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Encyclopedia entry: Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia
Country statistics
area:
| 2,149,690sq km (829,995sq mi) 22,147,500
| capital (population):
| Riyadh (3,627,700)
| government:
| Absolute monarchy
| ethnic groups:
| Saudi 82%, Yemeni 10%, other Arab 3%
| languages:
| Arabic (official)
| religions:
| Wahhabi (Sunni) Muslim 95%, Shi'a Muslim 5%
| currency:
| Saudi riyal = 100 halalah
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Arabic kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula,
sw
Asia. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia occupies about 75% of the Arabian peninsula in
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Asia. More than 95% of the land is desert. The Gulf of
Aqaba
and the
Red Sea
lie off the
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coast. The
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coastal lands divide into two main regions: the
Hejaz
(Arab. ‘boundary’) plain in the
nw
, which includes the holy cities of
Mecca
and
Medina
, ...
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