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Saudi Arabia [77]
(Independent )
ISO COUNTRY CODE: SA
LAND AREA: 2331000 sq. km
NUMBER OF ISLANDS BY SIZE (sq. km):

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DEMOGRAPHY
POPULATION: 18836000 (1996)
DENSITY: 8 persons/sq. km GROWTH RATE: 3%/year
POP AGR/FISH/MINING: 19%
URBAN POP: 80% (1994), versus 30% (1960), Annual Growth: 3.6%
LIFE EXPECTANCY: 70.3 years, ADULT LITERACY: 61.8%
INFANT MORTALITY: 27 per/1000 (1994), versus 170 (1960)
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX: 0.774

ECONOMY
GNP: US$126.6 billion
GDP/Capita: $5246 GDP/Capita PPP: $9338
GDP/Capita: 1960 $0, 1970 $6625, 1980 $9978, 1990 $5351
OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE: $21 million

ENVIRONMENT (see also individual islands)
TOTAL FOREST AREA: 222,000 ha, 0.1% of land area, 0.0 ha/capita
NATURAL FOREST AREA: 221,000 ha
ARABLE LAND: 1.7% of land area
NATURE CONSERVATION INTEREST:

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION: 3826 kw-hr/capita, versus 171 kw-hr/cap (1970)
INTERNAL RENEWABLE WATER RESOURCES: 0.3,000 cu.m/cap/year
SEAFOOD CONSUMPTION (1990-92): 7 kg/cap/year
CHANGE IN ANNUAL MARINE CATCH 1980-82 to 1990-92: 36%

INSTITUTIONS
GOVERNMENT ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:

ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION:

ENVIRONMENT/SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS:

REFERENCES:

Last updated 11/02/98

Islands of Saudi Arabia
Farasan al Kabir (Saudi Arabia)
Sajid (Saudi Arabia)
Sinafir (Saudi Arabia)
Tiran (Saudi Arabia)
Zufaf (Saudi Arabia)

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