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[Print Friendly Version] Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs November 2003 Background Note: Saudi Arabia PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Geography Area: 1,960,582 million sq. km. (784,233 sq. mi.), slightly more than one-fifth the size of the continental United States. Cities (2003 est.): Capital Riyadh (pop. 3.7 million). Other cities Jeddah (2.7 million), Makkah, (1.6 million), Dammam/Khobar/Dhahran, (1.6 million). Terrain: Primarily desert with rugged mountains in the southwest. Climate: Arid, with great extremes of temperature in the interior; humidity and temperature are both high along the coast. People Nationality: Noun Saudi(s). Adjective Saudi Arabian or Saudi. Population (2003 est.): 24.3 million (18.7 million Saudis, 5.6 million foreign nationals). Annual growth rate: 3.1%. Ethnic groups: Arab (90% of native pop.), Afro-Asian (10% of native pop.). Religion: Islam. Language: Arabic (official). Education: Literacy male 84.7%, female 77.8%. Health: Infant mortality rate Life expectancy male 67 years, female 71 years.

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Home Country Analysis Briefs Saudi Arabia Country Analysis Brief PDF version PDB version December 2003 Background Oil Natural Gas Electricity ... Links Saudi Arabia With one-fourth of the world's proven oil reserves, Saudi Arabia is likely to remain the world's largest oil producer for the foreseeable future. During the first eight months of 2003, Saudi Arabia supplied the United States with 1.8 million barrels per day of crude oil, or 19%, of U.S. crude oil imports during that period. Information contained in this report is the best available as of December 2003 and is subject to change. GENERAL BACKGROUND With oil export revenues making up around 90-95% of total Saudi export earnings, 70%-80% of state revenues, and around 40% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP), Saudi Arabia's economy remains, despite attempts at diversification, heavily dependent on oil (although investments in petrochemicals have increased the relative importance of the downstream petroleum sector in recent years). Oil prices have been strong during 2003. Combined with increased Saudi oil output, particularly in the first few months of the year, Saudi Arabia's oil export revenues are expected to be up sharply from 2002. Partly as a result, Saudi Arabia's real GDP growth is estimated at 4.6% in 2003, up from 2.0% growth in 2002. For 2004, Saudi real GDP growth is expected to be lower, at 3.5%. Meanwhile, during fiscal year 2003, Saudi Arabia had been expecting a budget deficit of around $10 billion. However, this was based on an extremely conservative price assumption of $17.50 per barrel for Saudi oil, and also did not take into account the huge production surge which actually occurred. As a result, the country is more likely to experience a large budget surplus, on the order of $13.6 billion, in 2003.

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Connecting People, Not Just Computers A Public Service By The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Area and Location Government Saud Dynasty Holy Places ... Main Cities Saudi Arabia's characteristics are unmatched in the world. It contains the Moslem holy places, including the Holy Haram and the Holy Ka'abah. The nearby city of Al Madinah Al Munawwarah contains the Mosque and the tomb of the Messenger of Allah, peace be upon him. Moslems converge on Makkah Al Mukarramah and Al Madinah Al Munawwarah from all over the world . Moreover, Saudi Arabia is an economic heavyweight. It has two-thirds of the world reserves of oil and natural gas (315 billion barrels of oil and 235 trillion cubic meters of natural gas). Business and Economy Also Check The Saudi Business Center Business Organizations Investment Climate Taxation ... Links to Saudi Ministries Web Sites Oil and Gas Also check Crude Oil Information Center Energy Production table History Ibn Saud ... Ethnologies Travel Guides Excess International Movers Travel Documents The Odora Business Travel ... MAP Military Military Balance Overview Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East Special Guides Library of U.S Congress General Information

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Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Search The Web! Free Travel Cheap Tickets Auction ... Make Money Saudi Arabia HISTORY Except for a few major cities and oases, the harsh climate historically prevented much settlement of the Arabian Peninsula. People of various cultures have lived there over a span of more than 5,000 years. The Dilmun culture, along the Gulf coast, was contemporaneous with the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians, and most of the empires of the ancient world traded with the states of the peninsula. The Saudi state began in central Arabia in about 1750. A local ruler, Muhammad bin Saud, joined forces with an Islamic reformer, Muhammad Abd Al-Wahhab, to create a new political entity. Over the next 150 years, the fortunes of the Saud family rose and fell several times as Saudi rulers contended with Egypt, the Ottoman Empire, and other Arabian families for control on the peninsula. The modern Saudi state was founded by the late King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (known internationally as Ibn Saud). In 1902, Abdul Aziz recaptured Riyadh, the Al-Saud dynasty's ancestral capital, from the rival Al-Rashid family. Continuing his conquests, Abdul Aziz subdued Al-Hasa, the rest of Nejd, and the Hijaz between 1913 and 1926. In 1932, these regions were unified as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Boundaries with Jordan, Iraq, and Kuwait were established by a series of treaties negotiated in the 1920s, with two "neutral zones"one with Iraq and the other with Kuwaitcreated. The Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone was administratively partitioned in 1971, with each state continuing to share the petroleum resources of the former zone equally. Tentative agreement on the partition of the Saudi-Iraqi neutral zone was reached in 1981, and partition was finalized by 1983. The country's southern boundary with Yemen was partially defined by the 1934 Treaty of Taif, which ended a brief border war between the two states. It remains undefined in many areas. The border between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates was agreed upon in 1974. Boundary differences with Qatar remained unresolved.

