The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia _xgj000922

Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) independence day: 23 September (1932) national day: 23 September (1932) Eid al-Fitr: Hijri calendar October first day Adha: Hijri 12 10 October: rectangular flag, length and width ratio is 3: 2. The green flag on the floor with white Arabic says Islam a famous saying: "all things non-primary, only Allah, Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah." Bottom painted blades, symbol of the Jihad and self-defence. Green symbolizes peace, is the Islamic countries, like a lucky color. Flag color and pattern highlighted the country's religious beliefs, Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam. National emblems: green. The two cross-cutting with blades and a date palm. Green is the Islamic States of favorite color. A good symbol of Jihad and force, symbol of the defence of religious beliefs and the determination to defend the homeland, and the representative of the will; date palm, symbolizing the agricultural OASIS. In addition, Saudi people's favorite date palm, as a symbol of the defence of religious convictions. Head of State: King Abdallah �� present �� Abdel-Aziz (Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz), August 1, 2005 the throne. Physical geography: 225 000 square kilometres. Located on the Arabian Peninsula, the Arabian Gulf, West of the Red Sea, with Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen Republic and other countries. 2437 km coastline. The terrain liyao. The West is Hijaz-Asir plateau, the southern section of the Hijaz mountains, altitude 3000 m or more. Central to Gennadi de plateau. The Eastern plain. The Red Sea coast is approximately 70 kilometres of Red Sea lowland. Desert accounted for about half of the national area. No perennial streams of rivers, lakes. In the case of Mediterranean climate in the Western plateau; other wide area a subtropical and desert climate, hot and dry. Population: 2267 million (2004), foreign population accounted for about 30 per cent, most of the Arabs. Official language is Arabic, General English, Sunni Islam as the State religion, about 85%, Shi'a accounted for about 15 per cent. Located in the Centre of the Kingdom Centre in Riyadh. It is reported that the building constructed by the Saudi Prince, was funded by the United States leading travel magazines of the tourists of the latest modern buildings as the new "one of the seven wonders of the world". The capital and administrative districts: the capital Riyadh (Riyadh) has a population of about 500 million, with an average annual temperature of 25 degrees centigrade. The country is divided into 13 regions: Riyadh region, Mecca, Medina region, Eastern region, Qassim region, Ha'il area, Asir region, Bahai, Tabuk region, northern frontier district, quarter of praise, na kajran district, Zhu Cove area. Region consists of level County and secondary County, the County is divided into rural townships and secondary level. Brief: Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam. 7th century, the founder of Islam, Muhammad's successor to the establishment of the Arab Empire, 8 century map for flowering, across Europe, Asia, Africa and three continents. 11 century began to decline, the 16th century by the Ottoman Empire. United Kingdom invasion in the 19th century, then divide the Han Zhi and Najd in two parts. 1924 years Chi chiefs Abdul Aziz Ibn �� �� �� Saudi consolidated the Najd and Han Zhi-two sections, the following stand as the King. In 1932, September 18, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for country name for. Mecca Haram mosque politics: Saudi Arabia is integrated in the monarchy of the Kingdom, not the Constitution prohibits the establishment of political parties. The King is head of State, and the Chancellor, the Saudi royal family holds the country's political, economic and military power. The Cabinet resolution, and foreign treaties and protocols require the King finally approved. The Holy Qur'an and the Hadith Muhammad is the basis of national law enforcement. The King also known as "two holy places (Mecca and Medina) servant" and serve as Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces and the President of the Council of Ministers (Cabinet Minister). King exercise supreme executive power and judicial power. Deputy Prime Minister, Deputy Minister, and the Governor, Deputy Governor, diplomats and other senior administration officials and military officers above by Colonel King appointed, has the power to dissolve or restructuring, Minister of the Cabinet of ministries responsible for directly to the Prime Minister. The King had the right to approve or reject the Cabinet meeting resolutions and signed treaties with foreign countries, the agreement. Cabinet is composed of the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister appointed by the ministries and Secretary and Adviser to the King, for a term of four years. The King had the right to stand, the Crown Prince, dissolved waste consultations. Saudi Arabia from its founder Abdel-Aziz �� Rahman �� Faisal �� Saudi King's son became King in the ticket. 