Head of state, prime minister: King Abdullah Bin-Abd-al-Aziz Al Saud
Head of state: Tuiatua Tupua Tamasese Efi Prime minister: Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi
Population
26,534,504
194,320
Life Expectancy
74.350 years
72.660 years
Capital City
Riyadh
Largest city
Riyadh (population: 4,205,960)
Apia (population: 40,407)
Human Development Index
0.835
0.76
GDP per capita
$24,500 US
Literacy Rate
78.8%
99.7%
Corruption Perception Index
3.5
4.4
Percentage of Women in Parliament
0%
8.2%
Wealthiest Citizens
Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal Alsaud ($13.3bn US)
NA
Unemployment Rate
10.900%
Death Penalty
Legal
Abolished
Political System
monarchy
parliamentary democracy
Independence date
23 September 1932 (unification of the kingdom)
Religions
Muslim 100%
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)
Languages
Arabic
Samoan (Polynesian), English
Exports
petroleum and petroleum products 90%
External Debt
$105,900,000,000 $
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
Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
Oceania, group of islands in the South Pacific Ocean, about half way between Hawaii and New Zealand
Area
2,149,690 km sq
2,831 km sq
Coastline
2,640 km
403 km
Climate
harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
tropical; rainy season (November to April), dry season (May to October)
