The Al Saud family established the first Saudi state in the 18th century, whichAbdulaziz Ibn Saudfurther expanded and consolidated in the early 20th century. Saudi Arabia's vast oil reserves have since made it a key player in regional and global politics. Despite being situated thousands of mil...
The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia, the country’s sovereign wealth fund,has unveiled“THE RIG,” a 1.6 million-square-foot (150,000-square-meter) resort that’s inspired by offshore oil platforms. THE RIG. will be based on an oil rig in the Persian Gulf, complete ...
Saudi Arabia occupies 868,730 square miles (2,250,000 square kilometers). It is bounded on the east by the Arabian (Persian) Gulf; on the west by the Red Sea; to the south and southeast by Yemen, Oman, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar; and to the north and northeast by Jordan...
Question of the day - How many of you oil guys can get out on that limb before it breaks and hits the MSM firmly between the eyes? Here is some positive breaking NEWS - Solar giant Solar World annonced plans to build the US's largest solar cell factory. In Hillsboro,OR 20 miles wes...
With an area of approximately2.15 million square kilometers(830,000 square miles), Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East and the12th largest countryin the world. Major Regions and Geographic Features Saudi Arabia is a land of vast deserts, mountains, and coastal plains. The ...
With the presence of Makkah and Madinah, the two holy places of Muslims, Saudi Arabia is called “the land of the two holy mosques” and its king “the custodian of the two holy mosques” The Kingdom has an area of 2,250,000 square Kilometers (868,730 square miles), which is almost...
In fact, all of the land area of its bordering neighbors when added together only amounts to approximately 516,000 square miles. Though land alone is not always an indicator of political influence, in this case it does correlate due in large part to the oil reserves it has bequeathed to ...
Saudi Aramco is responsible for exploration, development, and production in a tract of land, which covers some 16 percent of the 2.2 million square kilometers that constitute the Saudi Arabian peninsula. The company's 260 billion barrels (bbl) of recoverable crude oil reserves constituted 26 perce...
Official Name:Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Capital:Riyadh Population:33,091,113 (2018) Official Language:Arabic Currency:Riyals Form of Government:Absolute monarchy Climate:Harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes Total Area:829,996 square miles (2,149,690 square kilometers) ...