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The name: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)Independence Day: September 23 (1932)National Day: September 23 (1932)Eid Al-Fitr: Rajab first day of OctoberFeast of the Sacrifice: Rajab December 10Flag: a rectangular, long and wide ratio of 3:2.The green flag with a white ground of Islam in Arabic reads a famous saying: "all things non-owners, only Allah, Mohammad is the messenger of Allah."Below decorated with Baodao, symbol of jihad and self-defense.Green symbolizes peace, the Islamic countries is an auspicious favorite color.The national flag colors and patterns that highlighted the country's religious beliefs, Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam.National Emblem: green.From the two cross-Bao Dao and the composition of a date palm.Green is the Islamic countries favorite color.Baodao symbol of jihad and the use of force, to defend the religion and to defend the symbol of the determination and will of the motherland; date palm on behalf of agriculture, the symbol of the desert oasis.In addition, the people of Saudi Arabia favorite date palm, and to defend it as a symbol of religious belief.Heads of State: King Abdullah bin Abdul - Aziz (Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz), 2005年8 succession on 1 throne.Physical Geography: 2.25 million square kilometers.Southwest Asia in the Arabian Peninsula, East Bin Persian Gulf, Red Sea, the west, with Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen and other countries bordering."Saudi Arabia" in Arabic means "happiness of the desert."Low-lying West High East.The west is Xigu Zi - Asir Plateau, the southern section of the Xigu Zi Mountain, elevation 3,000 meters above.NAJD for the central plateau.For the eastern plains.Red Sea coastal region is a width of 70 km of the Red Sea lowlands.Desert area of about half of the country.No perennial flow of rivers, lakes.Plateau is the western Mediterranean climate; other vast areas of desert is a subtropical climate, hot and dry.Population: 22.67 million (2004), which accounts for about 30 percent foreign population, the vast majority of Arabs.The official language is Arabic, English general, Islam is the religion of the State, accounting for about 85 percent Sunni, Shiites account for about 15 percent.Centre in Riyadh, the Kingdom Centre building.It is learnt that the building construction financed by the Saudi prince, was a well-known U.S. travel magazine "tourists" as the latest modernization construction of the new "seven wonders of the world" one.The capital and administrative divisions: the capital Riyadh (Riyadh) has a population of about 4 million, with an average annual temperature of 25 ℃.The country is divided into 13 areas: Riyadh, Mecca, Medina, the eastern region, Kassem, Ha Yile, Asir region, Baha'i, Tabuk region, the northern border region, Chan quarter, Najran region, Zhu Fu region.Regional and county level under the two counties, townships and counties under a two townships.History: Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam.In the seventh century, Islam's founder Mohammad successor to the establishment of the Arab Empire, the eighth century during the heyday, the territory across Europe, Asia, Africa three continents.16 century AD, the Arab empire was the Ottoman Empire rule.Year the 19th century, the British invasion, and this piece of land into the Han, Zhi-Zhi and two parts.1924, in-chief Abdul - mergers Han-Aziz Al Saud, and then gradually unified the Arabian Peninsula, and in September 1932 declared the establishment of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.麦加哈拉姆mosquePolitics: the Saudi monarchy is the kingdom of politics and religion, no constitution, ban political party activities.King is the head of state, is the long, Saudi royal family control of the country's political, economic, and military power.Cabinet resolution, with foreign treaties and agreements signed between the King is required for final approval."Koran" and Mohammed, "Faith" is the basis for national law enforcement.King also known as the "two holy places (Mecca and Medina) the servant" and the armed forces commander-in-chief and concurrently Chairman of the Council of Ministers (cabinet Prime Minister), and other job.Kings exercise of the highest executive and judicial powers.Deputy Prime Minister, Minister, the Deputy Minister, provincial governors, vice governors, diplomatic envoys and other senior administration officials and military officers above colonel appointed by the king, or the right to dissolve the cabinet reshuffle, the ministries directly to the Minister responsible for the Prime Minister.King and the right to reject a cabinet meeting approved resolutions and signed a treaty with foreign countries, the agreement.Cabinet by the Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of ministries and the appointment of the Minister of State and Sacramento consultant, a four-year term.King the right to legislate, waste Prince, the dissolution of consultative meetings.Abdul by the founders of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Saudi Arabia's King Faisal Aziz Rahman, the descendants of those outstanding as king.March 1, 1992, King Fahd decided to set up a consultative meeting, it is the country's political advisory body, responsible for the king to put forward reform proposals, members appointed by the King, a four-year term, renewable.Islamic holy sites of MeccaMecca pilgrims major casualtiesPilgrimage to Mecca - Islam is the day pilgrimage centre,伊斯兰教历December each year, from all over the world