Why in the news?

  • The 7th meeting of the India-Saudi Arabia Joint Committee on Defence Cooperation (JCDC) was held in New Delhi

Saudi Arabia

  • Location: Saudi Arabia is a western Asian country located in the Arabian Peninsula.
  • Capital: Riyadh
  • Border Countries: Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman , Yemen.
  • Bordering Waterbodies: Red Sea, Persian Gulf.
  • Maritime Border
    • Bahrain is an island country off its east coast.
    • The Gulf of Aqaba in the northwest separates Saudi Arabia from Egypt and Israel.
  • Fact: Saudi Arabia is the only country with a coastline along both the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.
  • International Relations – Saudi Arabia joined the UN in 1945 and is a founding member of the Arab League, Gulf Cooperation Council, Muslim World League, and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ,