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Most of the country follows the pattern of the <a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_climate" title="Desert climate">desert climate</a>, with the exception of the southwest.</p> <table class="wikitable collapsible" style="width:90%; text-align:center; font-size:90%; line-height: 1.1em; margin:auto;"> <tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for <a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riyadh" title="Riyadh">Riyadh</a>, Saudi Arabia</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Month</th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="January">Jan</abbr></th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="February">Feb</abbr></th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="March">Mar</abbr></th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="April">Apr</abbr></th> <th>May</th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="June">Jun</abbr></th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="July">Jul</abbr></th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="August">Aug</abbr></th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="September">Sep</abbr></th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="October">Oct</abbr></th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="November">Nov</abbr></th> <th><abbr class="abbr" title="December">Dec</abbr></th> <th style="border-left-width:medium">Year</th> </tr> <tr> <th height="16">Record high °C (°F)</th> <td style="background:#FF3A00;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">33<br/> (92)</td> <td style="background:#FF2500;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">36<br/> (97)</td> <td style="background:#FF1800;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">38<br/> (101)</td> <td style="background:#EA0000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">43<br/> (109)</td> <td style="background:#B30000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">47<br/> (117)</td> <td style="background:#600000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">53<br/> (128)</td> <td style="background:#A50000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">48<br/> (119)</td> <td style="background:#B30000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">47<br/> (116)</td> <td style="background:#CE0000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">45<br/> (113)</td> <td style="background:#EA0000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">43<br/> (109)</td> <td style="background:#FF2500;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">36<br/> (97)</td> <td style="background:#FF4100;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">32<br/> (90)</td> <td style="background:#600000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">53<br/> (128)</td> </tr> <tr> <th height="16"><abbr class="abbr" title="Average high temperature during the day (average maximum daytime temperature)">Average high</abbr> °C (°F)</th> <td style="background:#FF9B37;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">19<br/> (67)</td> <td style="background:#FF7F00;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">23<br/> (74)</td> <td style="background:#FF6300;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">27<br/> (80)</td> <td style="background:#FF4100;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">32<br/> (90)</td> <td style="background:#FF1800;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">38<br/> (101)</td> <td style="background:#FF0300;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">41<br/> (106)</td> <td style="background:#EA0000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">43<br/> (109)</td> <td style="background:#F80000;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">42<br/> (108)</td> <td style="background:#FF0A00;color:#FFFFFF;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">40<br/> (104)</td> <td style="background:#FF3300;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">34<br/> (94)</td> <td style="background:#FF6300;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">27<br/> (81)</td> <td style="background:#FF860D;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">22<br/> (71)</td> <td style="background:#FF3F00;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">32.3<br/> (90.4)</td> </tr> <tr> <th height="16">Daily mean °C (°F)</th> <td style="background:#FFBD7C;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">14<br/> (58)</td> <td style="background:#FFA852;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17<br/> (62)</td> <td style="background:#FF8D1B;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">21<br/> (70)</td> <td style="background:#FF6300;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">27<br/> (80)</td> <td style="background:#FF4100;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">32<br/> (90)</td> <td style="background:#FF3300;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">34<br/> (94)</td> <td style="background:#FF2500;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">36<br/> (97)</td> <td style="background:#FF2500;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">36<br/> (96)</td> <td style="background:#FF3A00;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">33<br/> (91)</td> <td style="background:#FF5D00;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">28<br/> (82)</td> <td style="background:#FF860D;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">22<br/> (71)</td> <td style="background:#FFA852;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17<br/> (62)</td> <td style="background:#FF6800;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">26.4<br/> (79.4)</td> </tr> <tr> <th height="16"><abbr class="abbr" title="Average low temperature at night (average minimum night-time temperature)">Average low</abbr> °C (°F)</th> <td style="background:#FFD2A5;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">11<br/> (52)</td> <td style="background:#FFB66E;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">15<br/> (59)</td> <td style="background:#FF8D1B;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">21<br/> (69)</td> <td style="background:#FF6A00;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">26<br/> (78)</td> <td style="background:#FF5D00;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">28<br/> (83)</td> <td style="background:#FF5600;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">29<br/> (84)</td> <td style="background:#FF6300;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">27<br/> (81)</td> <td style="background:#FF6A00;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">26<br/> (78)</td> <td style="background:#FF9429;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">20<br/> (68)</td> <td style="background:#FFAF60;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">16<br/> (60)</td> <td style="background:#FFD2A5;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">11<br/> (52)</td> <td style="background:#FFDFC0;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">9<br/> (48)</td> <td style="background:#FF942A;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">19.9<br/> (67.7)</td> </tr> <tr> <th height="16">Record low °C (°F)</th> <td style="background:#E1E1FF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">−1<br/> (30)</td> <td style="background:#E6E6FF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0<br/> (32)</td> <td style="background:#FFFBF8;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">5<br/> (41)</td> <td style="background:#FFD2A5;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">11<br/> (52)</td> <td style="background:#FFA852;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">17<br/> (63)</td> <td style="background:#FF9429;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">20<br/> (68)</td> <td style="background:#FF860D;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">22<br/> (72)</td> <td style="background:#FF860D;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">22<br/> (72)</td> <td