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Liil II N I L ■ I 250 + bcoi, )inic i rends iii Bahrain and Qalai QATAR; CRUDE PETROLIUM PRODUaiOti BAHRAIN: ALUMINIUM soo -I'OOO B/d 1 H'OOO TOHS: ANNUAI TOULS} , 2:-, - 200 4 0 0 - 300 200 tOO- 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1904 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 BAHRAIN: RESERVES BAHRAIN: MONEY SUPPLY tuo - |< MN; END o r OUARTIR]- 1250 1000 750 1000 500 250 750 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 BAHRAIN: CONSUMER PRICES PER CENT CHANCE ON PREVIOUS YtARk---------------- * SOO l l l i i i l liilI II N i l ■ I 250 + 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 ^991 A . 9 i lie h c o n o r m s l Intelligence Unit QATAR; RESERVES QATAR: MONEY SUPPIY 1000-r -(t MN; CND o r o U/TBTlRl OR BN; LND Of OUARTI R ■ 18 ---------------T - - - 1 " 7S0 SCO iiii J lIII iiii II I i l l 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 o » Siy a; g P I (rpxLnBrtoyj,) a s N on'iin n i s m v A A . 11 \^AA _ ^L-oiV' ^ Comparison of Imports and Exports Classifled by Commodity Section 1988 • X if. o c 11 0 I © © B H i Kxport IVK.S Commodity Sections Food & l.ivc Aitiriiais (0) Beverages & Tobacco (1) Crude Materials. ,UJ1 jijii Inedible Ex. Fuels (2) Mineral Fuels. Lub. & Related Materials (3) Animals & Vegetable Oils and Fats (4) Chemicals Manufactured Gt)ods Classified \5- Chiefly by Materials (f)) I ijUt .„.v r Machinery & I ransport tquipment (7) J iJ o-i'i 5 Miscellaneous Manufactured Artitlcs (S) CommixJilies & Tri^nsac^lon^ iu)l I j y i . Classified According to Kind Jt A . 12 ij -i I c 1975 19 80 1985 1988 ^ B PRIMARY SECTOR - ■ SECONDRAY SECTOR 3 ■ TERTIARY SECTOR A. 13 Political structure OfTtcial name: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Le}»al system: based on the sharia (Islamic law); iticrc is mi wriucn cui>siHuu,;ii National lenislatiire: there is no clcctcd legislature. Laws for a noniinaial C'onsult;»\i\ Council were passed in March 1992 Head of state: King Fahd bin Abdcl-Azi/. al-Saud acccdcd June 19X2 National government: Council of Ministers headed by Uie king, who holds ihc post nt prime minister. The Council of Ministers cxercises bo’h legislative and executive powers Main political parties: political parties are not permitted The C(»uncil of Ministers; Prime minister Fahd bin Abdcl-A/i/ al-Sauil Deputy pripie minister Abdullah bin Abdcl-A/i/ al-Saud Second deputy prime minister, minister of defence & aviation Sultan bin Abdol-A/i/ al-Saud Ministers: agriculture & water Abdel-Rahman Abdel-A/iz Ihissan al-Shaiidi commerce Soliman Abdel-A/i/ Solaini communications Hussain Ibrahim aJ-Mansuri education Abdel-Aziz Abdallah al-Khuwayiir hnance & national economy Mohammed Ali Aba al-Kiiail foreign affairs Saud al-Faisal al-Saud health Faisal Abdel-Aziz al-Hcgclan higher education Khaled bin Mohammci! 