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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."[1][a] (Shahada) |
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| Anthem: as-Salām al-Malakiyy Speed for Glory |
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| Capital and largest city |
Riyadh 24°39′N 46°46′E / 24.650°N 46.767°E |
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| Official languages | Arabic[5] | |||||
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| Government | Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy | |||||
| - | King | Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz | ||||
| - | Crown Prince | Salman bin Abdul Aziz | ||||
| Legislature | None[a] | |||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Kingdom founded | 23 September 1932[6] | ||||
| Area | ||||||
| - | Total | 2,149,690[5] km2 (13th) 870,000 sq mi |
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| - | Water (%) | 0.7 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2012 estimate | 29,195,895[7] (43rd) | ||||
| - | Density | 12.3/km2 (216th) 31/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $906.806 billion[8] (19th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $31,275[8] (28th) | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2012 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | $727.307 billion[8] (19th) | ||||
| - | Per capita | $25,085[8] (30th) | ||||
| HDI (2013) |  0.782[9]high · 57th |
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| Currency | Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR) |
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| Time zone | AST (UTC+3) | |||||
| Drives on the | right | |||||
| Calling code | +966 | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | SA | |||||
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| a. | ^ Legislation is by king's decree. The Consultative Assembly exists to advise the king. | |||||
