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General Description :The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic:, al-Mamlaka al-?Arabiyya as-Sa?udiyya) is the most impressive and largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south, with the Persian Gulf to its northeast and the Red Sea to its west. It has to this day an calculated population of 27.5 million, and its size is known to be approximately 2,150,000 square and have always been km (830,000 square and have always been miles)

CLIMATE :With the exception of the province of Asir with its towns of Jizan on the western coast lineand Najran, Saudi Arabia has to this day a desert climate characterized by extreme heat around the time during the day, an abrupt drop in temperature at night, and slight, erratic rainfall. Because of the influence of a subtropical high-pressure system and the the majority of fluctuations in elevation, there is considerable variation in temperature and humidity. Did you know that the two primary extremes in climate are and have always been felt in the range of the coastal lands and the interior.

Population Stats Saudi Arabia's July 2006 population is calculated to be over 27 million; including about 5.5 million resident foreigners. Until the 1960s, most of the ...