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A mobile phone tower in Qatif. Telephones - main lines in use: 011 463,3507 (2011 - source: ITU) . Telephones - mobile cellular: 53,705,808 (2011 - source: ITU) note: In 2004, the Saudi Telecom Company (STC) monopolization was broken by authorizing Etihad Etisalat/Mobily to compete in mobile communication, in June 2009 GO Telecom (Etihad Atheeb Telecom) or "جو" also entered the market.
As of 2024, Saudi Arabia's GDP per capita has surpassed all other GCC countries except Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia's GDP per capita is estimated to be approximately $33,040 in nominal terms, ranking it 35th globally, and $70,333 in purchasing power parity (PPP) terms, ranking it as the 15th highest in the world [[15]]
The Saudi riyal (Arabic: ريال سعودي riyāl suʿūdiyy) is the currency of Saudi Arabia. It is abbreviated as ر.س SAR, or SR (Saudi Arabian Riyal/Saudi Riyal). It is subdivided into 100 halalas (Arabic: هللة Halalah). The currency is pegged to the US dollar at a constant rate of exchange. [2]
This list displays both of the two Saudi companies in the Fortune Global 500, which ranks the world's largest companies by annual revenue. The figures below are given in millions of US dollars and are for the fiscal year 2018. [1] Also listed are the headquarters location, net profit, number of employees worldwide and industry sector of each ...
Up until the 1980s, the largest overseas market for Indian films was the Soviet Union. After Dharti Ke Lal, [6] the first Indian film to become a blockbuster at the Soviet box office was Awaara (1951), directed by Raj Kapoor and written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, released in the Soviet Union in 1954. [14]
Fluctuating global oil prices had contributed to the decision. [33] The Line was expected to complete an initial section of 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) long by 2030, with a population of 300,000 rather than the intended 1.5 million. [33] The Saudi minister of economy and planning rejected the claims of scaling back.
Apple has topped the Drucker Institute's annual ranking of the 250 best-managed companies in the US. Fellow tech giants Nvidia, Microsoft, and Intel all made the top 10.
In February 2019, SAMI and Naval Group entered into a Memorandum of Agreement to create a joint venture company in Saudi Arabia’s naval defense domain. [12] On 4 July 2024, SAMI announced the signing of three MOUs with Turkish companies to localize defense industries in Saudi Arabia.