1. Saudi Arabia is an Arab state in the Middle East and is one of the world's largest oil producers.
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3. Saudi Arabia released details about how government critic Jamal Khashoggi was killed inside its consulate in Istanbul.
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4. In 2017, Saudi Arabia imposed a land, naval and air blockade on Qatar.
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5. Saudi Arabia has a life expectancy of 74.6 years according to the latest data for the year 2016 from the World Bank.
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6. In February 2017, Saudi Arabia appointed its first woman to head the Saudi Stock Exchange.
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9. In November 2013, Saudi Arabia expelled thousands of illegal Ethiopian residents from the Kingdom.
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13. In November 2005, Saudi Arabia was approved as a member of the World Trade Organization.
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16. Saudi Arabia is Britain's largest arms customer, with more than £4.6 billion worth of arms bought since the start of Saudi-led coalition in Yemen.
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17. In 2017, Saudi Arabia signed a 110 billion dollar arms deal with the United States.
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18. Saudi Arabia has a long list of outstanding orders for arms, including 27 more combat aircraft from the UK, 154 combat aircraft from the USA and a large number of armoured vehicles from Canada.
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19. Saudi Arabia has been seen as a moderating influence in the Arab–Israeli conflict, periodically putting forward a peace plan between Israel and the Palestinians and condemning Hezbollah.
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20. Saudi Arabia was involved in the CIA-led Timber Sycamore covert operation to train and arm Syrian rebels.
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21. In the Arab and Muslim worlds, Saudi Arabia is considered to be pro-Western and pro-American, and it is certainly a long-term ally of the United States.
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22. Saudi Arabia supports the intended formation of the Arab Customs Union in 2015 and an Arab common market by 2020, as announced at the 2009 Arab League summit.
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23. Saudi Arabia joined the UN in 1945 and is a founding member of the Arab League, Gulf Cooperation Council, Muslim World League, and the Organization of the Islamic Conference.
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25. Saudi Arabia remains one of the very few countries in the world not to accept the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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27. In the 1980s, Saudi Arabia spent $25 billion in support of Saddam Hussein in the Iran–Iraq War.
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29. In 1973, Saudi Arabia led an oil boycott against the Western countries that supported Israel in the Yom Kippur War against Egypt and Syria.
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34. Saudi Arabia has quietly revised its plan to overhaul its government and economy by 2020, lowering some targets as Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman's ambitions bump up against the reality of implementation.
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