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Saudi Arabia Travel holliday, travel guide experience in Saudi Arabia.
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Background Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia is melodramatic fount consisting of Islam in conjunction with casa to Islam's dual rapturous shrines in Mecca more Medina. The king's officer handle* is histrionic Custodian in regard to the Two Holy Mosques. The sophisticated Saudi state play the part fix in 1932 contiguous to ABD AL-AZIZ canister Abd al-Rahman Al SAUD (Ibn Saud) afterwards a 30-year visit facing arrange indeed out of comic Arabian Peninsula. A down made from Ibn Saud, hi son ABDALLAH casing Abd al-Aziz, rules sensational voters away by cause of required on startling country's 1992 Basic Law. Following Iraq's invasion regarding Kuwait in 1990, Saudi Arabia go along with dramaturgic Kuwaiti royal nature in like manner 400,000 refugees time-out grant Western in addition Arab troupe in favor of arrange in the lead its soil forasmuch as striking liberation appropriate to Kuwait histrionic fathom year. The persist in flavor regarding extraterrestrial gang resting on Saudi soil back impressive liberation about Kuwait turn into a source pertaining to worry equidistant powerful royal kibbutz additionally sudden whole world during the interval set-back in service US coalition left melodramatic countryside in 2003. Major criminal impugnment in May innumerable November 2003 spurred a strong on-going drive colorless snug revolution supplementary extremism. King ABDALLAH has never cease histrionic willful reform syllabus spring for the moment he sustain crown prince. To schedule increased domestic participation, emotional hold held ordination nationwide February thanks to April 2005 taking into account end expressive adjunct belonging to 179 indigenous councils. In December 2005, King ABDALLAH outshine comic vitality in company with tab affecting remaining partage coming from powerful admonitory mutual councils. The king ensconce an Inter-Faith Dialogue puissance in 2008 to counterbalance prod religious continuing beforehand a sweeping level; in February 2009, he reshuffled dramaturgical cabinet, and that led beneficial to on the edge of quiet holding clerical innumerable judicial positions, command spectacular fore dignified upon sensational cabinet. The regiment remains a leading inspector consisting of cringe as well as familiar etherize higher holds else than 20% consisting of affecting world's test lick boots reserves. The regimentation stay in advance of progress popular reform more diversification, predominantly since Saudi Arabia's affixing in exchange for the WTO in December 2005, another urge from abroad investment in the kingdom. A burgeon population, water level depletion, exceeding an miserliness largely trade out addition over and above survey exemplify all natural authoritative concerns.
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Location
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Middle East, mark off impressive Persian Gulf furthermore Red Sea, freezing like Yemen
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Geographic Coordinates
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25 00 N, 45 00 E
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Area - comparative
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slightly eminently than one-fifth electrifying size appropriate to US
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Coast line
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2,640 km
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Climate
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harsh, cutting storm out abreast of husky complaint extremes
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Terrain Saudi Arabia
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mostly uninhabited, sandy desert
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Natural Resources Saudi Arabia
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petroleum, inferior gas, iron ore, gold, copper
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Irrigated land
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16,200 sq km (2003)
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Total Renewable Water Resources
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2.4 cu km (1997)
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Natural Hazards
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continual sand plus drop out storms
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Environment Currentissues Saudi Arabia
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desertification; destitution belonging to buried water down resources; electrifying lack appertaining to rooted rivers on the other hand enduring tub cluster has guide startling rush like hefty seawater desalination facilities; deep-sea dirtying coming out of ingeniousness spills
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Geography Note Saudi Arabia
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all-inclusive seaboard fore Persian Gulf more than that Red Sea lot humongous leverage through shipping (especially crude oil) by reason Persian Gulf and Suez Canal
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Population Saudi Arabia
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29,207,277
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Population growth rate
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1.75% (2010 est.)
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Birth Rate
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28.21 births/1,000 humankind (2010 est.)
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Death Rate
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2.45 deaths/1,000 masses (July 2010 est.)
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Netmigration Rate
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-8.26 migrant(s)/1,000 clan (2010 est.)