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Culture of Saudi Arabia Welcome to WorldRover's listing of country history and culture for Saudi Arabia. Check out the links below to find more information on the people and history of a country. On the right you can also find flag clip art and maps available for free download. Embassy information is also available for a number of countries around the world, however, please confirm all information. We hope to add additional links regarding the culture of Saudi Arabia as they become available. If you have a site or know of a site that should be added, please let us know. Thanks for visiting WorldRover's history, people, and culture site. Saudi Arabia Culture and History Books Nations Online - A comprehensive portal to sites in various countries throughout the world. Anthropological Studies Center - A non-profit center at Sonoma State University dedicated to cultural resources management, education, research, and public service. EuroDocs: Western European Primary Historical Documents Ethno-Net Africa - A network for comparative studies, monitoring and evaluation of ethnic conflicts and social transformation in Africa. OrientGate.net

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13. Arab Gateway: Quick Briefing On Saudi Arabia Members of the Consultative Council. regional government. history of saudi arabia From the preIslamic period to the reign of King Fahd. EmulateMe.com. http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/saudi.htm

ARAB gateway HOME PAGE SITE SEARCH Arab A to Z Art/architecture ... CONTACT US SAUDI ARABIA ABOUT SAUDI ARABIA: Books Documents Economy Internet ... Travel QUICK BRIEFING Basic facts and statistics: CIA Medea BBC Saudi Arabia: a country study Good, detailed information from the US Library of Congress Encarta Encyclopedia on Saudi Arabia Encyclopedia Britannica on Saudi Arabia Saudi timeline A chronology of key events (from the BBC) Saudi Arabia risk assessment (Jane's Sentinel) Local time National flag of Saudi Arabia National anthem (from emulateme.com Languages of Saudi Arabia Ethnologue Database Saudi Arabia Directory A large collection of links, arranged alphabetically TRAVEL Local weather Exchange rate Riyals to the dollar US State Department travel advice British Foreign Office Travel advice Medical information Health precautions for travellers, including immunisation

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ARAB gateway HOME PAGE SITE SEARCH Arab A to Z Art/architecture ... CONTACT US HUMAN RIGHTS DOCUMENTS Universal Declaration of Human Rights UN General Assembly, 10 December, 1948 Universal Islamic Declaration of Human Rights 19 September, 1981 Arab Charter on Human Rights Arab League, 15 September, 1994 The Casablanca Declaration Arab Human Rights Movement, 25 April, 1999 Beirut Declaration First Arab Conference on Justice, 16 June, 1999 (PDF file). Also in Arabic (PDF). Treaties, conventions, agreements Full text of 95 international human rights documents [ Human Rights Internet , Canada] REPORTS Annual reports: Human Rights Watch US State Department Amnesty International UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office Annual reports on human rights (PDF format) International Religious Freedom US State Department report HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH Documents, reports, etc, relating to specific countries:

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Click to open Encyclopaedia of the Orient on its front page Qatar: History CONTENT INTRODUCTION Political situation Economy History There are findings indicating settlements in Qatar dating a couple of thousand years behind in time. Evidence indicates also that the climate of this period was not as hot as in our time. However, there is some evidence pointing in direction of Qatar being close to uninhabited for centuries, up until as recently as the 16th century. Around 1750: The arrival of the a th Th ani family, coming from Najd in today's Saudi Arabia . They settled in the region as fishers and pearl divers. The al- Kh alifa families moves from Kuwait to Qatar. Persian invasion, driving the al- Kh alifas to Bahrain, but they still hold a great influence over Qatar. Around 1850: Qatar is becoming a centre for pearl extraction, with Zubara in the northwest as the main centre. This activity was controlled by the al- Kh alifa family of Bahrain (now the ruling family). There were at this period serious tensions between the a th Th ani and the al- Kh alifa families.

