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 |
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).
[17th January 2018]
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...]
[5th October 2017]
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...]
[22nd June 2017]
[1st March 2017]
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...]
[26th February 2017]
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...]
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[December 2015]
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.
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.
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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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