AREA |
POPULATION |
CAPITAL |
LANGUAGES |
RELIGIONS |
CURRENCY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
829,995 sq miles |
15.9 Million |
Riyadh |
Arabic |
99% Islam, Christianity |
Saudi riyal= |
CLIMATE |
(Average Temperature Centigrade) | |||||||||||
January |
15 |
March |
21 |
May |
30 |
July |
35 |
September |
30 |
November |
20 |
|
February |
17 |
April |
25 |
June |
35 |
August |
32 |
October |
25 |
December |
16 |
|
PRECIPITATION |
Hot and dry climate |
The Asir highlands have an average rainfall of 15 inches |
Annual rainfall in Riyadh |
| PUBLIC HOLIDAYS | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holiday | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 |
| New Year | *01.01 | *01.01 | *01.01 | *01.01 | *01.01 |
| Eid-ul-Adha | *12.02 | *02.02 | *21.01 | *10.01 | *20.12 |
| El am Hejir New Year | *05.03 | *22.02 | *10.02 | *31.01 | *20.01 |
| Prophet's Anniversary - Eid-Milad Nnabi | *14.05 | *02.05 | *21.04 | *11.04 | *31.05 |
| National Day | *23.09 | *23.09 | *23.09 | *23.09 | *23.09 |
| Unification of the kingdom | *24.09 | *24.09 | *24.09 | *24.09 | *24.09 |
| End of Ramadan | *26.11 | *14.11 | *03.11 | *24.10 | *13.10 |
*Dates are in DDMM format
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