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Saudi Arabia - Middle East



Population  PopulationTop of page
InhabitantsLife expectancy
27,601,038
total population: 75.88 years
male: 73.85 years
female: 78.02 years (2007 est.)
Ethnic groupsReligions
Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%Muslim 100%
LanguagesLiteracy
Arabicdefinition: age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 78.8%
male: 84.7%
female: 70.8% (2003 est.)


Government  GovernmentTop of page
Government typeCapital
monarchy Riyadh
IndependanceNational day
23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)
ConstitutionLegal system
governed according to Islamic law; the Basic Law that articulates the government's rights and responsibilities was promulgated by royal decree in 1992based on Shari'a law, several secular codes have been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction


Economy  EconomyTop of page
GDP (purchasing power parity)Growth rate
$286.2 billion (2006 est.)5.9% (2006 est.)
GDP per inhabitantUnemployment rate
$13,800 (2006 est.)13% among Saudi males only (local bank estimate; some estimates range as high as 25%) (2004 est.)
Population below poverty lineInflation rate
NA%1.9% (2006 est.)
ExportsImports
$204.5 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)$64.16 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Reserves of foreign exchange and goldCurrency
$31.63 billion (2006 est.)Saudi riyal (SAR)
Military expenditures
10% (2005 est.)


Geography  GeographyTop of page
LocationArea
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen 2,149,690 sq km
ClimateNatural resources
harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremespetroleum, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper


Communication  CommunicationTop of page
CellularsInternet code
13.3 million (2005).sa
Internet hostsInternet users
10,931 (2006)3.2 million (2006)


Transportation  TransportationTop of page
AirportsRailways (in km)
208 (2006)1,392 km
Roadways (in km)Pipelines (in km)
152,044 km condensate 212 km; gas 1,880 km; liquid petroleum gas 1,183 km; oil 4,531 km; refined products 1,150 km (2006)