Saudi Arabia

Presentation

Capital: Riyadh

Population

Total Population (million): 24.20

Annual growth rate: 1.95%

Density: 13 inhab./km²

Urban population: 82.00%

Population of principal cities: Riyadh City (4,7 million); Jeddah (3,6 million); Mecca (1,7 million); Medina (1,3 million); Dammam (1,3 million); Taif (0,7 million); Buraydah (0,6 million); Tabuk (0,5 million); Abha (0,4 million); Khamis Mushait (0,4 million)

Ethnic Origins: Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%

Official Language:

Arabic

Other languages spoken: English is most widely used. Other languages spoken in Kingdom are Indonesian, Somali, Tagalog, Urdu, Western Farsi.

Business language: Yes, English is widely used as business language.

Religion: Since Islam is the official religion of the country where religious freedom is non-existent, the law binds all Saudis to be Muslims.

Literacy rate: 82.86%

Local time:

It is %T:%M %A in Riyadh

Exchange rate on :

Country overview

Area: 2,000,000 km²

Type of State: Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy where King has the supreme powers.

Type of economy: High-income economy
It has the greatest reserves and is the leading producer of petoleum in the world.

HID*: 0.812

HDI (world rank): 61/177

Note: (*) The HDI, Human Development Index, is an indicator which synthesizes several data such as life expectancy, level of education, professional careers, access to culture etc.

Weather in Riyadh

F° | C°

17°

Low: 17° | High: 24°

Humidity: 100% | Wind: 17 km/h
Sunrise: 6:02 am | Sunset: 5:11 pm

Source: Yahoo Weather

Telecommunication

Telephone code:
To call from Saudi Arabia, dial 00
To call in Saudi Arabia, dial 966

Internet suffix: .sa

Computers: 0.0

Telephone lines: 16.2 per 100 inhabitants

Internet users: 25.1 per 100 inhabitants