Outline

• Introduction
• • Location and Size of the Kingdom
  • Physical Features and Climate
  • Geographical Regions of the Kingdom
  • • Central Region
    • Western Region
    • Southern Region
    • Eastern Region
    • Rub al-Khali
  • Population
  • Natural Resources
  • • Oil Resources
    • Gas Resources
    • Mineral Resources
    • Water Resources
    • • Desalination
  • Flora and Fauna
  • • Flora
    • Fauna
    • NCWCD (1)
    • • NCWCD (2)
      • NCWCD (3)
      • NCWCD (4)
  • Administrative Regions of the Kingdom
  • Cities and towns of the Kingdom
  • • Riyadh
    • • Riyadh: Background
      • Riyadh: Important Features
      • • Riyadh: Diplomatic Quarter
        • Riyadh: Foreign Ministry Complex
        • Riyadh: King Fahd International Stadium
        • Riyadh: King Khalid International Airport
        • Riyadh: Qasr-al-Hukm Area Development Project
        • Riyadh Zoo
      • Riyadh: Water
      • • Bowaib Water Project
        • Dams
        • Jubail Desalination Pipeline Project
        • Salboukh Water Project
        • Wasei' Water Project
      • Scenes of Riyadh
    • Taif
    • • Taif: King Fahd Garden
    • The Holy City of Makkah
    • • Holy City of Makkah: Location
      • Ka'aba
    • The Holy City of Madinah
    • Jiddah
    • • Jiddah: Location
      • Jiddah: The Corniche
      • Jiddah: King Fahd's Fountain
    • Jubail and Yanbu
    • • Jubail and Yanbu: Location
      • Jubail and Yanbu: The East-West Pipeline
    • Dammam
    • • Abha
      • Al-Hasa
      • Al-Ola (1)
      • • Al-Ola (2)
        • Al-Ola (3)
        • Nabataeans
      • Al-Baha
      • Buraidah
      • Dhahran
      • Hail
      • • Shammar Mountains
        • Hofuf
      • Jizan
      • Jouf
      • • Jouf: Archaeological Sites
      • Al Khobar
      • Najran
      • Qatif
      • Tabouk
      • Unaizah
      • Ar'ar
      • Abqaiq
      • Bisha
      • Domat Al-Jandal
      • Habalah
      • Hafr Al-Batin
      • Haql
      • Khamis Mushait
      • Ras Tanura
      • Sakaka
      • Sharurah
      • Thaj
      • Usfan
      • Al-Uyaynah
      • Al-Badayea
• Historical and Cultural Background
• • Historical and Cultural Background: Introduction
  • • First Ruler of the House of Saud
    • Imam Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab
    • Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad bin Saud
    • Saud bin Abdul Aziz bin Muhammad Al Saud
    • Decline and Revival
    • Faisal bin Turki Al Saud becomes Imam
    • Faisal bin Turki Al Saud resumes his reign
    • Abdul Rahman bin Faisal Al Saud
    • Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Ibn Saud)
  • Consolidation of the Kingdom
  • • Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud: The Early Years
    • Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) retakes Riyadh (1)
    • • Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) retakes Riyadh (2)
      • Poem celebrating Ibn Saud's retaking of Riyadh
    • Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) consolidates his sovereignty in Nejd and al-Hasa
    • Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) consolidates his authority in Asir
    • Abdul Aziz (Ibn Saud) consolidates his authority in the Hijaz
  • Formal Foundation of the Kingdom
  • • Saudi Arabian National Day
    • King Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud (Ibn Saud)
    • • Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud and Foreign Relations
    • Kings of Saudi Arabia
    • • King Saud bin Abdul Aziz
    • King Faisal bin Abdul Aziz
    • • King Faisal Foundation (1)
      • King Faisal Foundation (2)
      • King Faisal Awards 2005
    • King Khalid bin Abdul Aziz
    • King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz
    • • King Fahd: Major Events (1)
      • King Fahd: Major Events (2)
      • King Fahd: Major Events (3)
      • King Fahd: Major Events (4)
      • King Fahd: Major Events (5)
      • King Fahd: Major Events (6)
