The country of Saudi Arabia is the creation of King Ibn Saud (1882-1953).The country of Saudi Arabia is having Monarchical system of Government. As on date King Abdullah is ruling the country with the help of his ministers. The country was absolute monarchy up to 1992. The Saudi royal family has introduced its first constitution. The area of the country is approximately 828,995 square miles so to say 21, 49690 square kilometers. The population of the country is around 2crore 65lakhs and 34,504 (as on 2012). The growth rate is 1.52%. The currency name is “Riyal”. The capital of Saudi Arabia is “Riyadh”. It occupies most of the Arabia Peninsula with red sea and the gulf to the west and Persian Gulf to the east. The neighboring countries of Saudi are Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Quarter, UAE (United Arab Emirates), and the sultanate of Oman, Yemen and Bahrain. Those countries are connected through roads. The country is having largest world’s sand desert. It is also the oil region primarily in its eastern province along with Persian Gulf. The Saudi Arabia is also home land of Islam, which is the world’s second largest religion. The legal system is based on Sharia law which is known as Islamic law. Muhammad was the founder of Islamic religion there. In 622 AD Muhammad flight from Mecca to Medina and from that year Muslims starts their calendar. Mecca and Medina is two important pilgrimage center of Saudi Arabia. The cultural environment of Saudi Arabia is very conservative. There is specific dress code for men and women. The dance is limited to specific tribe of Bedouin of the desert area. There are restrictions for foreigners regarding wearing of dresses. Even the women of Saudi Arabia are not allowed to ride bicycle also. There are many restrictions for them. There is no recognition of freedom of speech and expressions.
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