[38][39] saudi arabia is a member of the gulf cooperation council, united nations, organisation of islamic cooperation, arab league, and opec, as well as a dialogue partner of the shanghai cooperation organisation. Saudi arabia is a sparsely populated kingdom in the middle east, known for its oil industry and ruled by the saud family that embraced the conservative wahhabi islamic movement in the 18th century. Geography the kingdom of saudi arabia is the largest country in the arabian peninsula and located in the southwest corner of asia, the kingdom is at the crossroads of europe, asia and africa It is surrounded by the red sea on the west, by yemen and oman on the south, the arabian gulf and the united arab emirates and qatar on the east, and jordan,iraq and kuwait on the north There are no photos for saudi arabia Visit the definitions and notes page to view a description of each topic.
Saudi arabia boasts a vibrant cultural identity rooted in centuries of heritage As the birthplace of islam and a historic crossroads of trade, it has long been a center of spiritual and commercial significance. Saudi arabia is bounded by the red sea in the west and the persian gulf in the east The country borders iraq, jordan, kuwait, oman, qatar, united arab emirates, and yemen. Physical map of saudi arabia showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps Key facts about saudi arabia.
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