      • King Fahd: Some Quotations
      • King Abdullah (1)
      • • King Abdullah (2)
        • King Abdullah (3)
        • King Abdullah (4)
        • National Guard (1)
        • National Guard (2)
      • Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz (1)
      • • Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz (2)
        • Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz (3)
        • Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz (4)
        • Crown Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz (5)
  • Teachings of Muhammad bin Abdul Wahhab
  • Islam, The Faith on which The Kingdom is Founded
  • • Before Islam
    • Prophet Muhammad, Peace Be Upon Him
    • Five Tenets of Islam
    • • Al-Shahadah (Testimony)
      • Al-Salah (Prayer)
      • Al-Siyam (Fasting)
      • Al-Zakat (Almsgiving)
      • Al Hajj (The Pilgrimage)
      • Ramadan
      • Hijira
    • Holy Qur'an (1)
    • • Holy Qur'an (2)
      • Holy Qur'an (3)
  • King Fahd's Expansion of The Holy Mosques of Makkah and Madinah
  • • King Fahd's Expansion of the Holy Mosque in Makkah: Historical Note
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Holy Mosque in Makkah (1)
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Holy Mosque in Makkah (2)
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Holy Mosque in Makkah (3)
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Holy Mosque in Makkah (4)
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah (1)
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah (2)
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah (3)
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah (4)
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah (5)
    • King Fahd's Expansion of The Prophet's Mosque in Madinah (6)
    • Development of Other Religious Sites
  • Judicial System
  • • Origins of the Judicial System (1)
    • Origins of the Judicial System (2)
  • The Role of the Ulema (Religious Leaders)
  • Islam as the Constitution of Saudi Arabia
  • Government
  • • Law of the Kingdom
    • Council of Ministers (1)
    • • Council of Ministers (2)
      • • Prime Minister
        • First Deputy Prime Minister
        • Minister of Agriculture
        • Minister of the Civil Service
        • Minister of Commerce and Industry
        • Minister of Communications and Information Technology
        • Minister of Culture and Information
        • Minister of Economy and Planning
        • Minister of Education
        • Minister of Finance
        • Minister of Foreign Affairs
        • Minister of Hajj
        • Minister of Health
        • Minister of Higher Education
        • Minister of The Interior
        • Minister for Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Dawa and Guidance
        • Minister of Justice
        • Minister of Labor
        • Minister of Municipal and Rural Affairs
        • Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
        • Minister of Social Affairs
        • Minister of Transport
        • Minister of Water and Electricity
        • Ministers of State in the Cabinet
      • Law of the Council of Ministers
      • • Council of Ministers: Introduction
        • Council of Ministers: General Provisions
        • Council of Ministers: Formation
        • Council of Ministers: Jurisdiction
        • Council of Ministers: Organizational Affairs
        • Council of Ministers: Executive Affairs
        • Council of Ministers: Financial Affairs
        • Council of Ministers: Premiership
        • Council of Ministers: Administrative Setup
    • Consultative Council: Introduction
    • • Majlis al-Shoura Law
      • The Consultative Council: Chairman
      • The Consultative Council: Vice Chairman
      • The Consultative Council: Secretary General
      • The Internal Bylaw of the Majlis al-Shoura
      • • Terms of Reference of the Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Sec. Gen.
