GDP Official Exchange Rate (OER is more precise at gauging a countries economic power)
(Estimated 2011): $560.3 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (OER) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): (US$) or (GBP)
GDP Purchasing Power Parity (PPP is good for gauging living conditions and use of resources but not as accurate as OER. This data has been calculated based on the sum value of all goods and services produced in the country valued at prices prevailing in the United States)
(Estimated 2011): $676.7 billion (US$) or (GBP)
GDP (PPP) Per Capita (per member of the population estimated 2011): $24,000 (US$) or (GBP)
Capital: Riyadh
Population (Estimated July 2012): 26,534,504
Area: 2,149,690km2 or 830,000mi2
Currency: Saudi Riyal (SR)
Official Language: Arabic
Political Information: Islamic Monarchy
Official Religion: Islam
(approximately 100% of the population are Muslim)
Highest Mountain: Jabal Sawdā’ at 2,995m or 9,826ft
Largest River:
Time Zone (GMT/UTC): +3:00
Wildlife:
Counties/Provinces/States: 13 provinces (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (Northern Border), Al Jawf, Al Madinah (Medina), Al Qasim, Ar Riyad (Riyadh), Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jizan, Makkah (Mecca), Najran, Tabuk
Leaders: King ʿAbd Allāh ibn ʿAbd al-ʿAzīz
Additional: The Kingdomwas unified on the 23rd of September 1932.
Sources: CIA World Fact Book, and Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Saudi Arabia (Al-Mamlakah al-ʿArabiyyah al-Su ʿūdiyyah (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia))
