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| Kingdom of Saudi Arabia المملكة العربية السعودية al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya |
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| Motto: لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله lā ‘ilāha ‘illallāh muhammadur-rasūlullāh There is no god but Allah, Muhammad is the messenger of Allah |
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| Anthem: عاش المليك Aash Al Maleek Long live the King |
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| Capital | Riyadh | |||||
| Official language(s) | Arabic | |||||
| Demonym | Saudi, Saudi Arabian | |||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | |||||
| - | Crown Prince | Sultan bin Abdul Aziz | ||||
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| - | Water (%) | 0.001 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2007 estimate | 27,601,038 | ||||
| - | Density | 11/km2 (205) 28.5/sq mi |
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| GDP (PPP) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | 555,055,000,000 | ||||
| - | Per capita | 22,851 | ||||
| GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate | |||||
| - | Total | 381,938,000,000 | ||||
| - | Per capita | 15,724 | ||||
| Currency | Riyal (SAR) |
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| Time zone | MSK (UTC+3) | |||||
| Internet TLD | .sa | |||||
| Calling code | 966 | |||||
Saudi Arabia (Arabic: السعودية, as-Suʻūdiyya) or the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Arabic: المملكة العربية السعودية, al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya) is a country on the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East, bordered by Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.
History
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded by King Abdulaziz Al Saud (known in the West as Ibn Saud) in 1932. He had gained control of the city of Riyadh in 1902, going on to conquer much of the Arabian peninsula in the next thirty years. All kings of Saudi Arabia after Ibn Saud's death have been his sons.
Large oil reserves were discovered in Saudi Arabia in 1938.
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