        • General Assembly of the Majlis
        • Sessions
        • Committees
        • Voting and Passing of Resolutions
        • General Provisions
        • Rights and Duties of Majlis Members
        • Financial and Staffing Affairs of the Majlis al-Shoura
        • Rules Governing the Investigation and Trial of the Majlis Member
      • Regional Government (1)
      • Regional Government (2)
      • • Law of Regions
      • Municipal Councils
      • The Basic Law
      • • Basic Law: Introduction
        • Basic Law: General Principles
        • Basic Law: System of Government
        • Basic Law: Constituents of Saudi Society
        • Basic Law: Economic Principles
        • Basic Law: Rights and Duties
        • Basic Law: Powers of the State
        • Basic Law: Financial Affairs
        • Basic Law: Control and Auditing Authorities
        • Basic Law: General Provisions
      • Supreme Council for Petroleum and Mineral Affairs
      • New Foreign Investment Law
  • Ministries of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • • Ministry of Agriculture
    • Ministry of the Civil Service
    • Ministry of Commerce and Industry
    • Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
    • Ministry of Culture and Information
    • Ministry of Defense and Aviation
    • Ministry of Economy and Planning
    • Ministry of Education
    • Ministry of Finance
    • Ministry of Foreign Affairs
    • Ministry of Hajj
    • Ministry of Health
    • Ministry of Higher Education
    • Ministry of The Interior
    • Ministry For Islamic Affairs, Endowment, Dawa and Guidance
    • Ministry of Justice
    • Ministry of Labor
    • Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs
    • Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources
    • Ministry of Social Affairs
    • Ministry of Transport
    • Ministry of Water and Electricity
    • General Presidency of Youth Welfare (GPYW)
  • Major Government Agencies
  • • Audit Bureau
    • Central Department of Statistics
    • Meteorological and Environmental Protection Administration (MEPA)
    • Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO)
    • Saudi Ports Authority (SPA)
  • Oil
  • • Oil: Historical Background and Aramco (1)
    • Oil: Historical Background and Aramco (2)
    • Oil: Historical Background and Aramco (3)
    • Oil: Historical Background and Aramco (4)
    • Oil: Historical Background and Aramco (5)
    • Oil: Historical Background and Aramco (6)
    • Oil: Historical Background and Aramco (7)
    • Oil: Historical Background and Aramco (8)
    • Saudi Aramco
    • • Saudi Aramco Today
      • Saudi Aramco: Its Operations
      • Saudi Aramco: Its People
      • Saudi Aramco: Its Role in the Kingdom
      • Saudi Aramco: Summary Chronography
    • Petromin (1)
    • Petromin (2)
    • Petromin (3)
  • Saudi Arabia takes stake in Texaco downstream operations
  • Oil: Statistical Tables
  • • OPEC
    • OPEC Formation
    • OPEC Members
    • OPEC Location
    • OPEC Aims
    • OPEC Fund for International Development
    • • OPEC Fund Grants
  • OAPEC
  • • OAPEC Formation
    • OAPEC Criteria for Admission
    • OAPEC Development
    • OAPEC Aims
    • OAPEC Current Membership
  • Economy
  • • Economy: Introduction
    • • Supreme Economic Council
    • Economy: Consolidation
    • Economic Indicators
    • Civilian Employment
    • Stock Exchange
  • Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)
  • • SAMA - Structure (1)
    • SAMA - Structure (2)
    • SAMA - History
    • SAMA - Exchange Rate Regime
    • SAMA - Publications
    • SAMA - Links to Commercial Banks in Saudi Arabia
    • SAMA - Address Details
  • Specialized Credit Institutions
  • • Real Estate Development Fund
    • Saudi Industrial Development Fund
    • Saudi Arabian Agricultural Bank
    • Saudi Credit Bank
  • Chambers of Commerce and Industry
  • Saudi Arabia's Five Year Development Plans
  • • Planning Process
    • Industrial Development
    • • Industrial Development: Background
      • Factories Licensed
    • Saudi Arabian Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
    • • SABIC - First Phase (1)
      • SABIC - First Phase (2)
      • SABIC - Its Role
      • SABIC today
    • Saudi Consulting House
    • • General Commission for Investment (GCI)
  • Jubail and Yanbu: The Industrial Cities
  • Mineral Resources and Mining
  • Saudi Geology Survey Bureau
  • Tourism
  • Agriculture
  • • Agriculture, Introduction (1)
    • • Agriculture, Introduction (2)
      • Wheat Production
      • Agricultural Statistics for 1999 and 2004
    • Agriculture: Large Scale Mechanization
  • Agricultural Research Stations and Centers
  • Agricultural Training
  • • Forests and Grazing Land
    • Desalination
