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Est. Population:
31,742,308
Demonym:
Saudi
Religions:
Muslim (91.6%)
Christian (4.4%)
Hindu (2.6%)
Atheist (0.7%)
Buddhist (0.3%)
Largest City:
Riyadh (5,328,228)
Other Cities:
Jeddah (3,456,259)
Mecca (1,675,368)
Medina (1,180,770)
Hofuf (1,063,112)
Ta'if (987,914)
Region:
Middle East
Bodies of Water:
Red Sea (West)
Persian Gulf (East)
Total Area:
2,149,690 km2 (100% land, 0% water)
Total Land:
4,272 km
Total Coastline:
2,640 km
Climate
Harsh, dry desert
Great temperature extremes
Terrain:
Mostly sandy desert
Highest Point
Jabal Sawda' (3,133 m)
Lowest Point
Sea Level
Natural Disasters
Sandstorms
Dust storms
Type:
Monarchy
Head of State and Government:
King Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud
Admin. Divisions
13 Provinces
Independence:
23 September 1932 (Unification)
Nat'l Symbol:
Palm tree surmounting two crossed swords
Nat'l Anthem:
Aash Al Maleek
GDP Per Capita
$53,600 (USD)
Currency
ر.س (Saudi Riyal)
Exchange Rate
$1 (USD) = ر.س (Saudi Riyal)3.75
Internet Code
.sa
Telephone Code
+966
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Culture in Saudi Arabia is very conservative and based on traditional Islam.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sa.html (Majority of information)
https://joshuaproject.net/countries/SA (Ethnic and religious data)
http://www.stats.gov.sa/en (National and city population data)
Wolfram|Alpha (Currency exchange data)
Information accurate to best of ability as of 29 November 2016
1Outside of Saudi Arabs, the five largest Arab groups in Saudi Arabia are:
1. Egyptian (1.8%)
2. Yemeni (1.5%)
3. Palestinian (1.2%)
4. Lebanese (1.0%)
5. Syrian (0.5%)
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