People (Saudi Arabia)
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     Population:
         17,050,934 (July 1992), growth rate 3.3% (1992); note - the population
         figure is based on growth since the last official Saudi census of 1974 that
         reported a total of 7 million persons and included foreign workers;
         estimates from other sources may be 15-30% lower
     Birth rate:
         39 births/1,000 population (1992)
     Death rate:
         6 deaths/1,000 population (1992)
     Net migration rate:
         0 migrants/1,000 population (1992)
     Infant mortality rate:
         59 deaths/1,000 live births (1992)
     Life expectancy at birth:
         65 years male, 68 years female (1992)
     Total fertility rate:
         6.7 children born/woman (1992)
     Nationality:
         noun - Saudi(s); adjective - Saudi or Saudi Arabian
     Ethnic divisions:
         Arab 90%, Afro-Asian 10%
     Religions:
         Muslim 100%
     Languages:
         Arabic
     Literacy:
         62% (male 73%, female 48%) age 15 and over can read and write (1990 est.)
     Labor force:
         5,000,000; about 60% are foreign workers; government 34%, industry and oil
         28%, services 22%, and agriculture 16%
     Organized labor:
         trade unions are illegal