    • Subterranean Water Projects
    • Dam and Reservoir Projects
    • Recycling of Purified Sewage Projects
    • National Parks
  • Transport
  • • Roads
    • Roads (2)
    • King Fahd Causeway (Bahrain Causeway)
    • Saudi Public Transport Company (SAPTCO)
  • Railways
  • Air Transport
  • • Air Transport: Introduction
    • Air Transport: International Airports
    • Air Transport: Domestic Airports
    • Saudi Arabian Airlines
  • Shipping and Ports
  • • Shipping and Ports: Introduction
    • Jiddah Islamic Port
    • King Abdul Aziz Port at Dammam
    • Commercial Port at Jizan
    • Jubail Commercial Port
    • Commercial Port at Yanbu
    • Dhiba Port
  • Communications
  • • Telephone Service
    • • Mobile Telephones
    • Postal Service
    • Telex
    • Satellite Communications
    • Internet
  • Electricity
  • • Electricity: History, Stage 1
    • Electricity: History, Stage 2
    • Electricity: History, Stage 2 (continued)
    • Saudi Consolidated Electricity Companies (SCECOs)
    • • SCECO: Eastern Region
      • SCECO: Central Region
      • SCECO: Southern Region
      • SCECO: Western Region
      • Electric Companies and Projects: Northern Region
• Social Development
• • The Arts
  • The Arts: Introduction
  • • Saudi Arabian Society For Culture and Arts (1)
    • Saudi Arabian Society For Culture and Arts (2)
    • Saudi Arabian Society For Culture and Arts (3)
    • King Fahd Cultural Center
    • Jenadriyah Heritage and Cultural Festival
    • Media
    • Radio (1)
    • Radio (2)
    • Radio (3)
    • Radio (4)
    • Television (1)
    • Television (2)
    • Television (3)
    • Publications: Main Dailies
    • Publications: Main Weeklies
    • Sport
    • • Traditional Sports
      • Sport Today
    • King Fahd International Sports Stadium (1)
    • • King Fahd International Sports Stadium (2)
    • Sports Cities and Centers
    • Sports Clubs
    • Coastal Cities
    • Role of Women in Saudi Arabian Society (1)
    • Role of Women in Saudi Arabian Society (2)
  • Youth Hostels
  • • Social Services (1)
    • Social Services (2)
    • General Organization of Social Insurance (GOSI)
  • Health
  • • Health: Introduction
    • Health: Medical Training
    • Primary Healthcare
    • Hospitals
    • • King Faisal Specialist Hospital
      • King Khalid Eye Specialist Hospital
      • King Fahd Medical Center
      • King Abdul Aziz General Hospital
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• Education
• • Background to the Development of Education
  • Primary and Secondary School Education
  • Higher Education
  • Universities
  • • King Saud University (1)
    • King Saud University (2)
    • Islamic University
    • King Abdul Aziz University
    • Imam Muhammad bin Saud University
    • • King Faisal University (1)
      • King Faisal University (2)
    • King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals
    • Umm al-Qura University
    • • King Khaled bin Abdul Aziz University
    • Saudi Arabian National Center for Science and Technology
• Foreign Relations
• • Foreign Relations: Introduction
  • • Gulf Co-operation Council (1)
    • Gulf Co-operation Council (2)
    • Gulf Co-operation Council (3)
  • Gulf Investment Corporation
  • Saudi Arabia's wider relations with other Arab Countries
  • • Saudi Arabia's wider relations with other Arab Countries: Introduction
    • • AAAID
      • AGFUND
      • Arab Bureau of Education for The Gulf States
      • Arab Towns Organization
      • AFESD
      • Arab Sports Federation
      • Center for Research in Islamic Economics
      • ESCWA
      • GOIC
      • International Association of Islamic Banks
      • Muslim World League
    • Arab League (1)
    • Arab League (2)
    • Arab League (3)
    • Arab League (4)
• Saudi Arabian Aid
• • Saudi Aid: Introduction
  • Saudi Aid to the Developing World
  • Developmental Co-operation with Islamic Countries
  • Saudi Fund For Development
  • Saudi Aid to Relieve the Problem of Drought
  • Saudi Aid for Refugees in Africa
  • Saudi Aid at the National Level
  • Saudi Aid at the International Level
  • Saudi Aid: The World Food Program
  • Saudi Aid: The Arab Gulf Program for U.N. Development Organizations
  • World Program for Combating River Blindness Disease
  • U.N. High Commission for Refugee Affairs
  • Saudi Aid: Relief Efforts in Asia
  • Saudi Aid: UNRWA
  • Saudi Aid: International Committee of the Red Cross
  • Recent Saudi Aid efforts
  • Map of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• Useful Addresses
• • Government Agencies
  • • Central Department of Statistics
    • Civil Defense
    • Civil Service Commission
    • Customs Department
    • Directorate General for Mineral Resources
    • Directorate General of Zakat and Income Tax
