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According to the FAO, the average minimum daily energy requirement is approximately 8,400 kilojoules (2,000 kcal) per adult and 4,200 kilojoules (1,000 kcal) a child. [3] This data is presented in kilojoules, as most countries today use the SI unit kilojoules as their primary measurement for food energy intake, [ 4 ] with the exception of the ...
East Africa Time. a The islands of Cape Verde and Canary Islands are to the west of the African mainland. b Mauritius and the Seychelles are to the east and north-east of Madagascar respectively. East Africa Time, or EAT, is a time zone used in eastern Africa. The time zone is three hours ahead of UTC (UTC+03:00), which is the same as Moscow ...
A map of East Africa showing some of the historically active volcanoes (as red triangles) and the Afar Triangle (shaded at the center), which is a so-called triple junction (or triple point) where three plates are pulling away from one another: the Arabian Plate and two parts of the African Plate—the Nubian and Somali—splitting along the East African Rift Zone Main rift faults, plates ...
Saudi Arabia's population growth continues to be 0.295% higher than population growth rates in the Middle East and North Africa. [27] Infant mortality rates have declined dramatically in the past twenty years from 25.3 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1995 to 6.3 deaths in 2017, according to the World Bank . [ 28 ]
The economy of Saudi Arabia is the second-largest in the Middle East and the seventeenth-largest in the world. [6] The Saudi economy is highly reliant on its petroleum sector. Oil accounts on average in recent years for approximately 40% of Saudi GDP and 75% of fiscal revenue, with substantial fluctuations depending on oil prices each year.
Demographics of the Arab world. The Arab world consists of 23’ states. [citation needed] As of 2021, the combined population of all the Arab states was around 475 million people. [citation needed] The most populous Arab state is Egypt, the North African nation with a population of 109 million residents. Comoros, the Indian Ocean nation is the ...
Saudi Arabia [192] 2% (fully Saudi national owned businesses), 2-15% (taxed at Zakat rate for the Saudi percentage of ownership, 15% for all other ownership) 0% 15% Taxation in Saudi Arabia Senegal [41] 25% 0% 50% 20% Taxation in Senegal Serbia [193] 15% [194] 10% 25% (additional contributions for state health, pension and unemployment funds) [195]
Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and Kuwait to the southeast, Saudi Arabia to the south, Jordan to the southwest, and Syria to the west. Highest point: Cheekha Dar 3,611 m (11,847 ft) Lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m (0.0 ft) Longest river: Euphrates: Largest lake: Lake Tharthar: Natural resources: Petroleum, sulfur ...