 Location: Middle East, bordering the Arabian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen. Geography: extensive coastlines on Arabian Gulf and Red Sea provide great leverage on shipping (especially crude oil) through Arabian Gulf and Suez Canal. Area: total: 2,149,690 sq km, Land: 2,149,690 sq km, Water: 0 sq km. Capital: Riyadh. Industries: crude oil production, petroleum refining, basic petrochemicals, ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement, fertilizer, plastics, metals, commercial ship repair, commercial aircraft repair, construction. Languages: Arabic. National Holiday: Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932). Currency (Code): Saudi riyal (SAR) Population: 25,731,776 note: includes 5,576,076 non-nationals (July 2010 est.).
Labor force: 7.337 million note: about 80% of the labor force is non-national (2010 est.) |
GDP (purchasing power parity):
• $687.7 billion (2011 est.)
• $642.3 billion (2010 est.)
• $611.1 billion (2009 est.)
• $599.1 billion (2008 est.)
GDP (official exchange rate):
• $587.5 billion (2011 est.)
GDP - real growth rate:
• 7.1% (2011 est.)
• 5.1% (2010 est.)
• 0.1% (2009 est.)
• 4.3% (2008 est.)
GDP - per capita (PPP):
• $24,400 (2011 est.)
• $23,300 (2010 est.)
• $22,900 (2009 est.)
• $24,000 (2008 est.)
Budget:
• Revenues: $295.7 billion
• Expenditures: $214.3 billion (2011 est.)
Exports:
• $364.7 billion (2011 est.)
• $251.1 billion (2010 est.)
• $192.3 billion (2009 est.)
Imports:
• $120 billion (2011 est.)
• $99.17 billion (2010 est.)
• $97.43 billion (2010 est.)
Debt - external:
• $107.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
• $85.01 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $72.77 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:
• $204.1 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
• $187.7 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $167 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:
• $17.73 billion (31 December 2011 est.)
• $14.29 billion (31 December 2010 est.)
• $11.41 billion (31 December 2009 est.)
Military expenditures: 10% of GDP (2005 est.)
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Airports: 217
Airports - with paved runways: 81
• Over 3,047 m: 33
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 15
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 27
• 914 to 1,523 m: 2
• Under 914 m: 4
Airports - with unpaved runways: 136
• 2,438 to 3,047 m: 8
• 1,524 to 2,437 m: 71
• 914 to 1,523 m: 41
• Under 914 m: 16 (2010)
Heliports: 9 (2010)
Aircraft Departures: 108,000
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