Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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About Saudi Arabia
Saudia Arabia occupies eighty percent of the Arabian Peninsula, with most of the country's boundaries being undefined. It consists mostly of empty semi-desert and desert with oases, such as the Rub' al Khali, the Arabian Desert and East Sahero-Arabian xeric shrublandsvast. In most parts of the country, vegetation is limited to weeds, herbs and shrubs. The coastal area of the Red Sea, especially the coral reefs, have a rich marine fauna.
The capital of Saudia Arabia is Riyadh, which has an average temperature in July of 42ºC. Islam's two holiest sites, Mecca and Medina, are located in the country. Mecca with the Ka'bah as the "House of God" with its cornerstone, the Black Stone, is the focal point of the yearly Hajj pilgrimage.
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General information
- Capital: Riyadh
- Language: Arabic
- Climate: Harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
- Timezone: UTC + 3
- Currency: 1 Saudi riyal (SAR) = 100 halalah
- Electricity plugs: a b c g (show)
- No. of inhabitants: 26,417,599 (July 2005 est.)
- Interl. accesscode +966
- Toplevel domain .sa
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An institution found in Saudi Arabia is the Mutaween, or religious police, also known as the Authority for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice, whose job it is to enforce religious doctrine.
Religion: Muslim
National holiday: Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)
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