And hold fast, all together, by the rope which Allah (stretches out for you), and be not divided among yourselves; [3:103]

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General Information about Saudi Arabia

Full name Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Capital City Riyadh.
Population 28.83 million (2013)
Area 2.15 million km
Borders The United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Yemen by land and Egypt, Eritrea, Sudan, Bahrain and Iran by sea.
Coastline 2640 km
Language Arabic and English.
Country Code +966
Time Zone UTC+03:00 (Arabia Standard Time)
Currency Saudi Arabian Riyal
Newspaper Ain-Al-Yaqeen, Al-Aalam al-Islami, Al Hijaz, Arab News, Naseej News and Saudi Gazette.
Places to Visit Makkah, Madina, Riyadh, Habalah, Madain Saleh
Climate desert climate
Major Religion Islam

Trade Facts about Saudi Arabia

In 2014, Saudi Arabia exported $306B and imported $146B, resulting in a positive trade balance of $159B. In 2014 the GDP of Saudi Arabia was $753B and its GDP per capita was $52k.

The top exports of Saudi Arabia are:
Crude Petroleum ($232B),Refined Petroleum ($19.8B), Ethylene Polymers ($11.4B), Acyclic Alcohols ($7.37B) and Propylene Polymers ($6.6B.

The top export destinations of Saudi Arabia are:
China ($44.2B), Japan ($42.5B), the United States ($41.8B), South Korea ($33.1B) and India ($30B).

Its top imports are:
Cars ($13.6B), Refined Petroleum ($10.7B), Delivery Trucks ($3.48B), Planes, Helicopters, and/or Spacecraft ($3.06B) and Packaged Medicaments ($3.01B).

The top import origins are:
China ($20.5B), the United States ($15.4B), India ($13B), Germany ($11.5B) and South Korea ($8.29B).


Country News

Saudi Arabia announces $2bn bailout for Yemen government

[17th January 2018]

Saudi Arabia King Salman announces bailout for Yamen

Saudi Arabia announced on Wednesday it would transfer $2 billion to Yemen`s central bank, following desperate calls for funding from the war-torn country`s president and prime minister.[Details...]

Russia rolls out the red carpet for Saudi king with billion-dollar deals on the table

[5th October 2017]

King Salman in Russia

Russia is rolling out the red carpet for King Salman of Saudi Arabia this week, with the monarch leading a high-profile and highly significant delegation to Moscow that will see billions of dollars' worth of joint investment deals. [Details...]

Saudi King's son Muhammad bin Salman replaced Muhammad bin Naif as Saudi Crown Prince

[22nd June 2017]

King Salman in Indonesia

Saudi King Salman and entourage of 900 people make milestone visit to Indonesia

[1st March 2017]

King Salman in Indonesia

Not for almost half a century has Saudi Arabia's King graced Indonesia with his presence, but that's all about to change, in a big way. [Details...]

King Salman arrives in Malaysia during month-long Asian tour

[26th February 2017]

King Salman in Malaysia

Malaysia welcomed Saudi Arabia`s King Salman on Sunday for the start of a rare, month-long Asian tour, where the monarch will build ties and seek to draw more investments to the Gulf nation. [Details...]

Saudi Arabia, Egypt agree to build bridge over Red Sea

[April 2016]

Proposed causeway

KSA forms 34-country Islamic military alliance against terror

[December 2015]

34 Muslim Countries Unite

The Islamic Military Alliance (IMA), officially the Islamic Military Alliance to Fight Terrorism (IMAFT), alternative translation Islamic Military Counter Terrorism Coalition, is an intergovernmental counter-terrorist alliance of countries in the Muslim world, united around military intervention against ISIL and other counter-terrorist activities.

Its creation was first announced by Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defense, on 15 December 2015. The alliance was to have a joint operations center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. When the coalition was announced there were 34 members. Additional countries joined and the number of members reached 41 when Oman joined in December 2016. On 6 January 2017, Pakistan's former Chief of Army Staff, General (Retd.) Raheel Sharif was named the IMA's first Commander-in-Chief.

