saudi

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, and the largest in Western Asia. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west; Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait to the north; the Persian Gulf, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east; Oman to the southeast; and Yemen to the south. Bahrain is an island country off the east coast. The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt. Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland, steppe, and mountains. Its capital and largest city is Riyadh. The country is home to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest cities in Islam.
Pre-Islamic Arabia, the territory that constitutes modern-day Saudi Arabia, was the site of several ancient cultures and civilizations; the prehistory of Saudi Arabia shows some of the earliest traces of human activity in the world. The world's second-largest religion, Islam, emerged in what is now Saudi Arabia. In the early 7th century, the Islamic prophet Muhammad united the population of Arabian Peninsula and created a single Islamic religious polity. Following his death in 632, his followers rapidly expanded the territory under Muslim rule beyond Arabia, conquering huge and unprecedented swathes of territory (from the Iberian Peninsula in the west to parts of Central and South Asia in the east) in a matter of decades. Arab dynasties originating from modern-day Saudi Arabia founded the Rashidun (632–661), Umayyad (661–750), Abbasid (750–1517), and Fatimid (909–1171) caliphates, as well as numerous other dynasties in Asia, Africa, and Europe.
The area of modern-day Saudi Arabia formerly consisted of mainly four distinct historical regions: Hejaz, Najd, and parts of Eastern Arabia (Al-Ahsa) and South Arabia ('Asir). The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by King Abdulaziz (known as Ibn Saud in the West). He united the four regions into a single state through a series of conquests beginning in 1902 with the capture of Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud. Saudi Arabia has since been an absolute monarchy, where political decisions are made on the basis of consultation among the King, the Council of Ministers, and the country’s traditional elites that oversee a highly authoritarian regime. The ultraconservative Wahhabi religious movement within Sunni Islam has been described as a "predominant feature of Saudi culture", although the power of the religious establishment has been significantly eroded in the 2010s. In its Basic Law, Saudi Arabia continues to define itself as a sovereign Arab Islamic state with Islam as its official religion, Arabic as its official language, and Riyadh as its capital.
Petroleum was discovered on 3 March 1938 and followed up by several other finds in the Eastern Province. Saudi Arabia has since become the world's second-largest oil producer (behind the US) and the world's largest oil exporter, controlling the world's second-largest oil reserves and the fourth-largest gas reserves. The kingdom is categorized as a World Bank high-income economy and is the only Arab country to be part of the G20 major economies. The state has attracted criticism for a variety of reasons, including its role in the Yemeni Civil War, alleged sponsorship of Islamic terrorism and its poor human rights record, which has been characterized by the excessive and often extrajudicial use of capital punishment, failure to adopt adequate measures against human trafficking, state-sponsored discrimination against religious minorities and atheists, and antisemitism, and its strict interpretation of Sharia law.Saudi Arabia is considered both a regional and middle power. The Saudi economy is the largest in the Middle East; the world's eighteenth-largest economy by nominal GDP and the seventeenth-largest by PPP. As a country with a very high Human Development Index, it offers a tuition-free university education, no personal income tax, and a free universal health care system. Saudi Arabia is home to the world's third-largest immigrant population. It also has one of the world's youngest populations, with approximately 50 per cent of its population of 34.2 million being under 25 years old. In addition to being a member of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia is an active and founding member of the United Nations, Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, Arab League, Arab Air Carriers Organization and OPEC.

You do not have permission to view the full content of this post. Log in or register now.
  1. P

    Help How to receive money from abroad (Saudi) through gcash?

    Baka may Idea po kayo pano maka tanggap remittance to Gcash. Salamat
  2. B

    Trivia Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia

    Saudi Arabia imports camels from Australia. Saudi Arabia is known for its vast expanse of desert, so it may seem unbelievable that they rely on Australia to supply them with animals that dominate their landscape. Australia originally had camels imported to be used for transporting heavy loads...
  3. S

    For Trade Selling Saudi Arabian Playstore Code

    Swap sa gcash or paypal balance, 400Php nalang hehe
  4. Z

    Help Help, anyone know vpn working here at saudi arabia?

    baka meron nman po makakatulong dyan, ang mahal kasi ng internet dito baka meron way po, salamat sa makakatulong.
  5. Z

    Req. gilas vs saudi arabia

    baka po may alam kayo live na mapapanooran ng gilas vs saudi arabia online. pa share naman po. thanks
  6. E

    Help Pahelp po

    Pahelp po baka my alam po kau pano openline Samsung a20 binili po sa saudi. Tia
  7. G

    Closed Stc sim saudi

    Meron po ako saudi sim ask ko sana kung meron tricks dito sa pinas ang sim ng saudi para magamit ng libre.
  8. R

    Closed Guys need help..ano ba pwede na gamitin pang free internet sa saudi..

    meron ba vpn ang saudi link naman pls need help
  9. B

    Closed Overseas

    Mga ka phc ano best vpnpde gamitn sa saudi?
  10. B

    Closed Overseas

    Mga ka phc ano best vpnpde gamitn sa saudi?
  11. R

    Archive Domestic helper in saudi

    This is not a scam. LEADWELL INTERNATIONAL MANPOWER SERVICES INC. urgently needs 1000 Domestic Helpers. You can check the agency in Google to prove their existence in POEA website. Please let me know if interested so I can address this to my best friend who is currently working at that agency...
  12. J

    Any idea sa pag unlock ng router at free internet dito sa saudi?

    HIrap kasi dito mahal ang internet hehehe.... Kaya kung may idea kayo paki share namn po Plsss...
Back
Top