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Saudi Arabia, Second Edition
  • Format
  • HARDCOVER
  • Authored by: Heather Lehr Wagner; Series Editor: Arthur Goldschmidt Jr.
  • From the Series: Creation of the Modern Middle East
  • Trim Size: 6-1/2 x 9-1/4
  • ISBN-10: 1604130237
  • ISBN-13: 978-1-60413-023-2
  • Status: In Stock
  • List Price: $35.00
  • Imprint: Chelsea House
  • Published: 10/01/2008
  • Dewey Number: 953
  • Reading Level: Grades 6-12
  • Pages: 112

Summary

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest country on the Arabian Peninsula. It shares borders with seven Arab nations: Iraq, Jordan, and Kuwait to the north, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar to the east, and Yemen and Oman to the south. Much of the country has a desert climate, averaging less than a few inches of precipitation per year, and temperatures often reach well above 100°F. Despite its parched landscape, Saudi Arabia is a key provider of one of the world’s most important commodities. Just four years after Ibn Saud unified Saudi Arabia in 1932, the country’s first productive oil well was established. Since that time, Saudi Arabia has become the world’s leading petroleum producer and exporter. In recent years, Saudi Arabia has been thrust into the limelight by allowing Western and Arab nations to use the country to deploy their forces during the First Gulf War in 1991 and by being a place where the Islamist terrorist group al-Qaeda established a base for its operations.

Specifications

Full-color and black-and-white photographs and maps. Chronology and timeline. Bibliography. Web sites. Further reading. Index.

About the Author(s)

Heather Lehr Wagner is a writer and editor. She is the author of more than 30 books exploring social and political issues. She earned a B.A. in political science from Duke University and an M.A. in government from the College of William and Mary.

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