Outline of Saudi Arabia

See also: Index of Saudi Arabia-related articles

The location of Saudi Arabia

An enlargeable relief map of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Saudi Arabia:

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, or KSA, is a sovereign country that comprises the central portion of the Arabian Peninsula of Southwest Asia. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea to its west. It has an estimated population of 27.6 million, and its size is approximately 2,150,000 square km (830,000 square miles).

The Kingdom is sometimes called "The Land of The Two Holy Mosques" in reference to Mecca and Medina, the two holiest places of Islam. The Kingdom was founded by Abdul-Aziz bin Saud, whose efforts began in 1902 when he captured the Al-Saud’s ancestral home of Riyadh, and culminated in 1932 with the proclamation, and recognition of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabia is the world's leading petroleum exporter and petroleum exports fuel the Saudi economy. Oil accounts for more than 90 percent of exports and nearly 75 percent of government revenues, facilitating the creation of a welfare state, which the government has found difficult to fund during periods of low oil prices. Human rights groups such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have repeatedly expressed concern about the state of human rights in Saudi Arabia, although these concerns have been dismissed by the Saudi government.

General reference

An enlargeable basic map of Saudi Arabia

• Pronunciation:
• Common English country name: Saudi Arabia
• Official English country name: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Adjectives: Saudi, Saudi Arabian
• Demonym(s):
• Etymology: Name of Saudi Arabia
• International rankings of Saudi Arabia
• ISO country codes: SA, SAU, 682
• ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:SA
• Internet country code top-level domain: .sa

Geography of Saudi Arabia

An enlargeable topographic map of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Geography of Saudi Arabia

• Saudi Arabia is: a country
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere
  • Eurasia
    • Asia
      • Southwest Asia
  • Middle East
    • Arabian Peninsula
  • Time zone: UTC+03
  • Extreme points of Saudi Arabia
    • High: Jabal Sawda 3,133 m (10,279 ft)
    • Low: Persian Gulf and Red Sea 0 m
  • Land boundaries: 4,431 km

Yemen 1,458 km

Iraq 814 km

Jordan 744 km

Oman 676 km

United Arab Emirates 457 km

Kuwait 222 km

Qatar 60 km

• Coastline: 2,640 km

• Population of Saudi Arabia: 24,735,000 - 46th most populous country
• Area of Saudi Arabia: 2,149,690 km²
• Atlas of Saudi Arabia

Environment of Saudi Arabia

An enlargeable satellite image of Saudi Arabia

• Climate of Saudi Arabia
• Renewable energy in Saudi Arabia
• Geology of Saudi Arabia
• Protected areas of Saudi Arabia
  • Biosphere reserves in Saudi Arabia
  • National parks of Saudi Arabia
• Wildlife of Saudi Arabia
  • Fauna of Saudi Arabia
    • Birds of Saudi Arabia
    • Mammals of Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Environmental Society

Natural geographic features of Saudi Arabia

• Glaciers of Saudi Arabia
• Islands of Saudi Arabia
• Lakes of Saudi Arabia
• Mountains of Saudi Arabia
  • Volcanoes in Saudi Arabia
• Rivers of Saudi Arabia
  • Waterfalls of Saudi Arabia
• Valleys of Saudi Arabia
• World Heritage Sites in Saudi Arabia

Regions of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Regions of Saudi Arabia

Ecoregions of Saudi Arabia

Main articles: List of ecoregions in Saudi Arabia and Ecoregions in Saudi Arabia

Administrative divisions of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Administrative divisions of Saudi Arabia

• Emirates of Saudi Arabia
  • Governorates of Saudi Arabia
    • Municipalities of Saudi Arabia

Emirates of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Emirates of Saudi Arabia

Tabuk

Bahah —–

Jawf

Madinah

Makkah

Jizan

Ha'il

Northern
Borders

Asir

Qasim

Riyadh

Najran

Eastern Province

Governorates of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Governorates of Saudi Arabia

Municipalities of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Municipalities of Saudi Arabia

• Capital of Saudi Arabia: Riyadh

Demography of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Demographics of Saudi Arabia

Government and politics of Saudi Arabia

Politics of Saudi Arabia

• Form of government:
• Capital of Saudi Arabia: Riyadh
• Elections in Saudi Arabia
• Political parties in Saudi Arabia

Branches of the government of Saudi Arabia

Executive branch of the government of Saudi Arabia

• Head of state: King of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
• Head of government: Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia
• Cabinet of Saudi Arabia

Legislative branch of the government of Saudi Arabia

• Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia
  • Salih bin Abdullah al Humaid

Judicial branch of the government of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Court system of Saudi Arabia

• Supreme Court of Saudi Arabia

Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia

• Diplomatic missions in Saudi Arabia
• Diplomatic missions of Saudi Arabia

International organization membership

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a member of:

• African Development Bank Group (AfDB) (nonregional member)
• Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa (ABEDA)
• Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD)
• Arab Monetary Fund (AMF)
• Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
• Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC)
• Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
• Group of 77 (G77)
• Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
• International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
• International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
• International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
• International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol)
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
• International Finance Corporation (IFC)
• International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
• International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
• International Labour Organization (ILO)
• International Maritime Organization (IMO)
• International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
• International Monetary Fund (IMF)
• International Olympic Committee (IOC)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
• International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

• International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
• Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
• Islamic Development Bank (IDB)
• League of Arab States (LAS)
• Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
• Nonaligned Movement (NAM)
• Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)
• Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
• Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
• Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC)
• Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
• Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
• United Nations (UN)
• United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
• United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
• United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
• United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
• Universal Postal Union (UPU)
• World Customs Organization (WCO)
• World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
• World Health Organization (WHO)
• World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
• World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
• World Trade Organization (WTO)

Law and order in Saudi Arabia

Main article: Law of Saudi Arabia and Sharia

• Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia
• Constitution of Saudi Arabia
• Crime in Saudi Arabia
• Human rights in Saudi Arabia
  • LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia
  • Freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia
  • Women's rights in Saudi Arabia
    • Gender segregation in Saudi Arabia
• Law enforcement in Saudi Arabia
  • Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice
    • Mutaween (religious police)

Military of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Military of Saudi Arabia

• Command
  • Commander-in-chief:
    • Ministry of Defence of Saudi Arabia
• Forces
  • Army of Saudi Arabia
  • Navy of Saudi Arabia
  • Air Force of Saudi Arabia
  • Special forces of Saudi Arabia
• Military history of Saudi Arabia
• Military ranks of Saudi Arabia

Local government in Saudi Arabia

Main article: Local government in Saudi Arabia

History of Saudi Arabia

Main article: History of Saudi Arabia, Timeline of the history of Saudi Arabia, and Current events of Saudi Arabia

• Economic history of Saudi Arabia
• Military history of Saudi Arabia

Culture of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Culture of Saudi Arabia

• Architecture of Saudi Arabia
• Cuisine of Saudi Arabia
• Festivals in Saudi Arabia
• Languages of Saudi Arabia
• Media in Saudi Arabia
• National symbols of Saudi Arabia
  • Coat of arms of Saudi Arabia
  • Flag of Saudi Arabia
  • National anthem of Saudi Arabia
• People of Saudi Arabia
• Prostitution in Saudi Arabia
• Public holidays in Saudi Arabia
• Records of Saudi Arabia
• Religion in Saudi Arabia
  • Buddhism in Saudi Arabia
  • Christianity in Saudi Arabia
  • Hinduism in Saudi Arabia
  • Islam in Saudi Arabia
    • Shia Islam in Saudi Arabia
    • Ahmadiyya in Saudi Arabia
  • Judaism in Saudi Arabia
  • Sikhism in Saudi Arabia
• World Heritage Sites in Saudi Arabia

Art in Saudi Arabia

• Art in Saudi Arabia
• Cinema of Saudi Arabia
• Literature of Saudi Arabia
• Music of Saudi Arabia
• Television in Saudi Arabia
• Theatre in Saudi Arabia

Sports in Saudi Arabia

Main article: Sport in Saudi Arabia

• List of sports venues in Saudi Arabia
• Football in Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabia at the Olympics

Economy and infrastructure of Saudi Arabia

Main article: Economy of Saudi Arabia

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2007): 25th (twenty-fifth)
• Agriculture in Saudi Arabia
• Banking in Saudi Arabia
  • National Bank of Saudi Arabia
• Communications in Saudi Arabia
  • Internet in Saudi Arabia
• Companies of Saudi Arabia
• Currency of Saudi Arabia: Riyal
  • ISO 4217: SAR
• Economic history of Saudi Arabia
• Energy in Saudi Arabia
  • Energy policy of Saudi Arabia
  • Oil industry in Saudi Arabia
• Health care in Saudi Arabia
• Mining in Saudi Arabia
• Saudi Arabian Stock Exchange
• Tourism in Saudi Arabia
• Transport in Saudi Arabia
  • Airports in Saudi Arabia
  • Rail transport in Saudi Arabia
  • Roads in Saudi Arabia
• Water supply and sanitation in Saudi Arabia

Education in Saudi Arabia

Main article: Education in Saudi Arabia

See also

Main article: Saudi Arabia

• Index of Saudi Arabia-related articles
• List of international rankings
• List of Saudi Arabia-related topics
• Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
• Member state of the United Nations
• Outline of Asia
• Outline of geography

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of Saudi Arabia

• Online Newspapers in Saudi Arabia
• Arab versus Asian migrant workers in the GCC countries
• The New York Times "Asterisk Aside, First National Vote for Saudis" 2005-02-10
• BBC "Q&A: Saudi municipal elections"
• BBC "Saudis' first exercise in democracy"
• Hesbah.com site of Authority for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice Forum for Saudis to anonymously report "un-Islamic" activities to the Mutaween.
• "Saudi says US human trafficking criticism unfounded"
• "Documentation of Internet Filtering in Saudi Arabia"
• The Ideology of Terrorism and Violence in Saudi Arabia: Origins, Reasons and Solution
• "Does Saudi Arabia Preach Intolerance in the UK and US?" (PDF). (844 KB)

Government

• Saudi Arabian Information Resource, Saudi Ministry Education
• Saudi Arabian Information Resource, Saudi Ministry of Culture and Information
• Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Washington, DC

Overviews;

• Understanding Saudi Arabia, Kamal Nawash
• BBC News Country Profile - Saudi Arabia
• CIA World Factbook - Saudi Arabia
• Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports regarding Saudi Arabia
• US State Department - Saudi Arabia includes Background Notes, Country Study and major reports
• U.S. Energy Information Administration - Country Energy Profiles - Saudi Arabia

Directories

• SAMIRAD website - Saudi Arabia Market Information and Directory directory category
• Arab Gateway - Saudi Arabia
• Template:Dmoz
• Yahoo! - Saudi Arabia directory category
• Datarabia - Saudi Royal Family, Business Directory - Saudi Arabia directory category

Other links

• Mark Steel: Why does Saudi Arabia need military aid?
• Saudi Arabia: Historical Demographic Data Factsheet
• Saudi Match Point - a novel set in contemporary Saudi Arabia
• Asinah - Saudi Arabia
• British Business Group, Jeddah
• eSaudi.info Information about Saudi Arabia Historical
• U.S. Department of Justice: Foreign Agents Registration Act
• Saudi Arabia travel guide from Wikivoyage