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Saudi Arabia
     
Saudi Arabia
an oil-producing country in the Middle East, ruled by a king. Population: 22,757,000 (2001). Capital: Riyadh. The city of Mecca, the holiest place in the religion of Islam, is in Saudi Arabia.
—Saudi Arabian noun, adjective
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