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saudi
arabia
68
Area: 1,960,582 sq km Land: 1,960,582 sq km Arable land: 2%
Irrigated land: 4,350 sq km
Infant mortality rate: 51.25 deaths/1,000 live births
Total fertility rate: 6.25 children born/woman
Religions: Muslim 100%
Ethnic groups: Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%
Judicial branch: Supreme Council of Justice
Legal system: based on Islamic law, several secular codes
have been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees
GDP per capita: $10,500 GDP — agriculture: 6% industry: 47% services:  47% Unemployment rate: NA% Literacy — male 71.5% female: 50.2%
Exports: $81.2 billion Commodities: petroleum and petroleum products 90%
Exports partners: Japan 18%, US 18%, France 4%, South Korea, Singapore, India
Imports: $30.1 billion Commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, motor vehicles, textiles Imports partners: US, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, UK
Telephones — main lines in use: 3.1 million Internet Service Providers: 42
Manpower fit for military service: 3,291,185
Military expenditures: $18.3 billion — 13% of GDP
Independence: 23 September 1932 (Unification of the Kingdom)
Government type:
Monarchy
Population: 22,757,092