Saudi+Arabia

Saudi Arabia **Ryan Rodriguez Tim Kirkhoff**


 * Capital: Riyadh**


 * Holiest City: Mecca**


 * Leader:** **Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud

Legislature****: Council of Ministers

National Holid****ay****: National Day, September 23**


 * Language:** **Arabic is the majority, while English is widely spoken.

Literacy Rate: 79%

Population:** **27,601,038

Ethnic Groups: Arab 88.1%, Indo-Pakistani 5.5%, African 1.5%, Filipino 1%, Other 3.9%.

Religious Percent: Muslim 94% (Sunni 84%, Shi'a 10%), Christian 3.5%, Hindu 1%, and Other/None 1.5%.

Monetary Unit****: Saudi Riyal (SR)

Type of Government:** **Islamic Absolute Monarchy

Climate:** **Dry and Arid all year round, while moderately cold during Winter.

Food:** **Qahwa (Arabic coffee) Kapsa (Chicken and Rice). Typical food includes meat, rice, wheat, vegetables, and spices.

Resources:** **Petroleum, Gas, Gold, Silver, Copper

Size:** **756,981 square miles

Geographic Neighbors:** **Jordan, Egpyt, Iraq, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Palestine, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Israel

Allies:** **Egypt, Kuwait

Enemies:** **Al Qaeda, Radical Islamic Militants within the KSA.

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