style="background:#FFAF60;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">16<br/> (61)</td> <td style="background:#FFCB97;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">12<br/> (54)</td> <td style="background:#FFEDDC;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">7<br/> (45)</td> <td style="background:#F1F1FF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">2<br/> (35)</td> <td style="background:#E1E1FF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">−1<br/> (30)</td> </tr> <tr> <th height="16"><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">Precipitation</a> cm (inches)</th> <td style="background:#D2D2FF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">3<br/> (1.2)</td> <td style="background:#CDCDFF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">3<br/> (1.2)</td> <td style="background:#F0F0FF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">1<br/> (0.4)</td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0<br/> (0)</td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0<br/> (0)</td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0<br/> (0)</td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0<br/> (0)</td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0<br/> (0)</td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0<br/> (0)</td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0<br/> (0)</td> <td style="background:#FFFFFF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">0<br/> (0)</td> <td style="background:#F0F0FF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center;">1<br/> (0.4)</td> <td style="background:#F4F4FF;color:#000000;font-size:85%;text-align:center; border-left-width:medium">8<br/> (3.2)</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:85%"><i>Source: Weatherbase <sup id="cite_ref-Weatherbase_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Weatherbase-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup></i></td> </tr> </table> <h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Climate_of_Saudi_Arabia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2> <div class="reflist" style="list-style-type: decimal;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Weatherbase-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Weatherbase_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><span class="citation web"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150401081726/http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather.php3?s=83404&refer=&units=us">"Weatherbase: Weather For Riyadh, Saudi Arabia"</a>. 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<th scope="row" class="navbox-group"><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="History of Saudi Arabia">History</a></th> <td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px;background:transparent;;background:transparent;"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Islamic_Arabia" title="Pre-Islamic Arabia">Pre-Islamic Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_in_Medina" title="Muhammad in Medina">Early Islamic State</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rashidun_Caliphate" title="Rashidun Caliphate">Rashidun Caliphate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umayyad_Caliphate" title="Umayyad Caliphate">Umayyad Caliphate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbasid_Caliphate" title="Abbasid Caliphate">Abbasid Caliphate</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Arabia" title="Ottoman Arabia">Ottoman Arabia</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Diriyah" title="Emirate of Diriyah">Emirate of Diriyah</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Nejd" title="Emirate of Nejd">Emirate of Nejd</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unification_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Unification of Saudi Arabia">Unification</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> <td class="navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:0%;padding:0px 0px 0px 2px"> <div><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Emblem of Saudi Arabia"><img alt="Coat of arms of Saudi Arabia.svg" src="//web.archive.org/web/20150401081726im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/100px-Coat_of_arms_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png" width="100" height="108" srcset="//web.archive.org/web/20150401081726im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/150px-Coat_of_arms_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 1.5x, //web.archive.org/web/20150401081726im_/http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Coat_of_arms_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg/200px-Coat_of_arms_of_Saudi_Arabia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="273" data-file-height="296"/></a></div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group"><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Geography of Saudi Arabia">Geography</a></th> <td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px;background:transparent;"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0px"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cities_and_towns_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of cities and towns in Saudi Arabia">Cities and towns</a></li> <li><strong class="selflink">Climate</strong></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regions_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Regions of Saudi Arabia">Regions</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_governorates_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of governorates of Saudi Arabia">Governorates</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group"><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politics_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Politics of Saudi Arabia">Politics</a></th> <td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px;background:transparent;"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0px"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="padding:0px"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegiance_Council" title="Allegiance Council">Allegiance Council</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Ministers_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Council of Ministers of Saudi Arabia">Cabinet</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Consultative_Assembly_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Consultative Assembly of Saudi Arabia">Consultative Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Custodian_of_the_Two_Holy_Mosques" title="Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques">Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_relations_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Foreign relations of Saudi Arabia">Foreign relations</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="King of Saudi Arabia">King</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mabahith" title="Mabahith">Mabahith <small style="font-size:85%;">(secret police)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Council_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="National Security Council (Saudi Arabia)">National Security Council</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_program_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Nuclear program of Saudi Arabia">Nuclear program</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Prime Minister of Saudi Arabia">Prime Minister</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:2.95em;padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legal_system_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Legal system of Saudi Arabia">Law</a></th> <td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;padding:0px"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basic_Law_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Basic Law of Saudi Arabia">Basic Law</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Capital punishment in Saudi Arabia">Capital punishment</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_of_religion_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Freedom