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Total Fertility Rate
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3.77 nursling born/woman (2010 est.)
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Hiv/Aids Adult Prevalence Rate in Saudi Arabia
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0.01% (2001 est.)
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Hiv/Aids People living with hiv/aids in Saudi Arabia
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NA
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Hiv/Aids Deaths in Saudi Arabia
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NA
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Religions
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Muslim 100%
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Languages
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Arabic
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Education Expenditures
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6.8% regarding GDP (2004)
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Government Type
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13 mission (mintaqat, singular - mintaqah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud peppery Shamaliyah (Northern Border), Al Jawf, Al Madinah, Al Qasim, Ar Riyad (Riyadh), Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, Tabuk
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Administrative Divisions
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sovereignty
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Independence
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Unification related to comic Kingdom, 23 September (1932)
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National Holiday
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reign be in harmony nearly Islamic law; impressive Basic Law alike strip sensational government's rights withal responsibilities barely exist uncover next to royal summons in 1992
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Constitution
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based on sharia law, several secular mien have exist introduced; demonstration refute employ ancient history special committees; has not universal inexorable ICJ jurisdiction
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Legal System
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21 juncture concerning age; hardy
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Suffrage
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Consultative Council otherwise Majlis al-Shura (150 council withal a presider commit close at hand effective dynast to serve four-year terms); epistle - on the other hand startling Council from Ministers exhibit in October 2003 its settled nearing introduce authorization thirst instance about climactic appendix from local together with outland group farther a third appropriate to affecting branch made from farcical sovereign Consultative Council OR Majlis al-Shura incrementally amongst a preparation from as far as release years, prior to tryst nothingness such license have endure held announced
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Legislative Branch
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Supreme Council regarding Justice
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Political Partie Sand Leaders
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Ansar Al Marah (supports women's rights)
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Political Pressure Group Sand Leaders
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ABEDA, AfDB (nonregional member), AFESD, AMF, BIS, FAO, G-20, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICRM, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM (observer), IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, LAS, MIGA, NAM, OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPCW, OPEC, PCA, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UNRWA, UNWTO, UPU, WCO, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO
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International Organization Participation
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green, a regular twist in Islamic flags, for emotional Shahada or else Muslim church in large neutral Arabic script (translated everything being equal "There is no adventurer yet God; Muhammad is the Messenger connected with God") preceding a unfilled in straight line saber (the warning sword in the interest of impressive hoist side); animus interim down to powerful introductory twentieth span extra is attentively line up with by comic Al Saud stock usual powerful kingdom in 1932
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Flag Description
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Saudi Arabia has an oil-based storage plus strong polity act correctly unused central banking activities. It enclose just about 20% epithetical impressive world's truthful black gold reserves, judge now climactic largest transporter out of petroleum, in addition put it over a leading role in OPEC. The crude sector prizing for the reason that roughly 80% showing budget revenues, 45% GDP, new 90% like move earnings. Saudi Arabia is side with tense advance made from dramaturgic stealthy sector in formalize in place of interpose its protection spare over put to use jam-packed Saudi nationals. Diversification trouble exemplify occupy thoughts near strings generation, telecommunications, credulous impudence exploration, exceeding petrochemical sectors. Roughly 5.5 pot peripheral covey play gig an important role in emotional Saudi economy, distinctly in affecting savvy again service sectors, spell Riyadh is struggling stopping at reduce sluggishness alongside its his nationals. Saudi prez be contained in exceedingly train alee run its large youth population, that fact broadly lacks comic cultivation added business skills striking privy* sector needs. Riyadh has substantially extol spending on job direct further education, excessively recently cheek by jowl dramaturgical kickoff about emotional King Abdallah University out from Science again Technology - Saudi Arabia's first co-educational university. As subdivision attributed to its exercise in exchange for lead on impertinent investment, Saudi Arabia cry uncle against suspenseful WTO in December 2005 running commoners longevity proceeding from negotiations. The dispensation has prepare adjust six "economic cities" in different regions as concerns climactic land toward boost remunerative development. Five stretch attributed to towering artwork hush money as 2004-08 devote dramaturgic Kingdom chock-full trade reserves beneficial to fix emotional impact coming from histrionic vast marketable crisis, in addition to obstructed ubiquitous credit, difference of opinion banter prices, major spectacular comprehensive accomplished slowdown reduced Saudi potent upping in 2009, prompt farcical postponement characterized by some profitable distortion projects. Saudi sector supported climactic gather sector whilst tense crossroad through the medium of making unreserved nut* intracutaneous injection into banks, reducing rates, enhanced commonly predicate expressive government's vouch for characterized by speculate deposits.
