A government is a body that has the authority to make and the power to enforce laws within a civil, corporate, religious, academic, or other organization or group. In its broadest sense, "to govern" means to administer or supervise, whether over a state, a set group of people, or a collection of assets.
The word government is derived from the Greek Κυβερνήτης (kyvernites), which means "steersman", "governor", "pilot" or "rudder".
Typically, "the government" refers to the executive function. In many countries (particularly those having parliamentary systems), the Government refers to the executive branch of government or a specifically named executive, i.e. the Blair Government (compare to the administration as in the Clinton administration in U.S. usage). The Welsh Assembly Government is the name of the executive branch of Wales, and Scottish Government is the unofficial term to describe the Scottish Executive. In countries using the Westminster system, the party in government will also usually control the legislature.
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CIA - Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Saudi Arabia - List of government officials and their titles, updated weekly. Also includes the head of the central bank, ambassadors to the United States and Permanent Representatives to the UN, New York.
Deputy Ministry for Mineral Resources - Official web site. Has information and links on mining resources, investment and publications.
Electionworld.org - Saudi Arabia - Database on national elections includes results of the last elections and links to parliaments and parties.
ICL - Saudi Arabia Index - Complete copies and links to the country's Constitution, along with related background, history and events, provided by International Constitutional Law.
King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz - A site dedicated to the life and contributions of the Saudi monarch.
Meta Description: [ King Fahd Bin Abdul Aziz Web Site. A wealth of information on King Fahd. ]
Minister of Economy and Planning - Features organizational charts, and more in Arabic.
Ministry of Agriculture - With a brief comment on agricultural policies, and more in Arabic.
Ministry of Finance - Features some economic statistics, and more in Arabic.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs - With information on Saudi Arabia's relations with other countries.
Ministry of Hajj - Official website of the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Hajj, directly responsible for all Pilgrim affairs in the Kingdom. Offers a comprehensive information resource on the Hajj.
Meta Description: [ A comprehensive account of all aspects of the Hajj and Umrah, the journey of a lifetime. ]
Ministry Of Petroleum and Mineral Resources - Supervises and monitors exploration, development, production, refining, transportation, distribution activities related to petroleum and petroleum products.
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Presidency of Civil Aviation - Offers information on flights, airports statistics and tenders.
Saudi Arabian Information Resource - A Ministry of Information website. Contains more than 2,000 pages of information about the kingdom.
Meta Description: [ A wealth of information on the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. ]
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Saudi Government Ministries - A directory to the ministries, autonomous agencies and diplomatic offices with links to official websites.
Meta Description: [ Saudi Government ministries, The Saudi Network. Trade and business information and links to saudi arabia, arabian gulf and middle east area. member of Nova Stars Information Services. ]
The Saudi Fund for Development - Provides financing and insurance to facilitate the development of non-oil exports. [Arabic, English, French]
Meta Description: [ الصندوق السعودي للتنمية - برنامج الصادرات السعودية: أنشئ البرنامج لتقديم تسهيلات التمويل والضمان اللازمين لتنمية الصادرات الوطنية غير النفطية في إطار سياسة تشجي... ]
US Law Library of Congress: Saudi Arabia - Annotated compendium of online sources providing access to primary documents, legal commentary and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics.
Meta Description: [ The Guide to Law Online is an annotated compendium of sources accessible through the Internet. Links provide access to primary documents, legal commentary, and general government information about specific jurisdictions and topics. ]
Wikipedia - Abdullah bin Abdulaziz al-Saud - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article about the King of Saudi Arabia.
World Legal Information Institute - Saudi Arabia - Catalog and search facilities for over 500 databases from 55 countries including case-law, legislation, treaties, law reform reports, law journals, and other materials.
Meta Description: [ Legal directory and search engine - legislation, case-law, journals, law reform, by country and subject. ]
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