Facts and Geography of Saudi Arabia

• The capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh, it is located in the center of the Arabian Peninsula.
• "The kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, and it has been ruled by his descendants ever since." (http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761575422/saudi_arabia.html) (accessed May 18, 2009)
• The religion of Islam is the most prominent religion in this country.
• The abundance of oil and natural gas exits beneath its surface and this ultimately lead to their wealth after the ascertainment of oil.
• Saudi Arabia is made up of vast deserts, dry and hot climate with very little moisture or rainfall.
• Saudi Arabia contains "mountain ranges, flat coastal plains, and rocky remains of hardened lava flows."
• This country can be divided into four regions: 1) In the West is the mountainous highlands. 2) In central Saudi Arabia there are the rocky plateau. 3) In the East, where its fertile, lies the descending coastal plain. 4) Lastly, in the North and South, as well as parts of the East are the beautiful sandy deserts.
• Saudi Arabia has access to the Persian Gulf on the Eastern Hemisphere, and the Red Sea and Gulf of Aqaba on the Western side.
• Saudi Arabia is neighboring the countries of Jordan, Kuwait, and Iraq to it's Eastern side, Oman and The United Arab Emirates to the Southeast, and Yemen directly south.