The region has had a global impact twice in world history: In the 7th century it became the cradle of Islam and the capital of the Islamic Rashidun Caliphate. From the mid-20th century the discovery of vast. It is reportedly home to more than of all active Twitter users in the Arab region. Read full media profile.
No officials at the national level are elected. Saudi Arabia has the highest per-capita use of any country in the world.
The regime relies on extensive surveillance, the criminalization of dissent, appeals to sectarianism and ethnicity, and public spending supported by oil revenues to maintain power. With a population of about million and an area of over million square km, it is the 47th most populous and 13th largest country in the world. Qatar to play UAE in Doha amid signs of thaw in Gulf dispute. In its western highlands, along the Red Sea, lies the Hejaz, which is the cradle of Islam and the site of that religion’s holiest cities, Mecca and Medina.
In the country’s geographic heartland is a region known as Najd (“Highland”), a vast arid zone that. Further information can be found on the website of the U. Saudi law requires all Saudi citizens to enter and depart the country with a Saudi travel document.