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Blue Ridge School District Due: Thursday 5/ 7/09  **__SAUDI ARABIA

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**MEANING OF THE FLAG-** //Green is the traditional color of Islamic flags. In Arabic script the words “There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God” are written over a white saber. The flag is closely associated with the Al Saud family who established the kingdom in 1932. //  1. **HEMISPHERE**- // Western //

2. **CONTINENT**- // Asia //

3. **POPULATION**- // 28,686,633 //

4. **CAPITAL** **CITY - // Riyadh // **

5. **MOUNTAINS**- // There are no mountain ranges in Saudi Arabia //

6. **BODIES OF WATER**- // There are no bodies of water in Saudi Arabia, but surrounding bodies of water are the Red Sea, Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf. //

7. **IMPORTS**- // Machinery, Foodstuffs, Motor Vehicles // <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">


 * 8. EXPORTS-** // Petroleum is the main export //

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">9. **LANGUAGE**- // Arabic //

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">10. **RELIGION** - // Muslim //

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">11. **CURRENT PROBLEMS**- // Coastal pollution from oil spills and the economy // <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">12. **I WOULD LIKE TO VISIT**- //<span style="font-size: 120%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The Black Stone in Mekkah, since it is such a big part of the culture, also the House of Ka’aba because it would be interesting to see how people act when they are there. // <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">13. **IMPORTANT DATES**- <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**1871** - The Ottomans take control of the province of Hasa. <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">**1938** - Oil is discovered and production begins under the US controlled ARAMCO (Arabian American Oil Company).
 * 1970** - The OIC (Organization of the Islamic Conference) is founded in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia.
 * 1992** March - King Fahd announces the "Basic System of Government" emphasising the duties and responsiblities a ruler has for his people and proposed the setting up of a Consultative Council (majlis al-shura).

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">14. **IMPORTANT** **LEADERS**- -//King and Prime Minister Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (King since 8/1/2005)// <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"> //-//Fahd ibn `Abd al-`Aziz Al Faysal Al Sa`ud (13 Jun 1982 - 1 Aug 2005 ) <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">//-//Abd Allah ibn `Abd al-`Aziz Al Faysal Al Sa`ud (13 Jun 1982 - 1 Aug 2005)

<span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;"><span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: Georgia, serif;">15. **DIFFERENCES BETWEEN SAUDI ARABIA AND THE UNITED STATES**- // -One of the main differences between Saudi Arabia and the United States is the way they celebrate and worship their religion, where many people in the United States go to churches and worship on their own time, people in Saudi Arabia worship in a certain church and pray at the same times throughout the day. Other differences would be that people in Saudi Arabia dress more conservative than people in the United States since they wear the shawls. Men are expected to control the family and run the house, where in the United States women are becoming more and more prominate in running the households. // <span style="font-size: 110%; font-family: 'Lucida Sans Unicode', 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; msospacerun: yes;">

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