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Green
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The 19th
century had the Industrial Revolution, the 20th century had
the IT revolution and now the Go
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Saudi
Arabia
Saudi Arabia is the
birthplace of Islam and home to Islam's two holiest shrines in Mecca
and Medina. The king's official title is the Custodian of the Two
Holy Mosques. The modern Saudi state was founded in 1932 by ABD AL-AZIZ
bin Abd al-Rahman Al SAUD (Ibn Saud) after a 30-year campaign to
unify most of the Arabian Peninsula. A male descendent of Ibn Saud,
his son ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz, rules the country today as
required by the country's 1992 Basic Law. Following Iraq's invasion
of Kuwait in 1990, Saudi Arabia accepted the Kuwaiti royal family
and 400,000 refugees while allowing Western and Arab troops to
deploy on its soil for the liberation of Kuwait the following year.
The continuing presence of foreign troops on Saudi soil after the
liberation of Kuwait became a source of tension between the royal
family and the public until all operational US troops left the
country in 2003. Major terrorist attacks in May and November 2003
spurred a strong on-going campaign against domestic terrorism and
extremism. King ABDALLAH has continued the cautious reform program
begun when he was crown prince. To promote increased political
participation, the government held elections nationwide from
February through April 2005 for half the members of 179 municipal
councils. In December 2005, King ABDALLAH completed the process by
appointing the remaining members of the advisory municipal councils.
The king instituted an Inter-Faith Dialogue initiative in 2008 to
encourage religious tolerance on a global level; in February 2009,
he reshuffled the cabinet, which led to more moderates holding
ministerial and judicial positions, and appointed the first female
to the cabinet. The country remains a leading producer of oil and
natural gas and holds more than 20% of the world's proven oil
reserves. The government continues to pursue economic reform and
diversification, particularly since Saudi Arabia's accession to the
WTO in December 2005, and promotes foreign investment in the
kingdom. A burgeoning population, aquifer depletion, and an economy
largely dependent on petroleum output and prices are all ongoing
governmental concerns.
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Capital
: Riyadh
Population : 26mililon
Area : 796,095 sq km
Currency :
Government: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Per Capita Income: 23,000$(2009)
Languages: Arabic |
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