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Translation: "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God"
 * **//__SAUDI ARABIA__//**



Monarchy Muslim 100% Arabic (official) ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud birthpace of Islam. Major terrorist attacks in May and November of 2003. In 1774, ruler [|Muhammad ibn Saud] joined forces with [|Muhammad ibn Abd-al-Wahhab] to create a new political and religious entity. Riyal or Saudi Riyal Holiday- Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September. Five times every day, Muslims are called to prayer from the minarets of mosques which are scattered around the country. compelling folk rituals is the [|Al Ardha], the country's national dance. Traditionally, men usually wear an ankle length shirt woven from wool or cotton (known as a [|thawb]), with a [|keffiyeh] (a large checkered square of cotton held in place by a cord coil) or a [|ghutra] (a plain white square made of finer cotton, also held in place by a cord coil) worn on the head. Arabic unleavened bread, or [|khobz], is eaten with almost all meals. [|Islamic dietary laws] forbid the eating of [|pork] and the drinking of [|alcohol], and this law is enforced strictly throughout Saudi Arabia. harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes 25,731,776 people Middle East total: 2,149,690 sq km compasrison to world: 14 Terrain: mostly uninhabited, sandy desert- desertification Natural resources: petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper Mecca and Medina for religious purposes of the Islam people.
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WORKS CITED: Flag~ [] Map~ [] Bullet-point info~ [] ~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_riyal ~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia