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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Saudi_ArabiaSaudi Arabia - Wikipedia

    Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia and the Middle East. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2 150 000 km 2 (830 000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia and the largest in the Middle East.

  2. Saudi Arabia, officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia including most of the Arabian Peninsula. The land area is approximately 2,150,000 km 2 (830,000 sq mi), so Saudi Arabia is geographically the 5th-largest state in Asia and 2nd-largest state in the Arab world after Algeria .

  3. The history of Saudi Arabia as a nation state began with the emergence of the Al Saud dynasty in central Arabia in 1727 and the subsequent establishment of the Emirate of Diriyah. Pre-Islamic Arabia , the territory that constitutes modern Saudi Arabia , was the site of several ancient cultures and civilizations; the prehistory of ...

  4. Location of Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country situated in West Asia, the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea. Its extensive coastlines provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through the Persian Gulf and the Suez Canal.

  5. The modern nation state of Saudi Arabia was established in 1932 as 'the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia' declared by King Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud. Petroleum oil was found in Saudi Arabia on 3 March in 1938, which made the country rich since the export of oil started to bring in a lot of money.

  6. The cultural setting of Saudi Arabia is greatly influenced by the Arab and Islamic culture. The society is in general deeply religious, conservative, traditional, and family-oriented. Many attitudes and traditions are centuries-old, derived from Arab civilization and Islamic heritage.

  7. 3 days ago · Saudi Arabia is a sparsely populated kingdom in the Middle East, ruled by the Saud family that embraced the conservative Wahhabi Islamic movement in the 18th century.

  8. In the absence of national elections and political parties, politics in Saudi Arabia takes place in two distinct arenas: within the royal family, the Al Saud, and between the royal family and the rest of Saudi society.

  9. After Saudi Arabia became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2005, the overall foreign investment environment in Saudi Arabia improved thanks to the kingdom's stable economy, massive oil reserves, high power of expenditure, developed infrastructure, reinforced finance, and banking system.

  10. www.wikiwand.com › en › Saudi_ArabiaSaudi Arabia - Wikiwand

    Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in West Asia and the Middle East. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2150000 km2, making it the fifth-largest country in Asia and the largest in the Middle East.