Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.With a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km 2 (830,000 sq mi), Saudi Arabia is geographically the largest sovereign state in Western Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world (after Algeria), the fifth-largest in Asia, and the 12th-largest in the world. Cet emblème fut adopté en 1950, alors que les cimeterres faisaient déjà partie des anciens drapeaux du royaume. the start of each lunar month determined not ahead of time by astronomical calculation, but only after the crescent moon is sighted by the proper religious authorities. The king introduced a number of economic reforms aimed at reducing the country's reliance on oil revenue: limited deregulation, encouragement of foreign investment, and privatization. A recent poll conducted by Saudi Arabia is widely accused of having one of the worst human rights records in the world. The territory that now constitutes Saudi Arabia was the site of several The area of modern-day Saudi Arabia formerly consisted of mainly four distinct regions: The state has attracted criticism for a variety of reasons including: its In the Neolithic period, prominent cultures such as Al-Magar, whose center lay in modern-day southwestern Najd flourished. However, it attracted controversy when many of its high profile attendees, including In April 2020, the Saudi Supreme Court stated under a royal decree by King Salman that minors who commit crimes will no longer face the death sentence, but will be sentenced to a maximum of ten years of imprisonment in a juvenile detention facility.The rich diversity is in part due to the 2,000 km (1,240 mi) of The oil industry constitutes about 45% of Saudi Arabia's nominal gross domestic product, compared with 40% from the private sector (see below). Al-Magar could be considered as a "Neolithic Revolution" in human knowledge and handicraft skills.In November 2017, hunting scenes showing images of most likely domesticated dogs, resembling the The earliest sedentary culture in Saudi Arabia dates back to the Ubaid period, upon discovering various pottery sherds at Dosariyah. Ministry of Transport - Saudi Arabia.svg 1,000 × 528; 107 KB As a result, there has been a phenomenal growth in the production of all basic foods. It led to rapid technological (but not cultural) modernisation, urbanization, mass public education and the creation of new media. With the first phase of Serious large-scale agricultural development began in the 1970s. High taxes and a growth in unemployment have contributed to discontent, and has been reflected in a rise in civil unrest, and discontent with the royal family. Le drapeau et les symboles de l'Arabie saoudite. In February 2009, On 29 January 2011, hundreds of protesters gathered in the city of Since 2011, Saudi Arabia has been affected by its own In the absence of national elections and political parties,By custom, all males of full age have a right to petition the king directly through the traditional tribal meeting known as the The rule of the Al Saud faces political opposition from four sources: The king combines legislative, executive, and judicial functionsThe royal family dominates the political system. In September 2018, a man was arrested by the Saudi authorities for appearing in a video with his female colleague while having breakfast at a hotel, where they both work.Between the mid-1970s and 2002 Saudi Arabia expended over $70 billion in "overseas development aid". Homosexual acts are punishable by flogging or death.Even after allowing women to drive and work, public places in Saudi Arabia are still gender-segregated and the kingdom has very strict laws on how unrelated men and women can dine together. However, there is evidence that the vast majority was, in fact, spent on propagating and extending the influence of In the Arab and Muslim worlds, Saudi Arabia is considered to be pro-Western and pro-American,In order to protect the house of Khalifa, the monarchs of Bahrain, On 25 March 2015, Saudi Arabia, spearheading a coalition of Saudi Arabia has been seen as a moderating influence in the Saudi Arabia halted new trade and investment dealings with Tensions have escalated between Saudi Arabia and its allies after the disappearance of The pressure on Saudi to reveal the insights about The US expects its Gulf allies involved in the coalition in In the wake of Jamal Khashoggi's murder in October 2018, the US secretary of state The relations with the U.S. became strained following The kingdom has a long-standing military relationship with Spending on defense and security has increased significantly since the mid-1990s and was about US$78.4 billion, as of 2019.The United States sold more than $80 billion in military hardware between 1951 and 2006 to the Saudi military.The United Kingdom has also been a major supplier of military equipment to Saudi Arabia since 1965.Saudi Arabia is Britain's largest arms customer, with more than £4.6 billion worth of arms bought since the start of Saudi-led coalition in Yemen. This and the presence of increasingly large numbers of foreign workers greatly affected traditional Saudi norms and values. The "sharek" visa process will start with 15 December, Saudia Ad Diriyah E Prix race.In September 2019, the Kingdom announced its plans to open visa applications for visitors, where people from about 50 countries would be able to get tourist visas to Saudi.The population of Saudi Arabia as of July 2013 is estimated to be 26.9 million, including between 5.5 millionAs late as 1970, most Saudis lived a subsistence life in the rural provinces, but in the last half of the 20th century the kingdom has urbanized rapidly. As of 2012Its population is also quite young with over half the population under 25 years old.As recently as the early 1960s, Saudi Arabia's slave population was estimated at 300,000.In its 2017 religious freedom report, the US State Department named Saudi Arabia a Country of Particular Concern (CPC).Saudi Arabia's Central Department of Statistics & Information estimated the foreign population at the end of 2014 at 33% (10.1 million).As Saudi population grows and oil export revenues stagnate, pressure for "Saudi Arabia has centuries-old attitudes and traditions, often derived from Arab civilization.