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Saudi
Arabia, today
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| Official
Name : | AL-MAMLAKA
AL-'ARABIYAH AS-SA'UDIYAH (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) |
| Land
Area: | 2,149,690
square kilometres / 829,780 square miles. |
| Population: | 26,418,000
-including 5,360,500 non nationals (est July 2005). |
| Languages: | Arabic
(official), English. | | Religions: |
Islam (official) ,Sunni Muslim 85%, Shi'ite Muslim 15%. |
| Capital: | Riyadh
(Ar Riyad). Population 2,200,000 |
| Currency: | Saudi
riyal, divided into 100 halalas. |
| Independant: | 23
September 1932, (Unification of the Kingdom). |
| Geography: | Mostly
uninhabited sandy desert. The high central desert plateau declines to the north
and east, merging with two of the world's largest desert regions, the Nufud to
the north and the Rub' al Khali to the south. Over 95% of the terrain is arid
or semi-arid desert. Less than 1% of the land is arable, and less than 2% is forested. |
| National
Flag - Ratio 2:3 | Climate
in Riyadh - elevation 590m/1938ft | Position
in the Middle East |  |  |  |
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