Saudi Arabia

18 Nov 2010

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General information

(Source: CIA World Factbook)

  • Capital: Riyadh
  • Head of government: King Abdallah bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (1 August 2005)
  • Inhabitants: 28,686,633
  • GDP/per capita: US$ 20,300
  • Economic growth: -0.6%
  • Main languages: Arabic
  • School life expectancy: n/a
  • Education expenditures: 6.8% of GDP
  • Internet users: 7.7 million

Higher education

  • Number of students in higher education: 666,662 (2008)
  • Number of institutions: 192
  • Number of students in the Netherlands: 150
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