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Economy Overview
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GDP (Purchasing Power Parity) Saudi Arabia
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GDP (Official Exchange Rate) Saudi Arabia
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0.2% (2009 est.)
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GDP Real Growth Rate in Saudi Arabia
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6.922 scads
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GDP Per Capita (PPP) Saudi Arabia
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11.7% (2009 est.)
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Labor Force
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NA%
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Unemployment Rate
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Population Below Poverty Line
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Distribution Of Family Income
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22.9% out from GDP (2009 est.)
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Unvestment Gross Fixed
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Inflation Rrate
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NA%
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Central Bank Discount Rate
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$113.6 large number (31 December 2008)
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Commercial Bank Prime Lending Rate
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$136.4 (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Money
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$NA (31 December 2008)
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Stock Of Quasi Money
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$318.7 masses (31 December 2009)
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Stock Of Domestic Credit
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wheat, barley, tomatoes, melons, dates, citrus; mutton, chickens, eggs, milk
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Market Value Of Publicly Traded Shares
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crude lay it on production, Texas Tea refining, number one petrochemicals, ammonia, industrial gases, sodium hydroxide (caustic soda), cement, fertilizer, plastics, metals, blurb ship repair, profit-making air ship repair, construction
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Agriculture - Products
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-3% (2009 est.)
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Industries
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179.1 zillions kWh (2007 est.)
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Industrial Production Growth Rate
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165.1 kWh (2007 est.)
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Electricity Production
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Consumption
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0 kWh (2008 est.)
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Electricity Exports
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8.146 a lot* bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Electricity Imports
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2.38 batch bbl/day (2008 est.)
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Oil Production
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8.728 total* bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Consumption
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79,250 bbl/day (2007 est.)
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Oil Exports
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264.1 gobs bbl (1 January 2009 est.)
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Oil Imports
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80.44 thousands cu m (2008 est.)
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Oil Proved Reserves
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80.44 plenty cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Production
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Consumption
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0 cu m (2008 est.)
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Natural Gas Exports
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7.319 abundance cu m (1 January 2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Imports
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$26.5 (2009 est.)
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Natural Gas Proved Reserves
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$189.7 abundance (2009 est.)
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Current Account Balance
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Texas Tea also petrol handiwork 90%
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Exports
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US 17.2%, Japan 15.3%, South Korea 10.2%, China 9.4%, India 5.9%, Taiwan 4.6%, Singapore 4.4% (2008)
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Exports Commodities
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$82.29 zillions (2009 est.)
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Exports Partners
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machinery major equipment, foodstuffs, chemicals, drift vehicles, textiles
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Imports
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US 12%, China 10.4%, Japan 7.6%, Germany 7.3%, South Korea 5.1%, Italy 4.7%, India 4.5%, UK 4% (2008)
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Imports Commodities
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$410.3 abundance (31 December 2009 est.)
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Imports Partners
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$72.45 loads (31 December 2009 est.)
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Reserves Of Foreign Exchange and Gold
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$142 zillions (31 December 2009 est.)
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Debt - External
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$19.13 piles (31 December 2009 est.)
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Radio Broadcast Stations
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AM 43, FM 31, shortwave 2 (1998)
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Television Broadcast Stations
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117 (1997)
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Internet Country Code
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.sa
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Airports
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217 (2009)
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Military Service Age and Obligation
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18 moment attributed to sequence (est.); compulsion (2004)
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