| Geographic
Coordinates |
|
25
00 N, 45 00 E |
|
| Area |
|
|
| Total
Area |
|
1,960,582
sq km |
| Land
Area |
|
1,960,582
sq km |
| Comparative
Area |
|
slightly
less than one-fourth the size of the US |
| Climate |
|
harsh,
dry desert with great extremes of temperature |
|
| Terrain |
|
mostly
uninhabited, sandy desert |
| Lowest
Point |
|
Persian
Gulf 0 m |
| Highest
Point |
|
Jabal
Sawda' 3,133 m |
| Natural
Resources |
|
petroleum,
natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper |
| Geographic
Note |
|
extensive
coastlines on Persian Gulf and Red Sea provide great leverage on shipping
(especially crude oil) through Persian Gulf and Suez Canal |
|
| Population |
|
19,409,058
(July 1996 est.) |
| Population
Growth Rate |
|
3.45%
(1996 est. |
| Birth
Rate |
|
38.32
births/1,000 population (1996 est.) |
| Death
Rate |
|
5.36
deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.) |
| Infant
Mortality |
|
46.4
deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.) |
| Life
Expectancy At Birth |
|
|
| Total
Population |
|
69
years |
| Male |
|
67.25
years |
| Female |
|
70.84
years (1996 est.) |
|
| Ethnic
Divisions |
|
Arab
90%, Afro-Asian 10% |
| Religions |
|
Muslim
100% |
| Languages |
|
Arabic |
|
| Literacy |
|
age
15 and over can read and write (1995 est.) |
| Total
Population |
|
62.80% |
| Male |
|
71.50% |
| Female |
|
50.20% |
|
| Name
of Country |
|
|
| Conventional
Long Form |
|
Kingdom
of Saudi Arabia |
| Conventional
Short Form |
|
Saudi
Arabia |
| Local
Long Form |
|
Al
Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah |
| Local
Short Form |
|
Al
Arabiyah as Suudiyah |
| Former
Name |
|
N/A |
|
| Type
of Government |
|
monarchy |
| Capital |
|
Riyadh |
| Independence |
|
23
September 1932 (unification) |
|
| GDP |
|
purchasing
power parity - $189.3 billion (1995 est.) |
| GDP
Real Growth Rate |
|
0%
(1995 est.) |
| GDP
Per Capita |
|
$10,100
(1995 est.) |
| GDP
Composition By Sector |
|
|
| Agriculture |
|
9% |
| Industry |
|
50% |
| Services |
|
41%
(1994 est.) |
| Currency |
|
1
Saudi riyal (SR) = 100 halalah |
