Saudi Arabia

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Official Name
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Population Full

34,269,000 (2019 UNDESA)

Principal Languages
Najdi Spoken Arabic, Standard Arabic
Literacy Rate
95% (2017 UNESCO)
International Conventions
CDE (1973), CSICH (2008), UNCRPD (2008), UNDRIP (2007)
General References
Bateson 1967, Campbell and King 2011, Comrie 1987, Holes 1990, Ingham 1994, Johnstone 1967, Kaye 1987
Deaf Population
100,000
Language Counts
The number of established languages listed for Saudi Arabia is 9. All are living languages. Of these, 6 are indigenous and 3 are non-indigenous. Furthermore, 3 are institutional, 4 are vigorous, and 2 are in trouble. Also listed are 31 unestablished languages and 1 macrolanguage.