_#_Labor force: 4,200,000; about 60% are foreign workers; government 34%, industry and oil 28%, services 22%, and agriculture 16%
_#_Organized labor: trade unions are illegal
_*Government #_Long-form name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
_#_Type: monarchy
_#_Capital: Riyadh
_#_Administrative divisions: 14 emirates (imarat, singular—imarah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Madinah, Al Qasim, Al Qurayyat, Ar Riyad, Ash Sharqiyah, Asir, Hail, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, Tabuk
_#_Independence: 23 September 1932 (unification)
_#_Constitution: none; governed according to Sharia (Islamic law)
_#_Legal system: based on Islamic law, several secular codes have been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
_#_National holiday: Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)