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General Information |
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| Chief
of the state |
King
and Prime Minister FAHD bin Abd al-Aziz Al
Saud |
| Head
of the Government |
King
and Prime Minister FAHD bin Abd al-Aziz Al
Saud |
| Capital |
Riyadh. |
| Area |
total:
1,960,582 sq km
land: 1,960,582 sq km
water: 0 sq km |
| Location |
Middle
East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red
Sea, north of Yemen |
| Land
boundaries |
total:
4,415 km
border countries: Iraq 814 km, Jordan 728
km, Kuwait 222 km, Oman 676 km, Qatar 60 km,
UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,458 km |
| Coastline |
2,640
km |
| Maritime
claims |
contiguous
zone: 18 nm
continental shelf: not specified
territorial sea: 12 nm |
| Climate |
Harsh,
dry desert with great extremes of
temperature |
| Natural
Resources |
Petroleum,
natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper |
| Irrigated
land |
4,350
sq km (1993 est.) |
| Natural
hazards |
Frequent
sand and dust storms |
| Environment-current
issues |
Desertification;
depletion of underground water resources;
the lack of perennial rivers or permanent
water bodies has prompted the development of
extensive seawater desalination facilities;
coastal pollution from oil spills |
| Environment-international
agreements |
party
to: Climate Change, Desertification,
Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Law of
the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection
signed, but not ratified: none of the
selected agreements |
| Population |
21,504,613(approx)
note: includes 5,321,938 non-nationals
(approx) |
| Age
structure |
0-14
years: 43% (male 4,705,724; female
4,543,918)
15-64 years: 54% (male 6,925,020; female
4,783,570)
65 years and over: 3% (male 291,449; female
254,932)(approx) |
| Population
growth rate |
3.39%
(approx) |
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| Population
& its structure |
Population
& its structure |
| Political
Structure |
Political
Structure |
| Birth
rate |
37.38
births/1,000 population (approx.) |
| Death
rate |
4.86
deaths/1,000 population (approx.) |
| Net
migration rate |
1.4
migrant(s)/1,000 population (approx.) |
| Sex
ratio |
at
birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.45 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 1.14 male(s)/female
total population: 1.24 male(s)/female (approx.) |
| Infant
mortality rate |
38.8
deaths/1,000 live births (approx.) |
| Life
expectancy at birth |
total
population: 70.55 years
male: 68.67 years
female: 72.53 years (approx.) |
| Total
fertility rate |
6.34
children born/woman (approx.)
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| Nationality |
noun:
Saudi(s)
adjective: Saudi or Saudi Arabian |
| Ethnic
groups |
Arab
90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
| Religious |
Muslim
100% |
| Legislative
Branch |
A
consultative council (90 members and a chairman appointed by the
monarch for four-year terms) |
| Official
Language |
Arabic |
| Literacy |
definition:
age 15 and over can read and write
total population: 62.8%
male: 71.5%
female: 50.2% (approx.) |
| Currency |
1
Saudi riyal (SR) = 100 halalah |
| Inflation |
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| Legal
System |
Based
on Islamic law, several secular codes have been introduced;
commercial disputes handled by special committees; has not
accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction |
| GDP:
Purchasing Power Parity |
$186
billion (approx.) |
| GDP
- real growth rate |
-10.8%
(approx.) |
| GDP
- per capita |
$9,000
(approx.) |
| GDP
- Composition by sector |
agriculture:
6%
industry: 53%
services: 41% (approx.) |
| Economy
Overview |
Economic
Overview |
| Household
income |
lowest
10%: NA%
highest 10%: NA% |
| Inflation
rate (consumer prices) |
-0.2%
(approx.) |
| Labor
force: |
7
million note: 35% of the population in the 15-64 age group is
non-national (approx.) |
| Labor
force-by occupation |
Government
40%, industry, construction, and oil 25%, services 30%,
agriculture 5% |
| Budget |
revenues:
$32.3 billion
expenditures: $44 billion, including capital expenditures of $N(approx.) |
| Industries |
Crude
oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals,
cement, two small steel-rolling mills, construction, fertilizer,
plastics |
| Industrial
production growth rate |
1%
(approx.) |
| Agriculture-
products |
Wheat,
barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs,
milk |
| Exports |
$59.7
billion |
| Exports-commodities |
Petroleum
and petroleum products 90% |
| Exports-partners |
Japan
18%, US 15%, South Korea 11%, Singapore 8%, India 4% |
| Imports |
$26.2
billion |
| Imports-commodities |
Machinery
and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motor vehicles, textiles |
| Imports-partners |
US
23%, UK 17%, Japan 8%, Germany 8%, Italy 5% |
| Communication |
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| Telephones |
1.46
million |
| Telephone
system |
domestic:
extensive microwave radio relay and coaxial and fiber-optic
cable systems
international: microwave radio relay to Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait,
Qatar, UAE, Yemen, and Sudan; coaxial cable to Kuwait and
Jordan; submarine cable to Djibouti, Egypt and Bahrain;
satellite earth stations-5 Intelsat (3 Atlantic Ocean and 2
Indian Ocean), 1 Arabsat, and 1 Inmarsat (Indian Ocean region) |
| Radio
broadcast stations |
AM
43, FM 13, shortwave 0 |
| Radios |
5
million |
| Television
broadcast stations |
117 |
| Televisions |
4.5
million |
| Railways |
total:
1,390 km
standard gauge: 1,390 km 1.435-m gauge (448 km double track |
| Highways |
total:
162,000 km
paved: 69,174 km
unpaved: 92,826 km |
| Pipelines |
Crude
oil 6,400 km; petroleum products 150 km; natural gas 2,200 km
(includes natural gas liquids 1,600 km) |
| Ports
and Harbours |
Ad
Dammam, Al Jubayl, Duba, Jiddah, Jizan, Rabigh, Ra's al Khafji,
Mishab, Ras Tanura, Yanbu' al Bahr, Madinat Yanbu' al Sinaiyah |
| Airports |
205
(approx.) |
| Airports-with
paved runways |
total:
70
over 3,047 m: 30
2,438 to 3,047 m: 12
1,524 to 2,437 m: 23
914 to 1,523 m: 3
under 914 m: 2 (approx.) |
| Airports-with
unpaved runways |
total:
135
over 3,047 m: 1
2,438 to 3,047 m: 5
1,524 to 2,437 m: 78
914 to 1,523 m: 38
under 914 m: 13 (approx.) |
| Tax
Structure |
Tax
Structure |
| International
Membership |
ABEDA,
AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, BIS, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-19, G-77, GCC,
IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO,
IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM,
OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO,
UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO (applicant)
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| Other
Contacts |
Other
Contacts |
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