General Raheel Sharif

34 Muslim Counties Alliance

Its creation was first announced by Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud, Saudi Arabia's Minister of Defense, on 15 December 2015. The alliance was to have a joint operations center in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. When the coalition was announced there were 34 members. Additional countries joined and the number of members reached 41 when Oman joined in December 2016. On 6 January 2017, Pakistan's former Chief of Army Staff, General (Retd.) Raheel Sharif was named the IMA's first Commander-in-Chief.

General Raheel Sharif

Places to see / Tourist attractions in Saudi Arabia

Madain Saleh

Madain Saleh

Mard Castle Dumat Al-Jandal

Mard Castle Dumat Al-Jandal

Dar al Madinah Museum

Dar al Madinah Museum

Educational Institutes in Saudi Arabia

ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY
Address: Alfaisal University, P.O.Box 50927, Riyadh 11533, Saudi Arabia
http://www.alfaisal.edu/

ALJOUF UNIVERSITY
Address: Aljouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia
http://ju.edu.sa/ju.net/

ARAB OPEN UNIVERSITY
Address: Arab Open University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
http://www.arabou.org.sa/

IMAM MUHAMMAD BIN SAUD ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY
Address: Imam Muhammad Bin Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
http://www.imamu.edu.sa/

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF IMAM MUHAMMAD IBN SAUD
Address: Islamic University of Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud, P.O.B. 5701, Riyadh 11432, Saudi Arabia
http://www.imamu.edu.sa/

KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY
Address: King Abdul Aziz University, P.O. 1540, Jeddah 21441, Saudi Arabia
http://www.kau.edu.sa

KING ABDULLAH UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Address: King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Box 13745, Dhahran 31311, Saudi Arabia
http://www.kaust.edu.sa/

KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS
Address: King Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals, P.O.B. 144, Dhahran 31261, Saudi Arabia
http://www.kfupm.edu.sa/

KING FAISAL UNIVERSITY
Address: King Faisal University, Abha 418, Saudi Arabia
http://www.kfu.edu.sa

KING KHALID UNIVERSITY
Address: King Khalid University, PO BOX 641 Abha, Saudi Arabia
http://medicalcollege.kku.edu.sa/

KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES
Address: King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, P.O box 22490 Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia
http://www.ksau-hs.edu.sa/

KING SAUD UNIVERSITY
Address: King Saud University, P.O.B. 2454, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia
http://www.ksu.edu.sa

NAJRAN UNIVERSITY
Address: Najran University, Najran, Saudi Arabia, KSA - P.O Pox 1988
http://www.nu.edu.sa/

PRINCE MOHAMMAD BIN FAHD UNIVERSITY
Address: Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University, P.O. Box 1664, Al Khobar 31952, Saudi Arabia
http://www.pmu.edu.sa/

PRINCE SULTAN UNIVERSITY
Address: Prince Sultan University, P.O.Box No. 66833, Riyadh 11586, Saudi Arabia
http://www.psu.edu.sa/

TAIBAH UNIVERSITY
Address: Taibah University, Madinah Munawwarah, Saudi Arabia
http://taibahu.edu.sa/

TAIF UNIVERSITY
Address: Taif University, Taif, Saudi Arabia
http://www.tu.edu.sa

THE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF MADINA MUNAWWARA
Address: The Islamic Univeristy of Madina Munawwara, Madina Munawwara, P.O.BOX 170, Saudi Arabia
http://www.iu.edu.sa

UMM AL-QURA UNIVERSITY
Address: Umm Al - Qura University, P.O.BOX 407/715, Makkah 21441, Saudi Arabia
http://www.uqu.edu.sa/english/

UNIVERSITY OF HAIL
Address: University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia
http://www.uoh.edu.sa/


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