| 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"
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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] |
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| Demonym | Saudi Arabian, Saudi (informal) |
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| Government | UnitaryIslamic
absolute monarchy |
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| - | King | Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz |
| - | Crown Prince | Salman bin Abdul Aziz |
| Legislature | None – legislation by king's decree.[a] |
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| Establishment |
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| - | Kingdom founded | 23 September 1932[3] |
| Area |
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| - | Total | 2,250,000 km2 (12th)
870,000 sq mi |
| - | Water (%) | 0.7 |
| Population |
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| - | 2010 estimate | 28,376,355[4] (42th) |
| - | Density | 12/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) |  0.770[6] (high) (56th) |
| Currency | Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR) |
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| Time zone | AST (UTC+3) |
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| - | Summer (DST) | (not observed) (UTC+3) |
| Drives on the | Right |
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| ISO 3166 code | SA |
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| Internet TLD | .sa, السعودية. |
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| Calling code | +966 |
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| a.^Consultative Assembly exists only with an advisory role to the king. |
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