirates 457 km

Kuwait 222 km

Qatar 60 km

Coastline: 2,640 km

Population of Saudi Arabia: 34,218,169^[2] - 40th most populous country
Area of Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km²
Atlas of Saudi Arabia

Environment of Saudi Arabia edit

An enlargeable satellite image of Saudi Arabia

Environment of Saudi Arabia

Climate of Saudi Arabia
Renewable energy in Saudi Arabia
Geology of Saudi Arabia
Protected areas of Saudi Arabia
- Biosphere reserves in Saudi Arabia
- National parks of Saudi Arabia
Wildlife of Saudi Arabia
- Fauna of Saudi Arabia
  - Birds of Saudi Arabia
  - Mammals of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Environmental Society

Bahah —–

Governorates of Saudi Arabia edit

Governorates of Saudi Arabia

Municipalities of Saudi Arabia edit

Municipalities of Saudi Arabia

Capital of Saudi Arabia: Riyadh

Demography of Saudi Arabia edit

Demographics of Saudi Arabia

Government and politics of Saudi Arabia edit

Politics of Saudi Arabia

Branches of the government of Saudi Arabia edit

Executive branch of the government of Saudi Arabia edit

Legislative branch of the government of Saudi Arabia edit

Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia

Judicial branch of the government of Saudi Arabia edit

Judiciary of Saudi Arabia

Supreme Judicial Council of Saudi Arabia

Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia edit

Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia

Diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia

International organization membership edit

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a member of:^[1]

The executive board of UNESCO for 2019-2023

African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
Group of 77 (G77)
Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
League of Arab States (LAS)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Saudi Arabia edit

Military of Saudi Arabia edit

Military of Saudi Arabia

Command
- Commander-in-chief:
  - Ministry of Defence of Saudi Arabia
Forces
- Defense Forces
- Guard Forces
  - Royal Guard
  - National Guard
Military ranks of Saudi Arabia

Local government in Saudi Arabia edit

Local government in Saudi Arabia

History of Saudi Arabia edit

History of Saudi Arabia

Timeline of the history of Saudi Arabia
Ancient towns in Saudi Arabia
Economic history of Saudi Arabia
History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia
Military history of Saudi Arabia
Modern history of Saudi Arabia

Culture of Saudi Arabia edit

Culture of Saudi Arabia

Art in Saudi Arabia edit

Sports in Saudi Arabia edit

Sport in Saudi Arabia

Economy and infrastructure of Saudi Arabia edit

Education in Saudi Arabia edit

Education in Saudi Arabia

Universities and colleges in Saudi Arabia

References edit

^ ^a ^b "Saudi Arabia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
^ ^a ^b "The total population". The General Authority for Statistics.
^ U.S. Energy Information Administration - Saudi Arabia Country Energy Profile
^ Social Services 2
^ Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia-London: The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia - A Welfare State
^ Gulf Daily News Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

External links edit

Wikimedia Atlas of Saudi Arabia

Online Newspapers in Saudi Arabia
Arab versus Asian migrant workers in the GCC countries
The New York Times "Asterisk Aside, First National Vote for Saudis" 2005-02-10
BBC "Q&A: Saudi municipal elections"
BBC "Saudis' first exercise in democracy"
Hesbah.com site of Authority for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Forum for Saudis to anonymously report "un-Islamic" activities to the Mutaween.
"Saudi says US human trafficking criticism unfounded"^{[dead link]}
"Documentation of Internet Filtering in Saudi Arabia"
The Ideology of Terrorism and Violence in Saudi Arabia: Origins, Reasons and Solution
"Does Saudi Arabia Preach Intolerance in the UK and US?" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2007. (844 KB)

Government

Saudi Arabian Information Resource, Saudi Ministry Education
Saudi Arabian Information Resource, Saudi Ministry of Media
Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC

Overviews;

BBC News Country Profile - Saudi Arabia
CIA World Factbook - Saudi Arabia
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Saudi Arabia
US State Department - Saudi Arabia includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
U.S. Energy Information Administration - Country Energy Profiles - Saudi Arabia

Directories

SAMIRAD website - Saudi Arabia Market Information and Directory directory category
Arab Gateway - Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia at Curlie
Yahoo! - Saudi Arabia directory category
Datarabia - Saudi Royal Family, Business Directory - Saudi Arabia directory category

Other links

Mark Steel: Why does Saudi Arabia need military aid?
Saudi Arabia: Historical Demographic Data Factsheet
Saudi Match Point - a novel set in contemporary Saudi Arabia
Asinah - Saudi Arabia
British Business Group, Jeddah
eSaudi.info Information about Saudi Arabia Historical
U.S. Department of Justice: Foreign Agents Registration Act
Saudi Arabia travel guide from Wikivoyage

[CIA_World_Factbook-1] "Saudi Arabia". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.

[:0-2] "The total population". The General Authority for Statistics.

[3] U.S. Energy Information Administration - Saudi Arabia Country Energy Profile

[4] Social Services 2

[5] Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia-London: The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia - A Welfare State

[6] Gulf Daily News Archived 1 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine

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