Saudi Arabia
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PROFILE
- Area: 2,149,690 sq. km (830,000 sq. mi.)
- Population: 28,160,273 (2016 est.)
- Population growth rate: 1.46% (2016 est.)
- Life expectancy: 75.3 years (2016)
- Languages: Arabic (official)
- Religions: Muslim (official; citizens are 85-90% Sunni and 10-15% Shia), other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) (note: non-Muslim places of worship are prohibited)
- Formal name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Alternate names: Al Mamlakah al ‘Arabīyah as Su‘ūdīyah, Al-Mamlaka al-‘Arabiya as-Sa‘udiya, As Su‘ūdīyah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saudi Arabian Kingdom
- Government type: absolute monarchy
- Leaders: chief of state and head of government: King and Prime Minister SALMAN bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud
- Capital: Riyadh
- Administrative divisions: 13 provinces
- GDP per capita (PPP): $53,600 (2015 est.)
- Exports: petroleum and petroleum products 90% (2012 est.)
- Imports: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motor vehicles, textiles
- Currency: Saudi riyal (SAR)
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ACCOMMODATION
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