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Saudi Arabia
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General Information
| Full name | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
| Capital City | Riyadh. |
| Population | 28.83 million (2013) |
| Area | 2.15 million km² |
| 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
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).
Educational Institutes
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/
Places to See!
Madain Saleh
Mard Castle Dumat Al-Jandal
Dar al Madinah Museum
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Saudi Arabia, Egypt agree to build bridge over Red Sea
[April 2016]
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KSA forms 34-country Islamic military alliance against terror
[December 2015]
