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 | SAUDI ARABIA[al-'Arabiyya al-Sa'udiyya] : |
| General useful information |
| Note: some data are of constant value, while other are due to changes, fluctuations etc. |
| Nation and population |
| official name (short form): al-'Arabîya as-Sa'ûdîya |
| country code ISO: SA //; - FIPS: SA |
| location: Southwest Asia |
| time zone: +3 UT |
| surface (land) area: 2248000 sq.km = 864000 sq.mi //; - area incl. inland waters: sq.km = sq.mi |
| geographical position in extreme co-ordinates: North: 32° N / South: 15° N / East: 56° E / West: 35° E |
| borders (land): Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen |
| borders (coastline): Persian Gulf, Red Sea (both parts of Indian Ocean) |
| climate: hot and arid |
| Government |
| independent since: 1932-09-23 |
| type of government: monarchy |
| capital: ar-Riyâdh |
| administrative division: mintaqah [region] (13) |
| Population |
| population according to the latest census (1992): 16929,294, or: 16948,388 |
| total population according to the estimate of midyear 2000: 22023,506; or: 20723,000 /-; 2001: 22342,000 |
| population density: 10 per sq.km = 25 per sq.mi |
| population growth: 5% //; - doubling time: 23 years |
| birth rate: 37 - 42 per 1000 |
| death rate: 6 -7 per 1000 |
| fertility rate: 7 children per female |
| maternal mortality: 52 per 100,000 |
| infant mortality (1-4 years): 29 per 1000 |
| life expectancy: 68 years (male: 66; female: 70) |
| age breakdown: 0-14 years: 45% //; - 15-59 years: 51% //; - 60+ years: 4% |
| urbanisation: 85% //; - urbanisation growth: 8% |
| percentage of urban population in the greatest city: 18% |
| Ethnic composition, language, religion |
| ethnic groups: Saudi 82%; Yemeni 10%; other Arab 3%; other 5% |
| languages: Arabic |
| religious affiliation: Muslim 96,7% (Sunnî 93,3%; Shî'î 3,4%); Christian 2,9%; other 0,4% |
| Health |
| daily food intake: 2888 calories per capita |
| population with access to safe water: 95% |
| people per physician: 631 |
| people per hospital bed: 435 |
| Education, literacy |
| school enrolment: primary education 6-11 years: 76% |
| school enrolment: secondary education: 46% |
| school enrolment: tertiary education 20-24 years: 12% |
| adult literacy: 63% (male: 71%; female: 50%) [later total figure found: 82%] |
| Economy and infrastructure |
| Economy and trade |
| currency: Saudi riyal = 100 halalah |
| annual inflation rate: 2% |
| population below poverty line: 17% |
| Gross Domestic Product: USD 7240 per capita |
| GNI USD 7230 per capita //; - [ppp: 11390] |
| GDP growth: -1% |
| income: USD 7500 per capita |
| import: USD 23344 per capita //; - export: USD 42584 per capita |
| trade: USD 4606 per capita //; - or 66% of GDP |
| trade partners: US JP GB DE FR SG IT NL CH KS IN ES |
| human development index: 0,754 //; - position of the country in the world no.: 68 |
| female labour force: 16% |
| unemployment: % |
| tourism: 4 million |
| Economic activities in agriculture, fisheries, industry, mining, services, energy |
| land use: arable land: 2% //; - grass land: 40% //; - wooded area: 1% //; - arid land and desert: 57% |
| agriculture: labour force: 49% //; - part of agriculture in GDP: 7% |
| agricultural products: wheat, barley, dates, tomatoes, watermelons, potatoes, grapes, cucumbers, citrus fruits |
| livestock (million): asses: 0,1 / camels: 0,4 / cattle: 0,3 / goats: 4,3 / poultry: 130 / sheep: 7,6 |
| fish catch: 46897 - 54085 metric tonnes |
| industry: labour force: 14% //; - part of industry in GDP: 52% |
| industrial products: cement, steel, fuel oils, asphalt |
| mining products: natural gas & oil, gypsum, gold, limestone, marble, clay, salt, copper, iron |
| CO2 emission per capita: 14,4 |
| services: labour force: 37% //; - part of services in GDP: 41% |
| energy use (kg per capita): 4204 |
| electricity use (per capita): 4710 |
| annual water use (per capita): 497 |
| Traffic, communication |
| road network: 144676, or 162000 km //; - of which paved: 30 - 43% //; - of which are motorways: 0 km |
| vehicles: 145 per 1000 |
| railways: 1390 km //; - railways passenger/km: 139 |
| navigable inland waterways: 0 km |
| ownership telephone: 96 -129 per 1000 |
| ownership radio receivers: 213 - 321 per 1000 |
| ownership tv-sets: 262 per 1000 |
| newspaper circulation: 54 per 1000 |
| persons per post office: 13900 |
| personal computers: 60 per 1000 |
| Some physical landmarks |
| mountains: Jabal Sawdâ' 3133 m, Jabal al-Lawz 2403? - 2580? |
| lowest point: sea level |
| lakes (natural): none |
| lakes (artificial reservoirs): none |
| lakes (deepest): none |
| rivers: some wadis |
| canals: none |
| waterfalls: none |
| caves: longest system: none / deepest: |
| islands: a few small ones |
| deserts: Rub ' al Khâli, Nafûd, Dhana, Najd |
| other natural features: |
| Additional remarks, especially on the statistical information |
| other important features: |
| apart from physical landmarks most of the above figures are changeable, in most cases they date from the 1990's |
| primary sources used for the general information: |
| BB CA EV PW WA WB WR, and some national statistical yearbooks |
| particulars concerning population data: |
To the page containing the population growth statistics of the country
To the page containing the historical population growth statistics of the provinces
To the page containing urban historical population statistics
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