Saudi Arabia is an absolute Islamic monarchy led by the Saud family since its creation in 1932 by Ibn Saud. Occupying 80% of the Arabian Peninsula, it is the largest country in the Middle East with an area of more than 2.1 million square kilometers. The country has Islam for state religion and Arabic for official language; it houses the two most important holy places of Islam, Masjid al-Haram (in Mecca) and Masjid al-Nabawi (in Medina).
The country shares borders with many countries: Yemen to the south, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Bahrain to the east, Kuwait, Iraq and Jordan to the north. It is bordered on the east by the Persian Gulf, and on the west by the Red Sea, facing Egypt, Sudan and Eritrea.
Rub al-Khali desert, Saudi ArabiaJeddah – King Fahd’s Water Jet. Source: Wikipedia
