ð Saudi-Arabia is guardian of Islam's holiest sites that are located in the cities of Makkah and Al-Madinah
ð Official Name of Saudi-Arabia is Al-Mamlaka al-Arabiya as-Saudiya (The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
ð Area: Approximately 869,000 square miles (2.2 million square kilometers)
ð Saudi-Arabia's Population: 21 million: Saudi citizens comprise about 75% of the population, whereas foreign workers comprise about 25%.
ð Official Language is Arabic
ð Religion: Islam
ð Flag: Green Banner of Islam, bearing the inscription: "There is no God but God; and Muhammad is his Messenger". The sword was added in 1906, symbolizing the military successes of Islam and of Ibn Saud, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ð Capital city is Riyadh
ð Other cities: Jeddah (Jidda), Dammam, Jubail, Abha, Tabouk
ð Head of State and Prime Minister: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz,
ð Saudi-Arabia has quarter of world's oil reserves with one of the lowest production costs
ð Title of King: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques
ð Currency: Saudi Riyal