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    Introduction


    In 1902, ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al Saud captured Riyadh and set out on a 30-year campaign to unify the Arabian Peninsula. Today, the monarchy is ruled by a son of ABD AL-AZIZ, and the country's Basic Law stipulates that the throne shall remain in the hands of the aging sons and grandsons of the kingdom's founder. 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. The continuing presence of foreign troops on Saudi soil after Operation Desert Storm remained a source of tension between the royal family and the public until the US military's near-complete withdrawal to neighboring Qatar in 2003. The first major terrorist attacks in Saudi Arabia in several years, which occurred in May and November 2003, prompted renewed efforts on the part of the Saudi government to counter domestic terrorism and extremism, which also coincided with a slight upsurge in media freedom and announcement of government plans to phase in partial political representation. A burgeoning population, aquifer depletion, and an economy largely dependent on petroleum output and prices are all ongoing governmental concerns.


    Location


    Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen


    Geographic coordinates


    25 00 N, 45 00 E


    Area


    total: 1,960,582 sq km water: 0 sq km land: 1,960,582 sq km


    Area - comparative


    slightly more than one-fifth the size of the US


    Land boundaries


    total: 4,431 km border countries: Iraq 814 km, Jordan 744 km, Kuwait 222 km, Oman 676 km, Qatar 60 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,458 km


    Coastline


    2,640 km


    Maritime claims


    territorial sea: 12 NM contiguous zone: 18 NM continental shelf: not specified


    Climate


    harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes


    Terrain


    mostly uninhabited, sandy desert


    Elevation extremes


    lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m


    Natural resources


    petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper


    Land use


    arable land: 1.72% permanent crops: 0.06% other: 98.22% (1998 est.)


    Irrigated land


    16,200 sq km (1998 est.)


    Natural hazards


    frequent sand and dust storms


    Environment - current issues


    desertification; depletion of underground water resources; the lack of perennial rivers or permanent water bodies has prompted the development of extensive seawater desalination facilities; coastal pollution from oil spills


    Environment - international agreements


    party to: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection signed, but not ratified: none of the selected agreements


    Geography - note


    extensive coastlines on Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through Persian Gulf and Suez Canal


    Population


    25,795,938


    Capital


    Riyadh


    Phone Code


    +966


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