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CIA World Factbook
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Essential facts, plus politics, media and key dates in Saudi Arabia's history
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Saudi riyal (SAR)
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History and politics
Saudi timeline
A chronology of key events (from the BBC)
Text of constitution ("Basic Law", 1993)
List of government ministers (CIA)
International Crisis Group
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Historical and political texts relating to Saudi Arabia
Travel
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Travel advice
Lonely Planet
Online tourist guide to Saudi Arabia
Saudia
The national airline
Electricity, plugs and sockets
Economy
World Bank: Saudi Arabia
Comprehensive economic data
US-Saudi Arabian Business Council
Water and agriculture in Saudi Arabia
FAO country profile
Saudi Arabia: further reading
The Other Saudis: Shiism, Dissent and Sectarianism
Toby Matthiesen, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Joyriding in Riyadh: Oil, Urbanism, and Road Revolt
Pascal Menoret, 2014. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Saudi Arabia: A Kingdom in Peril
Paul Aarts and Carolien Roelants. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Force and Fanaticism: Wahhabism in Saudi Arabia and Beyond
Simon Ross Valentine, 2015. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The Islamic Utopia: The Illusion of Reform in Saudi Arabia
Andrew Hammond, 2012. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
The History of Saudi Arabia
by Alexei Vassiliev. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Inside the Kingdom: Kings, Clerics, Modernists, Terrorists, and the Struggle
for Saudi Arabia
Robert Lacey, 2010. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Saudi Arabia Exposed: Inside a Kingdom in Crisis
by John Bradley. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Adama
A novel by Turki al-Hamad. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
Cradle of Islam: The Hijaz and the Quest for an Arabian Identity
by Mai Yamani. Available from amazon.com or amazon.co.uk
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