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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
المملكة العربية السعودية
al-Mamlakah al-‘Arabiyyah as-Su‘ūdiyyah
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Motto: "لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله"
"Lā ʾilāha ʾillā l-lāh, Muḥammadun rasūlu l-lāh"
"There is no god but God, Muhammad is the messenger of God." (Shahada)[1]
Anthem: "as-Salām al-Malakiyy"
"Long live the King"

Capital
(and largest city)
Riyadh
24°39′N46°46′E / 24.65°N 46.767°E / 24.65; 46.767
Official language(s)Arabic[2]
DemonymSaudi Arabian, Saudi (informal)
GovernmentUnitaryIslamic
absolute monarchy
 - KingAbdullah bin Abdul Aziz
 - Crown PrinceSalman bin Abdul Aziz
LegislatureNone – legislation by king's decree.[a]
Establishment
 - Kingdom founded23 September 1932[3] 
Area
 - Total2,250,000 km2 (12th)
870,000 sq mi 
 - Water (%)0.7
Population
 - 2010 estimate28,376,355[4] (42th)
 - Density12/km2 (216th)
31/sq mi
GDP (PPP)2012 estimate
 - Total$733.143 billion[5] 
 - Per capita$25,465.97[5] 
GDP (nominal)2012 estimate
 - Total$651.652 billion[5] 
 - Per capita$22,635.35[5] 
HDI (2011)increase 0.770[6] (high) (56th)
CurrencySaudi riyal (SR) (SAR)
Time zoneAST (UTC+3)
 - Summer (DST)(not observed) (UTC+3)
Drives on theRight
ISO 3166 codeSA
Internet TLD.sa, السعودية.
Calling code+966
a.^Consultative Assembly exists only with an advisory role to the king.

Source: CIA World Factbook
Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of July 26, 2012


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