Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
Head of state, prime minister: King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud
Population
194,320
26,534,504
Life Expectancy
72.660 years
74.350 years
Capital City
Riyadh
Largest city
Apia (population: 40,407)
Riyadh (population: 4,205,960)
Human Development Index
0.76
0.835
GDP per capita
$24,500 US
Literacy Rate
99.7%
78.8%
Corruption Perception Index
4.4
3.5
Percentage of Women in Parliament
8.2%
0%
Wealthiest Citizens
NA
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud ($13.3bn US)
Unemployment Rate
10.900%
Death Penalty
Abolished
Legal
Political System
parliamentary democracy
monarchy
Independence date
23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)
Religions
Congregationalist 34.8%, Roman Catholic 19.6%, Methodist 15%, Latter-Day Saints 12.7%, Assembly of God 6.6%, Seventh-Day Adventist 3.5%, Worship Centre 1.3%, other Christian 4.5%, other 1.9%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)
Muslim 100%
Languages
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Arabic
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 90%
External Debt
$105,900,000,000 US
Exchange Rate
Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar - 3.75 (2008 est.), 3.745 (2007), 3.745 (2006), 3.747 (2005), 3.75 (2004)
Military Budget as percentage of GDP
10.000%
Beijing Olympics Medal Count
Location
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
Area
2,831 km sq
2,149,690 km sq
Coastline
403 km
2,640 km
Climate
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
