Saudi Arabia

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia المملكة العربية السعودية Al-Mamlakah Al-ʾĀrabīyah As-Saʿūdīyah
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Motto: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله "Lā ʾilāha ʾillāl–lāh, Muhammadun rasūl allāh" "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God." (Shahada)
Anthem: السلام الملكي (as an instrumental) "as-Salām al-Malakiyy" "The Royal Salute"
Capital and largest city	Riyadh 24°39′N 46°46′E / 24.650°N 46.767°E / 24.650; 46.767
Official languages	Arabic
Ethnic groups	90% