The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and consists of plains tight on the coast of the Red Sea (Tihama plains), followed, toward the east, mountain ranges stretching along the country (mountains Hijaz and Asir and exceed the maximum height of 2000 m), then Sohar and rocky plateaus in the middle (90% of the public space), the largest desert influence in the north and the Empty Quarter in the south. In the east, and along the coast of the Arabian Gulf, stretch vast coastal plains (Mfg and Gaforh). In November 1986 was inaugurated the bridge that connects the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, dubbed the King Fahd Causeway.
Population: The population of Saudi Arabia in 2010 (27,123,977).
Climate: continental, cold winters and very dry summers (48 degrees Celsius in Riyadh and relative humidity does not exceed 9% in July).
Agriculture: agriculture evolved significantly in recent years, and consume 95% of the water available in the country. And the most important agricultural production: 4.75 million tons grain, (notably wheat: 4 million tons, issued a large section of them to the world and given department to Arab countries), mussels 548.000 tons, 390,000 tons tomato, watermelon 461.000 tons , cantaloupe 320,000 tons, grape 100,000 tons, onion, potato, barley, citrus fruit, figs, and Sorghum, Sesame right.
Livestock: Cattle 216,000 head, Jamal 419.000 head, 8.1 million sheep head, Moez 3.4 million head. Fishing 50,000 tons (Pearl).
Mineral wealth: the country's wealth is based on oil and natural gas. Most important resources: the production of 424.7 million tonnes oil, provision 35.6 billion tons, the production of natural gas 35.9 billion cubic meters, a stock 5250 billion cubic meters.
Industry: Linked to the industry in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in oil and natural gas: Refining and Petro Chemistry. The most important industrial products: cement, tar, steel rods, ethylene, feed, ethylene glycol, ethanol, industrial ethylene Deklo'rour, Alstaarin, caustic soda, citric acid nitrogen, oxygen, melamine, and there is also a sea water desalination and the food industry. Addresses removing salt from seawater is about 100 million square meters of water per year. This is not the quantity done little in front of the 9500 million cubic meters they provide groundwater annually and consumed by agriculture. In parallel witnessing today the Kingdom of significant growth in the field of agro-industries - food and consumer goods industry, which is based on private capital. The Kingdom is the first in the world in oil production and reserves, the fifth in the natural gas reserves, the tenth in the production of natural gas.
Language: Saudis speak the Arabic language as a whole.
Religion: Religion Islam is the official religion and Muslims 100%.
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