Saudi Arabia is considered as one of the largest country in the Arabian Peninsula. It borders Jordan on the north, Iraq to the north and north east, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain and United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman in the south and east and south Yemen. Capital city is Riyadh located at 24 ° 39’N 46 ° 46’E and it’s the biggest city in Saudi Arabia. Read below to learn more.
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy. Succession to the throne is hereditary king was to be a descendant of Ibn Saud, but also elective, he was elected by a council of the royal family. Usually it is the oldest elected king of the sons of Ibn Saud.
Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy and the Government maintains strong control over major economic activities. The country generates 45% of GDP, in Parallel they developed a petrochemical industry has its own platform currently in Dhahran and it’s the largest in the world. Truth is, it is considered as a magnificent place and you cannot miss it. Everything is huge and extensive.
Starting with 1902, Aziz Bin Saud II (1902 -1953), the Emir of Nejd and Imam of Wahhabi, reconstruct the state and unite under his authority Wahhabi most of the Arabian Peninsula. Born in the Riyadh, King Abdul Aziz was raised under the strictly attitude of his father. When he left Riyadh, Abdul Aziz left so he can lead an army of sixty men and this turned in his favor because after that his small army was known as the ” small force that beaten the big one, God’s Will.” He died in 1953 in the Western region, in the city of Taif; his body was transferred after in the Riyadh and was buried. This is part of an important period and must be fully understood.
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