Saudi Arabia

COUNTRY FACTS

22,023,506  (July 2000 est.)

 

Location:

Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen

 

Area:

1,960,582 sq km

 

Language:

Arabic

 

Literacy:

62.8% (by definition, total population age 15 or older)

 

Compulsory Education:

Education at all levels is free, but not compulsory

 

Currency:

Saudi riyal (SR)

 

Source: UNESCO IBE Database and World Fact Book, CIA 

This country profile was developed by WES with funding from the Government of Ontario.

Revised: 05/06/2004
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