Area total: 1,960,582 sq km land: 1,960,582 sq km water: 0 sq km
Population: 26,417,599
note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2005 est.)
Ethnic groups
Arab 90% Afro-Asian 10%
Capital: Riyadh, population 3,100,000
Largest Cities
Mecca – 970,000 Medina – 610,000 Ad Dammam – 490,000
Official Language: Arabic
Religion: Muslim 100%
Political system: monarchy
GDP: purchasing power parity – $310.2 billion (2004 est.)
GDP per head: purchasing power parity – $12,000 (2004 est.)
GDP – composition by sector
agriculture: 4.2% industry: 67.2% services: 28.6% (2004 est.)
Inflation: 0.8% (2004 est.)