Morocco, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the Emirates launched a mass vaccination campaign and are aiming at own production of vaccines by focusing on Health Resilience
During the visit, Med-Or Foundation and representatives from Saudi Arabia discussed possible cooperation in the fields of education and training
In Saudi Arabia, the cultural revolution also unfolds through the cinema. Jeddah hosted its first international film festival. Rossella Fabiani reports
Capo di stato | Salman bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud |
Capo del Governo | Mohammad bin Salman Al Saud |
Forma Istituzionale | Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy |
Capitale | Riad |
Potere Legislativo | Unicameral Consultive Council (150 members) |
Potere Giudiziario | The formally independent judicial system consists of three levels of justice, divided into Courts of First Instance, Courts of Appeal and the Supreme Court. The Appeals Commission deals with trials in which the government is involved |
Ambasciatore in Italia | Prince Faisal Bin Sattam Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud |
Area Totale | 2.149.690 km2 |
Terra | 2.149.690 km2 |
Clima | Harsh and dry with large temperature extremes |
Risorse Naturali | Oil, natural gas, iron ore, gold, copper |
Sintesi Economica | Saudi Arabia has an oil-based economy with strong government controls on major economic activities. It has about 16% of the world’s proven oil reserves. Saudi Arabia in one of the most important exporters of oil in OPEC organization. |
Pil | $834 billion (Dec. 2021) |
Pil pro capite (Parità di potere di acquisto) | $19018 (Dec. 2021) |
Esportazioni | $167 billion (2020) |
Export partner | China 20%, India 10.1%, Japan 9.75%, South Korea 8.63%, UAE 5.51%, United States 5.36% (2020) |
Importazioni | $143 billion (2020) |
Import partner | China 22.1%, UAE 12.6%, United States 7.52%, India 4.44%, Germany 4.73%, Italy 2.62% (2020) |
Trade With Italy | $ 9,52 billion (2021) |
Popolazione | 35.354.380 (2022) |
Population Growth | +1,63% (2022 est.) |
Etnie | Arabs 90%, Afro-Asians 10% |
Lingue | Arabic (official language), Tagalog, Rohingya, Urdu, Egyptian Arabic |
Religione | Islam (official), Catholics 3%, Hindus 1%, others 2% |
Urbanizzazione | 84.7% (2022) |
Alfabetizzazione | 97,6% |