Saudi Arabia

• 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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