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| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
المملكة العربية السعودية
al-Mamlakah al-‘Arabiyyah as-Sa‘ūdiyyah |
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Motto: "لا إله إلا الله , محمد رسول الله "
"There is no god but Allah: Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah" (Shahada)[1] |
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Capital
(and largest city) |
Riyadh
 24°39′N 46°46′E |
| Official language(s) |
Arabic |
| Demonym |
Saudi Arabian, Saudi (informal) |
| Government |
Unitary Islamic
absolute monarchy |
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King |
Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz |
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Crown Prince |
Nayef Bin Abdul Aziz |
| Legislature |
None - legislation by king's decree. |
| Establishment |
| - |
Kingdom founded |
14 August 1932 |
| Area |
| - |
Total |
2,149,690 km2 (13th)
830,000 sq mi |
| - |
Water (%) |
0.7 |
| Population |
| - |
2010 estimate |
27,136,977[2] (46th) |
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Density |
12/km2 (216th)
31/sq mi |
| GDP (PPP) |
2010 estimate |
| - |
Total |
$676.223 billion[3] (22th) |
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Per capita |
$25,345[3] |
| GDP (nominal) |
2010 estimate |
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Total |
$578.566 billion[3] (23th) |
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Per capita |
$21,685[3] |
| HDI (2011) |
 0.770[4] (high) (56th) |
| Currency |
Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR) |
| Time zone |
AST (UTC+3) |
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Summer (DST) |
(not observed) (UTC+3) |
| Drives on the |
Right |
| ISO 3166 code |
SA |
| Internet TLD |
.sa, السعودية. |
| Calling code |
+966 |
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