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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	28.21	Per 1000 Inhabitants	48	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	2.45	Per 1000 Inhabitants	219	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	11.20	Per 1000 Live Births	147	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	76.51	Years	69	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	-8.26	Per 1000 Inhabitants	170	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	1.75	Percent	71	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	3.77	Born per Woman	44	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	179100	Gigawatt hour	21	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	80440	1 Mil. Cubic metre	11	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	80440	1 Mil. Cubic metre	9	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	0.20	Percent	109	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	20400	Dollar	60	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	592300	Million dollar	23	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-7.20	Percent	125	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	5.00	Percent	141	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	2380	1000 Barrel per day	9	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	10780	1000 Barrel per day	1	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	11.60	Percent	126	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	2149690	Square kilometer	14			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.01	Percent	169			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
Population size	Population property	29207277		41			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress	nonregional member
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration	observer
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa	to promote economic development
Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development	to promote economic and social development
Arab Monetary Fund	to promote Arab cooperation, development, and integration in monetary and economic affairs
Bank for International Settlements	to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Group of 20	to promote open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on any issues related to global economic stability;helps to support growth and development across the globe
Group of 77	to promote economic cooperation among developing countries;name persists in spite of increased membership
Gulf Cooperation Council	to promote regional cooperation in economic, social, political, and military affairs
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
Islamic Development Bank	to promote Islamic economic aid and social development
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
Nonaligned Movement	to establish political and military cooperation apart from the traditional East or West blocs
Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries	to promote cooperation in the petroleum industry
Organization of the Islamic Conference	to promote Islamic solidarity in economic, social, cultural, and political affairs
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries	to coordinate petroleum policies
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East	to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees
World Tourism Organization	to promote tourism as a means of contributing to economic development, international understanding, and peace
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
League of Arab States

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Saudi Arabia : Name
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia : Longname
Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah : Name
- Local
Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah : Longname
- Local

Description

Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to Islam's two holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina. The king's official title is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. The modern Saudi state was founded in 1932 by ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman Al SAUD (Ibn Saud) after a 30-year campaign to unify most of the Arabian Peninsula. A male descendent of Ibn Saud, his son ABDALLAH bin Abd al-Aziz, rules the country today as required by the country's 1992 Basic Law. Following Iraq's invasion of Kuwait in 1990, Saudi Arabia accepted the Kuwaiti royal family and 400,000 refugees while allowing Western and Arab troops to deploy on its soil for the liberation of Kuwait the following year. The continuing presence of foreign troops on Saudi soil after the liberation of Kuwait became a source of tension between the royal family and the public until all operational US troops left the country in 2003. Major terrorist attacks in May and November 2003 spurred a strong on-going campaign against domestic terrorism and extremism. King ABDALLAH has continued the cautious reform program begun when he was crown prince. To promote increased political participation, the government held elections nationwide from February through April 2005 for half the members of 179 municipal councils. In December 2005, King ABDALLAH completed the process by appointing the remaining members of the advisory municipal councils. The king instituted an Inter-Faith Dialogue initiative in 2008 to encourage religious tolerance on a global level;in February 2009, he reshuffled the cabinet, which led to more moderates holding ministerial and judicial positions, and appointed the first female to the cabinet. The country remains a leading producer of oil and natural gas and holds more than 20% of the world's proven oil reserves. The government continues to pursue economic reform and diversification, particularly since Saudi Arabia's accession to the WTO in December 2005, and promotes foreign investment in the kingdom. A burgeoning population, aquifer depletion, and an economy largely dependent on petroleum output and prices are all ongoing governmental concerns.

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