Country’s Profile
| Official
Name: |
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Capital: |
Riyadh |
| Head
of State: |
King Fahd Bin Abd Al Aziz Al Saud |
| Political
System: |
Monarchy |
| Language: |
Arabic |
| Currency: |
Saudi Rial (SAR) |
| Area: |
1,960,582 sq km |
| Population
: |
22,760,000 |
| Density
: |
11/km˛ |
| Urbanization: |
83% |
| Real
GDP Growth : |
4% (2000 est.) |
| Gross
Domestic Product : |
$10,500 (2000 est.) |
| Consumer
Price Inflation: |
1.4% (1999 est.) |
Membership
of international organizations
ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, BIS, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-19, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, Inmarsat, Intelsat, Interpol, IOC, ISO, ITU, NAM, OAPEC, OAS, OIC, OPCW, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTrO
Natural
catastrophe history in the 20th Century:
| Date |
Event |
Area
Affected |
| 1964 |
Flood |
|
| 1982 |
Wind storm |
|
| 1985 |
Flood |
|
(Re)insurance
companies in selected country: