| − | '''The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''' (''al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya'', '''المملكة العربية السعودية''', also '''Saudi Arabia''' or '''KSA''') is a large country on the Arabian peninsula. Ruled by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King [[Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud]], the country is one of the few absolute monarchies left in the world. [[Shari'a]] (Islamic jurisprudence) is the official law of the Kingdom. The Kingdom was first declared on 8 January 1926 by [[Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud]], and was brought together on 22 September 1932. | + | '''The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia''' (''al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya'', '''المملكة العربية السعودية''', also '''Saudi Arabia''' or '''KSA''') is a big desert nation smack-dab in the center of the Middle East. It is a monarchy ruled by the House of Saud, which is propped up by the [[United States]] government in exchange for gargantuan quantities of oil. In the grand tradition of the United States supporting democracy around the world, Saudi Arabia, dominated by [[Wahhabi]] Islam, is one of the most repressive absolute monarchies in the world. The Kingdom was first declared on 8 January 1926 by [[Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud]], and was brought together on 22 September 1932. |