Saudi Arab officially known as
Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia is an Arab state with a land area of 830,000 sq. miles.
Geographically it is the fifth largest state in Asia and 2nd largest
state in Arabs. The kingdom of Saudi Arab was found in 1932 by Ibn Saud.
Petroleum reserves were first discovered in 1938 and since then Saudi Arab has become the largest oil producer and exporter of the world holding 2nd largest oil reserves and sixth largest gas reserves. Saudi Arabia hold the record of largest number of working expats. Almost 9 Million expats are doing jobs in Saudi Arabia where total population of Saudi Arabia is 28.8 million.
Petroleum reserves were first discovered in 1938 and since then Saudi Arab has become the largest oil producer and exporter of the world holding 2nd largest oil reserves and sixth largest gas reserves. Saudi Arabia hold the record of largest number of working expats. Almost 9 Million expats are doing jobs in Saudi Arabia where total population of Saudi Arabia is 28.8 million.
After the death of King Abdullah
crown was succeeded by King Salman Bin AbdulAziz in 2015.
Politics
Saudi Arabia is a complete
monarchy. Decisions of state are made by King of Saudi Arabia both the head of
government and head of state with consultation of senior prince of family and
religious establishment. In Saudi Arabia
no political party and national elections are permitted. Critics regard its
government a totalitarian dictatorship. Here we will discuss some important
Foreign relationship
Saudi Arabia joined the UN in
1945 and is founding member of Arab League, gulf Cooperation Council, Muslim
world League. Saudi Arab joined World Trade Organization in 2005. Saudi Arab
hold a special power and place in whole Muslim Ummah.
Legal System
The primary source of law in
Saudi Arabia is the Islamic Sharia derived from Quran and Sunnah. Judges have
the power to use independent legal reasoning to make decisions. Every law is
defined and punishment of breaking these laws are also defined. Crime rate in
Saudi Arabia is very low due to its strict laws.
Human Rights
Saudi
Arabia remains one of the very few countries in the world not to accept the
UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights. In
response to the continuing criticism of its human rights record, the Saudi
government points to the special Islamic character of the country, and state
that this justifies a different social and political order.
Economy
Saudi Arab is an oil based
economy. It holds 20% of the petroleum reserves of the world and ranks as the
largest oil exporter. Petroleum sector accounts for almost all of the revenues.
Most workers working in Saudi Arabia are foreigners. Main contribution in
growth of economy in terms of manpower is of foreigners as natives are not as
qualified as the requirement of states are. 12 Million Labor force work in
Saudi Arabia and 80% among these are non-nationals.
Saudi Arabia earns 653.219$
billion GDP every year where GDP per capita is 20,812$.
Job Trends
Due to heavy salaries paid by
government and private sectors Saudi Arabia is the ideal place for expats to do
job. Thousands of new job openings are recorded every day. To meet the needs of
modern world new infrastructure are underway. This creates need of new and more
recruitments
in Saudi Arabia every day. Jobs in every field are
available like in construction, petrochemical, engineering education, Information
Technology and banking finance industry.
We hear about Saudi Arabia because many of my countrymen gi and work there. I also know several important Muslim cities are located in this country.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Fred. Thanks for visiting SABTrends and I also appreciate your contribution.
ReplyDeleteDoes the government limit the number of foreigners or expats that live in a condo unit or house? Does it also have a mandatory ratio of foreigners and locals working in a company? Just curious because Singapore has these imposed.
ReplyDeleteSaudi Arabia is one of the countries most Overseas Filipino Workers go to. The exchange rate there is quite high. The country is also rich.
ReplyDeleteYou just gave some facts that I actually knew nothing about. It seems like when us here in the US think of Saudi Arabia we automatically think the worse. I'm not so sure I'd love to visit a country where my rights aren't really recognized however so I don't think I'll be visiting there anytime soon.
ReplyDeleteI know Saudi Arabia is a rich country and has gone a long way since then. But I feel that there's still a lot that the government could do to protect the women, children and minority in that country.
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ReplyDeleteNo wonder they are really productive. I just wished we are also able to give jobs for foreign people someday (impossible dream, lol). But that's really amazing those facts you have shared gave interest a lot about Saudi.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know this much about Saudi Arabia, thanks for the interesting facts. I had no idea they were being called out for human rights, that's quite alarming especially if ex-pats are going to be working there.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Elizabeth O.. Thanks for visiting SABTrends and I also appreciate your contribution.
ReplyDeleteAny idea how is Saudi Arabic in regards to female rights? I do know islamic countries are not exactly pro-feminist and many rules are not beneficial to woman.
ReplyDeleteSaudi is really lucky with their oil reserves. It's nice to get to know more of Saudi when it comes to their government and others.
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ReplyDeleteI know quite a few bachelor friends of mine working in Saudi. How about women's rights there?
ReplyDeleteI have an impression that Saudi is a rich country due to oil. The rules are very strict too.
ReplyDeleteWhat I have seen or read about Saudi the first impression is that it is rich in oil resources but a conservative place when it comes to women.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Bhushavali N, RainbowDiaries Singapore and Mumsand Babies. Thanks for visiting SABTrends and I also appreciate the meaningful contributions from you.
ReplyDeleteI appreciate the bits of insight. It's fascinating to study other areas and I appreciate learning something new.
ReplyDeleteWelcome mail4rosey. Thanks for visiting SABTrends and I also appreciate your contribution.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great information here! Nice to know the history of Saudia Arabia..nice knowing the place and its people.
ReplyDeleteWelcome Raine Pal. Thanks for visiting SABTrends and I also appreciate your contribution.
ReplyDeleteIts always nice to see facts about other Islamic countries. I am from Pakistan btw. Have you ever visited Pakistan?
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