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Revision as of 12:56, 6 February 2010 by 210.187.230.144 (talk)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) "KSA" redirects here. For other uses, see KSA (disambiguation).| Kingdom of Saudi Arabiaالمملكة العربية السعودية al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Suʻūdiyya | |
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| Motto: "لا إله إلا الله محمدا رسول الله" "There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the messenger of Allah" (the Shahada) | |
| Anthem: "Aash Al Maleek" "Long live the King" | |
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| Capitaland largest city | Riyadh |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| Demonym(s) | Saudi, Saudi Arabian |
| Government | Islamic absolute monarchy |
| • King | Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz |
| • 1st Crown Prince | Sultan bin Abdul Aziz |
| • 2nd Crown Prince | Nayef bin Abdul Aziz |
| Legislature | Council of Ministers (appointed by the king) |
| Establishment | |
| • First Saudi State established | 1744 |
| • Second Saudi State established | 1824 |
| • Third Saudi State declared | January 8, 1926 |
| • Recognized | May 20, 1927 |
| • Kingdom Unified | September 23, 1932 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,149,690 km (830,000 sq mi) (14th) |
| • Water (%) | negligible |
| Population | |
| • 2009 estimate | 28,686,633 (41st) |
| • Density | 12/km (31.1/sq mi) (205th) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2008 estimate |
| • Total | $592.886 billion |
| • Per capita | $23,814 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2008 estimate |
| • Total | $469.426 billion |
| • Per capita | $18,855 |
| HDI (2007) |  0.843Error: Invalid HDI value (59th) |
| Currency | Riyal (SAR) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 ((not observed)) |
| Drives on | Right |
| Calling code | 966 |
| ISO 3166 code | SA |
| Internet TLD | .sa |
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Saudi Arabia (officially Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) is a [[Wester
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