General information - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

• Area: 1.960 500 km2
• Goverment type: monarchy
• Chief of state: King and Prime Minister Abdallah bin Abdul-Aziz Al-Saud
• Crown prince, Minister of Defence and Aviation, Inspector General, First Deputy-Prime Minister: Crown Prince Sultan bin Abd ul-Aziz Al-Saud
• Secretary of State: Prince Saud Al-Faisal bin Abdulaziz
• Population: 23.230 million /6.029 m expatriate/
• Population growth rate: 2,40% (2005)
• Capital: Riyadh
• Religions: Muslim (sunnite 93%, síia 7% )
• Ethnic groups: 90% arab, 10% Afro-asian
• Currency: Rial (SR), (1SR=100 halala), 1 USD = 3.75 SR
• National holiday: 23 September, Unification of the Kingdom (1932)
• Official language: Arabic
• Spoken languages: Arabic, English