1-Angari industry & electricity Abdel-Aziz bin AbdullaJi al-'/;, lil information Ali Hassan al-Shair interior Nayif bin Abdel-Aziz al-Saud justice (acting) Mohammed Ibrahim al-Jubair labour & social affairs Mohammed Ali al-Faycz municipal & rural affairs Mohammed bin Abdel-A/i/ a]-Shaikh oil & mineral resources Hisham Mohieddin Na/er pilgrimage affairs & religious trusts Abdel-Wahab Abdel-Wa.si planning Abdel-Wahab bin Abdcl-Salain Auar posts, telephones & telegraph Alawi Darwish Kayyal public works & housing Mitib bin Abdel-Aziz al-Saud Ministers of state: Mohammed Ibrahim Massoud Mohammed Abdel-l.aiif a! Milhem Fayez Ibrahim Badr Mohammed bin Ibrahim al-Jubayri Turki bin Khalid al-Sudairi Omar Abdel-Qadir al-Faqih Mohammed bin Abdel-A/i/ /araa 0 !he Iximoinisl liUelligeni.c linn A . 14 Economic structure h ilr\ l (i\'iiil(thlc figures Macrocconomic indiuilors 19K7 I9KK IVHV 1W<I 19V1' (il)l' ai cuncni priccs SR bn 27.^5 285.2 310.8 355.3* 427 5 Real G D I’ growth % -1.4 7.6 0.2 8.8* 10.0 Consumer pricc indalion % -1.5 0.9 0.9 2.1 44 Population*’ mn 12.00 12.00 12.25 12 50 1275 lixports fob S bn 23.20 23.74 27.74 44.28 4700 Impons cif $ br> 20 1) 21.78 2115 24 ()4 29 55 (’urrcni accoum S bn -9 77 -7.34 -9.23 -4! 1 -16 00 Reserves excl gold $ bn 22.68 20.55 16.75 1167 1167 Oil production mn b/d 3 9H 5 0<J 5 06 6 41 8 22 Exchange rate (av) SR per S 3.74.S 3.745 3 745 3 745 3.745'’ August 3, 1992 SR3.756 per S Origins of gross domestic product 1909^ Components of gross domestic product 1989 % of total 9e of total Agnculture, forestry & fishing 7.3 Private consumption 46.7 Oil & gas 27.0 Govemmeni consumption 31 1 Manufacturing 8.1 Gross fixed capital formation 19.4 Construction 10.4 Inaease in stocks 2.2 'rr;ide 8.4 iixpons of go(xls & scTviccs 38.0 1: -port & communications 7.4 Imports of goods & services -37.4 Other services 28.4 GDP at market prices 100.0 GUP incl others at market prices ItMt.O Principal exports 1990 Principal imi<<>rts ! ‘^H) S mn S mn cif {'rude oil 27.832 I'ranspon equipinciu 5.423 Rcllned petroleum 12.296 Consumer gcKxls 4.463 l’clnKhemic;ils and piaslics 2.S36 MachiiKTv \283 Total incl others 44^«3 f-oodsiuffs 3.14! Building maienals 2,811 Total incl others 24.039 Main destinafioas of ev(Mirls 19<X) Main (irinins of ini(M)rts 199<) % of Uital of total I'SA 22 4 M.SA 16 4 Jap;ui 219 UK 14 0 Singapore 6,8 Japaji n 6 1 raiicc fi (1 ( icini:iii\' ^ ') li.ilv ^ s 1 S ! H^hraiii ^ ! It.tls 4 ') ‘ I II! cstiiiKiU's ll.iMul nil Saudi lij’iirr'. .iii.- wnU K h 'i m .K u i I i. m in.-li iii.tl lii'iuc l‘i' .iMoii.il ' liu lu'li s iDinu i I •i-'l ( ii'iin.tiiN Im'ui I;:!'. 1 )u‘ J t I wj< •jnr.l )ni« !Ji t'l'iK «• 1 A . 15 Economic Trends in Saudi Arabia OIL PRODUCTION CONSUMER PRICES --------------- B/Dl----------------------- INCLUDCS s o x OF NEUTRAl. ZONE OLTTPIJT J l 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 CONSUMER PRICES till -[ t c R CeNT CHANGE ON PReVIOUS YEAR llllllll 2- I Ifil I l i i 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 OPEC OIL PRODUCTION OIL PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION I'hc Economist Intelligence Unit MONEY SUPPLY RLSERVES 200 jBN RITALS; OF QUA.RTtR } {t ¥n;TnO of OUARTtRj 20 t/J FORtIGN tXCHANGt I GOLD 150- 100 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 MONEY SUPPLY ts-|----------- 1 Ml; PER CEKT CHANGE ON PREVIOUS YEAR]---------- -10----- 1-----1-----1-----1---- T---- 1---- 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 OIL EXPORT PRICES FOREIGN TRADE I ^ -160 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 EXCHANGE RATE V ft/RIYAl; QUARTERLY AVEPAGfS] ■ 0 :S0 \ 0 - 0 lyM*) tS8^ 13 '■■''<0 "<!' |<JHh I'i'l' WMM A . 