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advertise with us This page is part of One World - Nations Online the countries of the world Home Continents Asia Saudi Arabia Related Categories: League of Arab States One World - Nations Online Countries and Nations keywords: Saudi Arabia information, Saudi Arabia newspapers, tourist information for Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabia tourism, Saudi Arabia map Note: External links will open in a new browser window. Official Sites Map News Culture ... Additional Links Saudi Arabia Country Profile Flag of Saudi Arabia Background: In 1902 Abdul al-Aziz Ibn SAUD captured Riyadh and set out on a 30-year campaign to unify the Arabian peninsula. In the 1930s, the discovery of oil transformed the country. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Saudi Arabia accepted the 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. A burgeoning population, aquifer depletion, and an economy largely dependent on petroleum output and prices are all major governmental concerns. (Source: CIA - The World Factbook) Saudi Arabia is a member state of the League of Arab States border countries: Iraq Jordan Kuwait Oman ... Yemen Official Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia conventional short form: Saudi Arabia local long form: Al-Mamlaka al-Arabiya as-Saudiya local short form: Al Arabiya as Saudiya ISO Country Code: sa Actual Time: Sat-June-12 02:02 Local Time = UTC Capital: Riyadh (pop. 4.3 million)

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the travel guide you write Recent Changes login register Home ... Saudi Arabia Sections Saudi Arabia Map History Practical Information ... [Add Section] Maps View Enlargement History [edit this] This is no World66 image. It was found using an Internet search. more.. [Change image] [Upload image] Except for a few major cities and oases the harsh climate historically prevented much settlement of the Arabian Peninsula. People of various cultures have lived there over a span of more than 5 000 years. The Dilmun culture along the Gulf coast was contemporaneous with the Sumerians and ancient Egyptians and most of the empires of the ancient world traded with the states of the peninsula. The Saudi state began in central Arabia in about 1750. A local ruler Muhammad bin Saud joined forces with an Islamic reformer Muhammad Abd Al-Wahhab to create a new political entity. Over the next 150 years the fortunes of the Saud family rose and fell several times as Saudi rulers contended with Egypt the Ottoman Empire and other Arabian families for control on the peninsula. The modern Saudi state was founded by the late King Abdul Aziz Al-Saud (known internationally as Ibn Saud). In 1902 Abdul Aziz recaptured Riyadh the Al-Saud dynasty's ancestral capital from the rival Al-Rashid family. Continuing his conquests Abdul Aziz subdued Al-Hasa the rest of Nejd and the Hijaz between 1913 and 1926. In 1932 these regions were unified as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Boundaries with Jordan Iraq and Kuwait were established by a series of treaties negotiated in the 1920s with two "neutral zones"one with Iraq and the other with Kuwaitcreated. The Saudi-Kuwaiti neutral zone was administratively partitioned in 1971 with each state continuing to share the petroleum resources of the former zone equally. Tentative agreement on the partition of the Saudi-Iraqi neutral zone was reached in 1981 and partition was finalized by 1983. The country's southern boundary with Yemen was partially defined by the 1934 Treaty of Taif which ended a brief border war between the two states. It remains undefined in many areas. The border between Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates was agreed upon in 1974. Boundary differences with Qatar remained unresolved.

18. Society, History, By Topic, Wars And Conflicts, Regional: Saudi Arabia Sites about wars and conflicts involving saudi arabia. Help build the largest humanedited directory on the web. http://www.combose.com/Society/History/By_Topic/Wars_and_Conflicts/Regional/Saud

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Burke Chair in Strategy Overview The Gulf In Transition Homeland Defense Middle East Energy Project ... Contact CSIS 1800 K Street, NW Suite 400 Washington, DC 20006 P: 202.887.0200 F: 202.775.3199 Contact the Webmaster Saudi Arabia Enters the 21st Century Click here to see Reports Project Introduction CSIS is undertaking a new project to examine the trends shaping the future of Saudi Arabia and its impact on the stability of the Gulf. This project is supported by the Smith Richardson Foundation and builds on the work done for the CSIS Strategic Energy Initiative, the CSIS Net Assessment of the Middle East, and the Gulf in Transition Project. It is being conducted in conjunction with a separate - but closely related study called the Middle East Energy and Security Project. The project is being conducted by Anthony H. Cordesman, the Arleigh A. Burke Chair in Strategy, It uses a net assessment approach that looks at all of the major factors affecting Saudi Arabia's strategic, political, economic, and military position and future implications of current trends. It is examining the internal stability and security of Saudi Arabia, social and demographic trends, and the problem of Islamic extremism. It is also examining the changes taking place in the Saudi economy and petroleum industries, the problems of Saudisation, changes in export and trade patterns, and Saudi Arabia's new emphasis on foreign investment.

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