Capital: Er Riyadh.
Area: 1 960 582 sq. km.
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Admin. division: The Kingdom in structure of 13 provinces.
Language: State language is Arabian.
Currency: Saudi rial (100 halala).
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Large cities: Dammams, Al-Jubayl, Dubba, Jiddah, Jizan, Rabig, Ras-Khafji, Ras Tanura, Yanbu. >>> Telephone directory
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- Geographical position:
Kingdom Saudi Arabia is the state in Southwest Asia, it occupies 2/3 of Arabian peninsula and a number of coastal islands in Red sea and Persian gulf. It borders with Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen.
- State system:
Head of the state is king (since 13.06.1982 on a throne is Fahd bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud). Legislature is not present - at the monarch advisory council (90 counsellors are appointed by monarch on 4-years term) operates. The legislative system is based on the Islamic right (Sheriyat), commercial disputes are considered by special committees.
- Climate:
Climate is tropical, in the North is subtropical. Average temperatures of July are higher 30C, in January they are from 10C up to 20C. Precipitations are about 100 mm. per year. (in mountains they are up to 400 mm).
- Miscellaneous:
Saudi Arabia occupies one of the first places in the world on extraction and export of petroleum. The capital Er Riyadh (2,2 million of inhabitants) is located in the centre of Arabian peninsula. In 1950th years it was typically east city - fortress with medieval shape: twisting labyrinth of narrow streets, mud houses inverted by facades in a court yard, with covered markets and fortified palace. Now Er Riyadh is one of the modern capitals of Near East. Other large modern city is seaport on a coast of Red sea and industrial centre Jiddah. Jiddah is diplomatic capital of Saudi Arabia. In a seaside part of city magnificent buildings of embassies and consulates are constructed, the university is opened. In the neighbourhood there is other large city - Mecca - the sacred centre of moslems of all world. The central mosque of Mecca (occupies the area of 160 thousand m2) represents a majestic building with eight minarets, reveted with a gentle - lilac marble. In inner court of a mosque there is sacred temple Kaaba, the sacred black stone of a meteoric origin is built in one of its walls.
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