Saudi Arabia People - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Population: 11,519,000 (July 1986), average annual growth rate 3.2%

Nationality: noun—Saudi(s); adjective— Saudi or Saudi Arabian

Ethnic divisions: 90% Arab, 10% Afro-Asian

Religion: 100% Muslim

Language: Arabic

Infant mortality rate: 118/1,000(1983)

Life expectancy: 54

Literacy: 52%

Labor force: about one-third (one-half foreign; of population; 45% commerce, services, government, and other; 30% agriculture; 15% construction; 5% industry; 5% oil and mining

NOTE: The information regarding Saudi Arabia on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Saudi Arabia 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Saudi Arabia 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.