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Official Name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Location: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. Capital: Riyadh
Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m. Highest point: Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m. |
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Population: 27,601,038 (July 2007 est.) Nationality: Saudi(s) Ethnic groups: Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%. Religions: Muslim 100%. Languages: Arabic. |
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Harsh dry desert with great extremes of temperature |
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Government type: Monarchy Independence: 23 September 1932 (unification) National holiday: Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932) |
