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Country
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Saudi Arabia |
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Leader
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Head of state, prime minister: King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud
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President: Idriss Deby
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Population
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26,534,504
| 10,975,648
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Life Expectancy
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74.350 years
| 48.690 years
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Capital City
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Riyadh
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Largest city
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| Riyadh (population: 4,205,960) | N'Djamena (population: 721,081) |
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Human Development Index
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0.835
| 0.389
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| GDP per capita |
$24,500 US
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Literacy Rate
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78.8%
| 25.7%
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Corruption Perception Index
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3.5
| 1.6
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Percentage of Women in Parliament
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0%
| 5.2%
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| Wealthiest Citizens |
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud ($13.3bn US)
| NA
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| Unemployment Rate |
10.900%
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Death Penalty
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Legal
| Legal
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Political System
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monarchy
| republic
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Independence date
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23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)
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| Religions |
Muslim 100%
| Muslim 53.1%, Catholic 20.1%, Protestant 14.2%, animist 7.3%, other 0.5%, unknown 1.7%, atheist 3.1% (1993 census)
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| Languages |
Arabic
| French (official), Arabic (official), Sara (in south), more than 120 different languages and dialects
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| Exports |
petroleum and petroleum products 90%
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| External Debt |
$105,900,000,000 $
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| Exchange Rate |
Saudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar - 3.75 (2008 est.), 3.745 (2007), 3.745 (2006), 3.747 (2005), 3.75 (2004)
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| Military Budget as percentage of GDP |
10.000%
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| Beijing Olympics Medal Count |
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| Location |
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
| Central Africa, south of Libya
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| Area |
2,149,690 km sq
| 1,284,000 km sq
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| Coastline |
2,640 km
| 0 km
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| Climate |
harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
| tropical in south, desert in north
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