devout Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the anti-clockwise around all day to the Tour.Economy: Saudi Arabia to free economic policies.Saudi Arabia to "oil empire" known oil reserves and output rank first in the world, oil and petrochemical industry is its economic lifeline.Saudi Arabia's proven oil reserves of 2,612 million barrels, the world's total oil reserves of 26 percent.Saudi crude oil with an annual output of 400-500 million tons, petrochemical products exported over 70 countries and regions, oil revenues of the national fiscal revenue of more than 70 percent, oil exports in total exports of more than 90 percent.Saudi Arabia is also extremely rich natural gas reserves, has proven natural gas reserves of 6.75 trillion cubic meters, ranking the highest in the world.Under the current oil production estimates, oil sand mining can still be around 80.In addition, there are gold, copper, iron, tin, aluminum, zinc and other minerals, is the world's fourth largest gold market.Hydraulic resources to underground water main.Groundwater total reserves of 36 trillion cubic meters, according to the current consumption of water, 20 meters deep below the surface of the water can be used 320 years.Sand is the world's largest producer of desalination of sea water, the desalination of seawater desalination of the world's total volume of about 21 percent.A total of 184 reservoirs with storage capacity of 640 million cubic meters.Saudi special attention to agriculture.There are 32 million hectares of arable land, farming area of 3.6 million hectares.In the Middle East countries, Saudi Arabia's highest gross domestic product, in developing countries堪称a high level.In recent years, Saudi Arabia vigorously promote the economic diversification policy, efforts to develop the mining industry, light industry and agriculture, and other non-oil industries, oil-dependent economy of a single structure has changed.In 2004, Saudi per capita GDP to 11,800 U.S. dollars.Saudi Arabia imports mainly machinery and equipment, food, textile and other consumer goods and chemical products.Saudi Arabia is a high-welfare state.Introduction of free health care.Currency: SAR.Saudi Arabia Yi Zhang at the soldiers wearing an Arab Yaodao per person, dressed in traditional costumes with Arab featuresPress and Publications: "Umm Dracula" is the official weekly publication.In addition, the country also issued 13 kinds of newspapers, 23 magazines.Arabic newspapers are: "State", "Ou Kazi", "forum", "Riyadh", "al-Jazeera reported," "Middle East" (published in London), a major English newspaper: " Arab News, "" Saudi Arabia "," Saudi Commercial "," the Saudi Economic Survey. "Saudi News Agency news agency as sand, set up in January 1971.With A, E, F dispatch.In Washington, London, Tunisia, Beirut, Cairo and other places with Branch.Riyadh radio station built in 1965, built in 1962 in Mecca, "Islam calls" radio, built in 1972, "Koran" radio stations.In addition to the above radio broadcasting in Arabic, the daily in English, French and Urdu, Swahili, Persian and Bangali language foreign radio.Saudi television network established in 1964, the five existing television stations.1965 black-and-white broadcast programming, beginning in 1976 color broadcast.1983 start playing the British, French program.National television network has covered 98 percent of the region.Diplomacy: pursuing a neutral, non-aligned foreign policy, advocating mutual respect between nations, SUI friendly neighbors, mutual noninterference in internal affairs.States to promote peace, stability and prosperity of cooperation.Committed to strengthening the Arab and Islamic countries, solidarity and cooperation.In recent years gradually adjust its foreign policy, the implementation of multi-directional foreign policy to actively develop and Western Europe, Japan, attaches importance to developing relations with China.Saudi Arabia is the League of Arab States, the Gulf Cooperation Council, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and the Arab Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries members.Relations with China: China and Saudi friendship goes back to ancient times.As early as the seventh century, Mohammed's followers had come to China Yuanshechongyang spread of Islam.15 century AD, the famous Ming Dynasty navigator Zheng He visited Saudi Arabia when.July 21, 1990, Saudi Arabia established diplomatic relations with China.January 2006, Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah on a state visit to China, in the two countries signed documents on cooperation in energy and other areas.April 2006, President Hu Jintao on a state visit to Saudi Arabia, Hu Jintao, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia issued a consultative meeting entitled "Promoting the building of a harmonious world peace in the Middle East" an important speech.Since the establishment of diplomatic relations since the two countries in the steady development of friendly relations and cooperation, gradually expand areas of cooperation.In 2005, China and Saudi Arabia bilateral trade volume reached 16.07 billion U.S. dollars, an increase of 56 percent.The first two months of 2006, China and Saudi Arabia trade volume 2.7 billion U.S. dollars over the same period in 2005 increased 43%.Saudi Arabia has become China's fourth largest importer and fifth largest exporter.Exchange of visits between leaders of the two countries in the sand Events in the sand and friendly cooperative relations between the new milestoneReproduced: http://news.xinhuanet.com/ziliao/2002-06/18/content_445928.htm

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