Why in the news?

  • A high-level Saudi Arabia delegation met the Secretary, Union Ministry of Textiles, to advance bilateral cooperation in the textile sector.

Saudi Arabia

  • Location: Saudi Arabia is a west Asian country locate in 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 .

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