Capital: Riyadh Area: 2,200,518 sq km / 849,400 sq ml Language: Arabic Currency: Rial Population: 24,293,844 Life expectancy: 64 (men), 68 (women) Literacy rate: 73% (men), 48% (women) Religions: Sunni Muslim Physical features: Hot desert, desending to the Persian Gulf from a height of 2,750m / 9,000ft in the west Imports: Foodstuffs, tobacco, chemicals, base metals Exports: Crude and refined petroleum, petrochemicals, wheat