Apart From A Small Number Of Urban Trading Settlements, Such As Mecca And Medina, Located In The Hejaz In The West Of The Arabian Peninsula, Most Of What Was To Become Saudi Arabia Was Populated By Nomadic Tribal Societies In The Inhospitable Desert

The New Kingdom Was One Of The Poorest Countries In The World, Reliant On Limited Agriculture And Pilgrimage Revenues. However, In 1938, Vast Reserves Of Oil Were Discovered In The Al-Hasa Region Along The Coast Of The Persian Gulf,

Saudi Arabia Occupies About 80% Of The Arabian Peninsula,Lying Between Latitudes 16° And 33° N, And Longitudes 34° And 56° E. Because The Country's Southern Borders With The United Arab Emirates And Oman Are Not Precisely Defined Or Marked, The Exact Size Of The Country Remains Unknown

Saudi Arabia Joined The UN In 1945 And Is A Founding Member Of The Arab League, Gulf Cooperation Council,Muslim World League, And The Organization Of The Islamic Conference (Now The Organisation Of Islamic Cooperation).It Plays A Prominent Role In The International Monetary Fund And The World Bank,

Saudi Arabia Has The Highest Percentage Of Military Expenditure In The Whole World, Spending More Than 10% Of Its GDP In Its Military.

Saudi Arabia's Command Economy Is Petroleum-Based; Roughly 75% Of Budget Revenues And 90% Of Export Earnings Come From The Oil Industry. The Oil Industry Comprises About 45% Of Saudi Arabia's Nominal Gross Domestic Product, Compared With 40% From The Private Sector

Kuwait People Are Very Ethnically Diverse. 80% Of The Total Population In Kuwait Is Arab (Including Arab Foreigners), 9% South And East Asian Expatriates, And 4% Are Iranian Expatriates

There Are About 25 Million People Who Are Muslim, Or 97% Of The Total Population.However Excluding Foreign Workers, About 100% Of Its Population Is Muslim.Data For Saudi Arabia Comes Primarily From General Population Surveys, Which Are Less Reliable Than Censuses Or Large-Scale Demographic

The Official Language Of Saudi Arabia Is Arabic. The Three Main Regional Variants Spoken By Saudis Are Hejazi Arabic (About 6 Million Speakers), Nejdi Arabic (About 8 Million Speakers) And Gulf Arabic (About 0.2 Million Speakers).

Saudi Arabian Dress Strictly Follows The Principles Of Hijab (The Islamic Principle Of Modesty, Especially In Dress). The Predominantly Loose And Flowing, But Covering, Garments Are Suited To Saudi Arabia's Climate. Traditionally, Men Usually Wear An Ankle Length Garment Woven From Wool Or Cotton (Known As A), With A Keffiyeh

Saudi Society Has A Number Of Issues And Tensions. A Rare Independent Opinion Poll Published In 2010 Indicated That Saudis' Main Social Concerns Were Unemployment (At 10% In 2010), Corruption And Religious Extremism. Crime Is Not A Significant Problem.

The U.S. State Department Considers Saudi Government's "Discrimination Against Women A Significant Problem" In Saudi Arabia And Notes That Women Have Few Political Rights Due To The Government's Discriminatory Policies.

Education Is Free At All Levels. The School System Is Composed Of Elementary, Intermediate, And Secondary Schools. A Large Part Of The Curriculum At All Levels Is Devoted To Islam, And, At The Secondary Level, Students Are Able To Follow Either A Religious Or A Technical Track.

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