The
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is situated in southwestern Asia, and occupies most of
the Arabian Peninsula. Saudi Arabia is a land of vast deserts and little
rainfall. Huge deposits of oil and natural gas lie beneath the country’s
surface. Saudi Arabia was a relatively poor nation before the discovery and
exploitation of oil, but since the 1950s income from oil has made the country
wealthy. The religion of Islam developed in the 7th century in what is now
Saudi Arabia. The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Abdul Aziz ibn
Saud, and it has been ruled by his descendants ever since.
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