1 7 Political structure Oman OfTlcial name; Sultanate of Oman Form of flate: monarchy Legislature: there Is no national legislature, but a majlis al-shura (consuliaiivc council) of 59 members sclcctcd by regional tribal leaders and approved by the sultan was established in December 1991 Head of state: Sultan Qaboos bin Said, assumed power in July 1970 Executive: the sultan rules by decree, assisted by a Council of Ministers. The sultan himself holds the posts of prime minister, minister of defence and of foreign affairs Main political parties: political panics are not permitted The government: last major reshuffle December 1991 Prime minister, minister of defence and minister of foreign affairs Sultan Qaboos bin Said Deputy prime ministers: financial & economic affairs Qays b'm Abd al-Munim al-Zawawi governance of the capital Thuwayni bin Shihab al-Said legal affairs Fahd bin Mahmud al-Said security & defence Fahar bin l^ymur al-Said Ministers: agriculture & fisheries Moharaed bin Abdallah bin Zahir al-Hinai civil service Ahmad bin Abd al-Nabi Makki commerce & industry Maqboul bin Ali bin Sultan communications Salim bin Abdallah al-Ghazali diwan of royal court Saif bin Hamad al-Busaidi education Yahya bin Mahfoudh al-Manthari electricity & water Mohamcd bin Ali al-Qatabi health Ali bin Mohamed bin Musa housing Malik bin Sulayman al-Mamari information Abd al-Aziz Wn Mohamcd al-Ruwas interior Badr bin Saud bin Harib al-Busaidi justice, awqaf & Islamic affairs Hamud bin Abdallah al-Haithi national heritage & culture Faysal bin Ali al-Said palace office affairs Ali bin Majid al-Mamaii petroleum & minerals Said bin Ahmed al-Shanfari posts & telecommunications Ahmad bin Suwaydan al-Bulushi regional municipalities affairs & environment Amir bin Shuwayn al-Hosni social affairs & labour Ahmad bin Mohamed bin Salem al-Isai water resources Hamed bin Said bin Mohamcd al-Aufi Minister of state for foreign afTuirs Yusuf bin Alawi bin Abdallah A . 18 e The Economist Intelligence Ui Economic structure Onuin Latest available figures MKroccooomk Indlcaton 19K7 1988 1989 1990 1991* GDP at current prices OR mn 3,003 2,926 3,231 4,084 4,002 Nominal GDP growth % 7.3 -2.6 10.4 26.4 -2.3 Consumer price inflation^ % 2.5‘ 1.6‘ 1.3 10.8 6.0 Population mn mid-year 1.34 1.39 1.45 1.49 1.50 Exports fob* $ bn 3.81 3.34 4.05 5.49 4.80 Imports fob^ $ bn 1.77 2.11 2.13 2^2 2.90 Current Kcount $ mn 784 -309 323 1,095 - Oil production mn b/d 0.57 0,60 0.64 0.68 0.72 Reserves excl gold $ mn 1,402 1,054 1354 1,672 1,712* Total cxiemal debt $ mn 2 ^ 8 2,938 2,975 2.484 2.500 Exchange rate (av) OR per $ 0.385 0,385 0.385 0385 0385' April 13.1992 OR0.385 per $ Origins of gross domestic product 1990 Components of gross domestic product 1990 % of total % of total Oil & gas 50.7 Private consumption 37.5* Agriculture & Ashing 3.1 Govenrnient consumption 28.5 Manufacturing 3.4 Gross fixed capital formation 12.4 Constrtiction 3.1 Exports of goods & sen ’ res 54.0 Transport &.
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