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Europe/Guernsey |
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UTC+0 |
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UTC+1 |
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Asia/Riyadh |
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UTC+3 |
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Svalbard and Jan Mayen are two overseas territories of the Kingdom of Norway, located in the Arctic region where the Arctic Ocean meets the North Atlantic Ocean. Svalbard is situated between the Norwegian mainland and the North Pole, with the main island, the city of Longyearbyen in Spitsbergen, as the main settlement, with scientific facilities such as the Global Seed Vault, which is special due to the fact that the Treaty of Svalbard allows for equal economic activities for citizens of many countries, and Jan Mayen, a volcanic island with a Norwegian meteorological station in the Greenland Sea, which is not permanently inhabited. Both have polar climates, dominated by tundra landscapes, with long, cold winters and short, cool summers, making them important areas for Arctic scientific research and ecological monitoring, as well as destinations for adventure tourism.
Located on the Arabian Peninsula in southwestern Asia, Saudi Arabia is the largest country in the Middle East, with Riyadh as its capital. Major cities in the country include Jeddah (the economic center of the Red Sea coast), Mecca (the first holy place of Islam, which attracts Muslims from all over the world to perform Hajj every year), Medina (the second holy place of Islam), etc. The country is rich in oil resources and is one of the largest oil exporters in the world. Rich in oil resources, it is one of the world's largest oil exporters, and in recent years, it has been actively promoting the "2030 Vision" to promote economic diversification. Culturally, Islam is the core religion, and traditional Arab customs are preserved, while modernization is rapid, with well-developed transportation and infrastructure.