SAUDI ARABIA SAUDI ARABIA REGION MIDDLE EAST NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION GLOBAL RELATIONS DATE OF INDEPENDENCE SEPTEMBER 23 1932 DATE OF CURRENT CONSTITUTION NO CONSTITUTION RULED BY ISLAMIC LAW POPULATION 21504613 1999 EST AREA 865000 SQ MI CAPITAL RIYADH FORM OF GOVERNMENT MONARCHY MAIN INDUSTRIES OIL AND OIL PRODUCTS LIGHT INDUSTRY AGRICULTURE DATES CITRUS FRUITS GRAINS NATURAL RESOURCES HYDROCARBONS OIL GOLD URANIUM SILVER URANIUM CURRENCY RIYAL GDP 186 BILLION 1998 EST GDP PER CAPITA 9000 1998 EST LANGUAGES ARABIC OFFICIAL RELIGIONS ISLAM LITERACY RATE 63 LIFE EXPECTANCY 69 YEARS MALE 73 YEARS FEMALE BIRTHRATE 37 BIRTHS PER 1000 POPULATION DEATH RATE 5 DEATHS PER 1000 POPULATION