    • General Organization for Social Insurance (GOSI)
    • General Electricity Corporation
    • General Ports Authority
    • • Jiddah Seaport (Jiddah Islamic Port)
      • Dammam Seaport (King Abdul Aziz Seaport)
    • General Presidency for Girls' Education
    • Grain Silos and Flour Mills Organization
    • Grievances Court (Diwan Al-Mazalem)
    • International Airports Projects
    • Islamic Development Bank
    • King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology
    • King Faisal Foundation
    • Meteorology and Environmental Protection Administration
    • National Guard
    • Presidency of Civil Aviation
    • The Real Estate Development Fund
    • Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu
    • Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC)
    • Saudi Arabian Agricultural Bank
    • Saudi Arabian Airlines
    • Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA)
    • Saudi Arabian Standards Organization (SASO)
    • Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC)
    • Saudi Fund for Development
    • Saudi Industrial Development Fund (SIDF)
    • Saudi Railways Organization
    • Saudi Red Crescent Association
    • Youth Welfare Organization
  • Saudi Embassies
  • • Afghanistan
    • Algeria
    • Argentina
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    • Austria
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    • Belgium
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    • Canada
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    • Spain
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    • Sweden
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    • Turkey
    • Uganda
    • United Arab Emirates
    • United Kingdom
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    • Venezuela
    • Yemen
    • Zambia
    • Zaire
  • Saudi Arabian Chambers of Commerce
  • • Riyadh: Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry
    • Dammam: Federation of GCC Chambers (FGCCC)
    • Abha Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Al-Hasa Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Al-Baha Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Al-Jouf Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Al-Gurayat Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Al-Majmaa Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Al-Qasim Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Arar Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Dammam Eastern Province Chamber of Commerce
    • Hail Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Jiddah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Jizan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Madinah Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Najran Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Tabouk Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Taif Chamber of Commerce and Industry
    • Yanbu Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Foreign Embassies in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
  • • AFRICA
    • • Algeria
      • Burkina Fasso
      • Cameroon
      • Chad
      • Cote d'Ivoire
      • Djibouti
      • Egypt
      • Eritrea
      • Ethiopia
      • Gabon
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      • Ghana
      • Guinea
      • Kenya
      • Liberia
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      • Mali
      • Moon Islands
      • Morocco
      • Niger
      • Nigeria
      • Senegal
    • AMERICAS
    • • Argentina
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      • Uruguay
      • United States
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    • ASIA
    • • Bahrain
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    • AUSTRALASIA
    • • Australia
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    • EUROPE
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• General Information
• • Months/Days of the Week/Time
  • Currency
  • Visa Requirements
  • • London Embassy Requirements for Business Visas
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  • City Area Codes: A-B
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  • City Area Codes: K-O
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  • Saudi Cuisine
  • • Chicken Nada
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• Saudi Art and Culture
• • Poetry
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• • Aramco and its world
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  • Crewe House, The Saudi Royal Embassy in London
  • Don't They Know It's Friday
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  • King Fahd, The Years of Devotion
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