of religion in Saudi Arabia">Freedom of religion</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Human rights in Saudi Arabia">Human rights</a> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="LGBT rights in Saudi Arabia">LGBT</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rape_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Rape in Saudi Arabia">Rape</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_rights_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Women's rights in Saudi Arabia">Women</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Committee_for_the_Promotion_of_Virtue_and_the_Prevention_of_Vice_(Saudi_Arabia)" title="Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and the Prevention of Vice (Saudi Arabia)">Mutaween <small style="font-size:85%;">(religious police)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_passport" title="Saudi Arabian passport">Passport</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Military of Saudi Arabia" class="mw-redirect">Military</a></th> <td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_Army" title="Saudi Arabian Army">Army</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Navy" title="Royal Saudi Navy">Navy</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Air_Force" title="Royal Saudi Air Force">Air Force</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Saudi_Air_Defense" title="Royal Saudi Air Defense">Air Defense</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_National_Guard" title="Saudi Arabian National Guard">National Guard</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Mukhabarat_Al_A%27amah" title="Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah">General Intelligence Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_military_ranks" title="Saudi Arabian military ranks">Military ranks</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group"><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Economy of Saudi Arabia">Economy</a></th> <td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px;background:transparent;"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0px"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Agriculture in Saudi Arabia">Agriculture</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_companies_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of companies of Saudi Arabia">Companies</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Energy in Saudi Arabia">Energy</a> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_reserves_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Oil reserves in Saudi Arabia">Oil reserves</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_oil_industry_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="History of the oil industry in Saudi Arabia">History of the oil industry</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_workers_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Foreign workers in Saudi Arabia">Foreign workers</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irrigation_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Irrigation in Saudi Arabia">Irrigation</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OPEC" title="OPEC">OPEC</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_riyal" title="Saudi riyal">Riyal <small style="font-size:85%;">(currency)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_Monetary_Agency" title="Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency">Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency <small style="font-size:85%;">(central bank)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tadawul" title="Tadawul">Tadawul <small style="font-size:85%;">(stock exchange)</small></a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telecommunications_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Telecommunications in Saudi Arabia">Telecommunications</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Tourism in Saudi Arabia">Tourism</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Transport in Saudi Arabia">Transport</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> </table> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group"><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Saudi_Arabian_society" title="Category:Saudi Arabian society">Society</a></th> <td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px;background:transparent;"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"></div> <table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0px"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Censorship in Saudi Arabia">Censorship</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Crime in Saudi Arabia">Crime</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Demographics of Saudi Arabia">Demographics</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Education_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Education in Saudi Arabia">Education</a> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_universities_and_colleges_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="List of universities and colleges in Saudi Arabia">universities</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_care_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Health care in Saudi Arabia">Health care</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Human trafficking in Saudi Arabia">Human trafficking</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Obesity in Saudi Arabia">Obesity</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Prostitution in Saudi Arabia">Prostitution</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Religion in Saudi Arabia">Religion</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terrorism_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Terrorism in Saudi Arabia">Terrorism</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supply_and_sanitation_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Water supply and sanitation in Saudi Arabia">Water supply and sanitation</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;"><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Culture of Saudi Arabia">Culture</a></th> <td class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_art" title="Saudi Arabian art">Art</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cinema_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Cinema of Saudi Arabia">Cinema</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_cuisine" title="Saudi Arabian cuisine">Cuisine</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Islam in Saudi Arabia">Islam</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabic_language" title="Arabic language">Language</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Media of Saudi Arabia">Media</a> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Television in Saudi Arabia">television</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Music of Saudi Arabia">Music</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_holidays_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Public holidays in Saudi Arabia">Public holidays</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport_in_Saudi_Arabia" title="Sport in Saudi Arabia">Sport</a></li> </ul> </div> </td> </tr> <tr style="height:2px"> <td colspan="2"></td> </tr> <tr> <th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="padding-left:0.5em;padding-right:0.5em;font-weight:normal;">Symbols</th> <td class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="text-align:left;border-left-width:2px;border-left-style:solid;width:100%;padding:0px"> <div style="padding:0em 0.25em"> <ul> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Anthem_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="National Anthem of Saudi Arabia">Anthem</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20150401081726/http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emblem_of_Saudi_Arabia" title="Emblem of Saudi Arabia">Emblem</a></li> <li><a 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