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Saudi Arabia Flag The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is the largest Arab country in the Middle East, and occupies the bulk of the A Arabian Peninisula. It borders Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen, and is connected to the island nation of Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway.

Saudi Arabia contains Mecca and Medina, the two holiest places in Islam, and as a result is sometimes known as "The Land of the Two Holy Mosques".

As of 2009, the population of Saudi Arabia was estimated as being 28,686,633, including about 5.5 million resident foreigners. The country's capital and largest city is Riyadh, which, as of 2009, had a population somewhere in the region of 6.2 to 6.6 million.

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Saudi Arabia - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture
By Nicolas Buchele

Kuperard
Released: 2008-06-03
Paperback (168 pages)

Saudi Arabia - Culture Smart!: the essential guide to customs & culture
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Culture Smart! provides essential information on attitudes, beliefs and behavior in different countries, ensuring that you arrive at your destination aware of basic manners, common courtesies, and sensitive issues. These concise guides tell you what to expect, how to behave, and how to establish a rapport with your hosts. This inside knowledge will enable you to steer clear of embarrassing gaffes and mistakes, feel confident in unfamiliar situations, and develop trust, friendships, and successful business relationships.

Culture Smart! offers illuminating insights into the culture and society of a particular country. It will help you to turn your visit-whether on business or for pleasure-into a memorable and enriching experience. Contents include:

* customs, values, and traditions
* historical, religious, and political background
* life at home
* leisure, social, and cultural life
* eating and drinking
* do's, don'ts, and taboos
* business practices
* communication, spoken and unspoken

"Culture Smart has come to the rescue of hapless travellers." Sunday Times Travel

"... the perfect introduction to the weird, wonderful and downright odd quirks and customs of various countries." Global Travel

"...full of fascinating-as well as common-sense-tips to help you avoid embarrassing faux pas." Observer

"...as useful as they are entertaining." Easyjet Magazine

"...offer glimpses into the psyche of a faraway world." New York Times
Saudi Arabia: The Business Traveller's Handbook (Business Traveller's Handbooks)
By Andrew Mead

Interlink Publishing Group
Paperback (232 pages)

Saudi Arabia: The Business Traveller s Handbook (Business Traveller s Handbooks)
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Renowned as the largest oil-producing nation in the world, Saudi Arabia is today the economic hub of the gulf. Less well-known is the fact that much of this vast oil revenue has been channeled into developing the nation's infrastructure and building a social and economic system to support future generations. This, coupled with the government's emphasis on diversification for the long term, makes Saudia Arabia one of the most important export markets in the world - a land of opportunity for those ready to venture into the heart of Arabia.

*Essential tips on where to stay and how to get started

*Local customs, business etiquette, basic vocabulary, and useful phrases

*Where to lunch and dine a local guest

*Full details of organizations offering support and advice

*Authoritative insights into major economic and commercial sectors

*General travel advice

*The nitty gritty of import regulations and dealing with customs

*Advice on local partnerships and regional offices

*Appendix of useful contacts

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The (Stacey International)
By Norman Anderson

Stacey International
Hardcover (247 pages)

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, The (Stacey International)
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This single, large format volume, covers the history, culture, religion, economy and government of the country, providing detailed information on social development, the cities and industrial output. Illustrated with a wealth of previously unpublished photographs and an array of useful maps, this book, with its balanced coverage and specialist research, is an absolute must. The original edition of this work, published some twenty years ago, has long been acknowledged as the illustrated reference on the country, updated at regular intervals. This long awaited new edition starts from a clean slate, with a new larger format, completely new illustrative material throughout, and a text substantially rewritten.
Saudi Arabia (Lonely Planet Saudi Arabia)
By Anthony Ham & Anthony Madden

Lonely Planet Publications
Paperback (208 pages)

Saudi Arabia (Lonely Planet Saudi Arabia)
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This Lonely Planet guidebook takes an in-depth look at Saudi culture, history and politics, and includes a special section for expatriate workers as well as detailed information for pilgrims on the Hajj.
Customs & Etiquette of Arabia and Gulf States (Customs & Etiquette Pocket Guides)
By Bruce Ingham

Bravo Ltd.
Paperback (96 pages)

Customs & Etiquette of  Arabia and Gulf States (Customs & Etiquette Pocket Guides)
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A comprehensive ready-reckoner to the customs and etiquette of the Arabian Peninsula.The Heart of the Middle East, in terms of Arab culture and customs, is Saudi Arabia -- principal oil state and the West's most important Middle East ally. This book draws its inspiration and guidelines from the Saudi way of life, but also takes account of the neighbouring Arab states around the Persian Gulf, including Kuwait, Qatar and United Arab Emirates.Contents: The Land (including nomadic life in the 21st century); Islam (including the Holy Cities and Sharia Law); The People (including religious festivals, the lunar calendar and Arab attitude to women); The Home (including house and tent and the women's part of the home); Social Relations (including greetings, the nose kiss, entering a majlis and right and left hand); Food & Eating Out (including a traditional Arab meal); City Life (including eating out and taboos); Business (including 'time' in Arabia); Travelling; the Arabic Language; Facts about the Peninsula; Index.
In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom
By Qanta Ahmed

Sourcebooks, Inc.
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In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor s Journey in the Saudi Kingdom
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"In this stunningly written book, a Western trained Muslim doctor brings alive what it means for a woman to live in the Saudi Kingdom. I've rarely experienced so vividly the shunning and shaming, racism and anti-Semitism, but the surprise is how Dr. Ahmed also finds tenderness at the tattered edges of extremism, and a life-changing pilgrimage back to her Muslim faith." - Gail Sheehy

The decisions that change your life are often the most impulsive ones.

Unexpectedly denied a visa to remain in the United States, Qanta Ahmed, a young British Muslim doctor, becomes an outcast in motion. On a whim, she accepts an exciting position in Saudi Arabia. This is not just a new job; this is a chance at adventure in an exotic land she thinks she understands, a place she hopes she will belong.

What she discovers is vastly different. The Kingdom is a world apart, a land of unparralled contrast. She finds rejection and scorn in the places she believed would most embrace her, but also humor, honesty, loyalty and love.

And for Qanta, more than anything, it is a land of opportunity. A place where she discovers what it takes for one woman to recreate herself in the land of invisible women. (20080801)
Culture Shock!: Saudi Arabia
By Harvey Tripp

Graphic Arts Center Publishing Company
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Culture Shock!: Saudi Arabia
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Culture Shock! adds two new "At Your Door" city lifestyle guides and one new country guide. The release of more Revised and Expanded Culture Shock! country editions continues with thirty-one now available. With over 1.5 million copies sold worldwide, the Culture Shock! brand name is recognized as the leading reference source for international customs and etiquette.
Saudi Arabia Travel Guide (Berlitz travel guide)
By Cyril Glasse

Hungry Minds Inc,U.S.
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