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True or false: The political and religious system in Saudi Arabia is struggling to adapt to the demands of the new millennium.
True
True or false: Saudi Arabia has less authority over its people than any medieval European kingdom.
False
True or false: Saudi Arabia is embracing globalization with an open approach.
False
True or false: Saudi Arabia has the largest share of the world's proven petroleum reserves.
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True or false: Saudi Arabia shares borders with six countries.
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True or false: Over 80% of the Arabian Peninsula is made up of Saudi Arabia.
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True or false: Saudi Arabia has permanent rivers, streams, lakes, or other freshwater bodies within its borders.
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Study Notes
- Saudi Arabia is a nation with an eighteenth-century political and religious system struggling to adapt to the demands of the new millennium.
- It is governed by an absolute monarchy with more authority over its people than any medieval European kingdom.
- The country confronts multiple challenges of globalization with a cautious approach.
- Saudi Arabia has the largest share of the world's proven petroleum reserves and a dominant role in OPEC.
- It shares borders with eight countries and makes up 80% of the Arabian Peninsula.
- Over half of Saudi Arabia is uninhabitable desert, producing ferocious wind and dust storms.
- The country has no permanent rivers, streams, lakes, or other freshwater bodies within its borders.
- Less than 2% of the land is arable, and only a tiny percentage of the total soil supports sustained agricultural activity.
- The country invests billions of dollars in massive desalinization plants to produce about one-fourth of the entire world's desalinized water.
- Saudi Arabia has a significant role in promoting fundamentalist Wahhabi Islam.
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Test your knowledge of Saudi Arabia, a nation with a complex political and religious system, and home to the largest proven petroleum reserves in the world. Explore the challenges the country faces in a globalized world while navigating its vast uninhabitable deserts and limited resources. Discover Saudi Arabia's role in OPEC, its investment in desalinization plants, and its promotion of fundamentalist Wahhabi Islam. Take this quiz to see how much you know about this fascinating country.
