About Saudi Arabia

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

Area
2,149,690 sq km

Population
26,534,504 (July 2012 est.) including 5,576,076 non-nationals

Age structure
0-14 years: 28.8%
15-64 years: 68.2%
65 years and over: 3% (2012 est.)

Median age
25.7 years

Population growth rate
1.523% (2012 est.)

Ethnic groups
Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%

Religions
Muslim 100%

Languages
Arabic

Literacy
(Age 15 and over can read and write)
Total population: 86.6%
Male: 90.4%
Female: 81.3% (2010 est.)

Government type
Monarchy

Capital
Riyadh

Legislative Branch
Consultative Council or Majlis al-Shura

Judicial Branch
Supreme Council of Justice

Gross Domestic Product
$687.7 billion, per capita: $24,400 (2011 est.)

GDP Growth Rate
7.1% (2011 est.)