1992: March 1, King Fahd decided to establish consultative meetings, it is the country's political advisory body to the proposals to reform the King, the members are appointed by the King for four years, renewable. Mecca of Islam Hajj major accidents: Hajj-the pilgrimage tianfang is Islam, Islamic calendar every year in December, from the world of pious Muslims to Hajj to counter-clockwise around the tianfang tour. Economy: Saudi free economic policies. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to "oil", oil and gas resources are very abundant. The oil industry is the main pillar of the economy, in the national economy play a leadingRole, is the world's oil reserves, production and export volume one of the largest countries. Petroleum revenue in State revenues of more than 70%, oil export revenues accounted for about 90 per cent of total exports. Oil reserves of approximately $ 385 billion barrels, the world's oil reserves, a quarter of the highest in the world. Natural gas reserves 6.04 trillion cubic meters, the total world natural gas reserves of 4 per cent, and the fourth largest in the world. At current oil production estimation, sand mining oil can still be 80 years or so. In addition, gold, copper, iron, Tin, aluminium, zinc and other metals, is the world's fourth largest gold market. Hydraulic resources to groundwater. Total reserves of groundwater is 36 trillion cubic meters, at the current water consumption, surface following 20 m deep water use 320 years. Sha is the world's largest producer of desalination, the country's total world sea water desalination of seawater desalination capacity of 21 percent. Cistern total 184, 6.4 billion cubic meters of storage capacity. Petroleum and petrochemical industry for the Saudi economy. Crude oil Nissan capacity 1130 million barrels of crude oil, with an annual output of 4-5 million tons of oil revenues of about 400 to 500 billion. Saudi Arabia attaches particular importance to agriculture. There are 3200 million hectares of arable land, acreage 360 million hectares. In the Middle East countries, Saudi Arabia's gross domestic product (GDP) was the highest in developing countries is a high level. Saudi oil revenue as the main source of income. The oil sector in the Saudi economy play a leading role in the development of the production value of GDP accounted for 30 percent. Saudi exports to petroleum-based, accounting for about 90 per cent of total exports, petrochemical and some industrial goods exports is gradually increased. Import mainly machinery and equipment, consumer goods, such as food, textile and chemical products. Saudi Arabia is the welfare state. Free medical care. Currency: Saudi Riyal. Saudi Arabia ceremonial ceremony soldiers wearing a per person yaodao Arab, its costume has the characteristics of the Arab traditional dress news published: "Umm �� Gura magazine is the official journal. In addition, the national also issued 13 kinds of newspapers and 23 magazine. Arabic newspapers include: the national report "," Europe Cazes, La "," Forum ", the Riyadh newspaper", the peninsula newspaper "," Middle East "(published in London), and English newspapers and periodicals: the Arab News, the Saudi newspaper", the Saudi business "," the Saudi economic survey, etc. Saudi press agency hereinafter referred to as sediment fluxes Club, established in January 1971. With Ah, English and French press. In Washington, London, Tunisia, Beirut, Cairo with branch. Riyadh radio station built in 1965, 1962 in Mecca was built the Islamic call "radio station, built in 1972, the Koran radio station. In addition to the above radio broadcasts in Arabic, is also used every day in English, French, Urdu, Kiswahili, Persia and Bangali language foreign broadcasts. Saudi establishment of networks of 1964, the existing five TV stations. 1965 start playing black and white program, 1976 color. 1983, start playing the English and French programming. TV network is covering 98 percent of the region. Diplomacy: pursuing a neutral, non-aligned foreign policy, advocating among countries based on mutual respect, sui-o-friendly, non-interference in internal affairs. Advocate for peace, stability and prosperity. Commitment to strengthening Arab and Islamic countries of solidarity and cooperation. In recent years gradually adjusts foreign policy, foreign policy, diversely positive development and the relationship between Western Europe and Japan, as well as the development of relations with China. Saudi Arabia is the League of Arab States, the Gulf Cooperation Council for the Arab States, the Organization of petroleum exporting countries and the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting countries. Relations with China: 21 July 1990, Saudi Arabia established diplomatic relations with China. In January 2006, the Saudi King Abdullah State visit to China, Saudi sign energy cooperation documents. In April 2006, Hu Jintao, Chairman of the State visit to Saudi Arabia. -Saudi relations of friendship and cooperation between new milestone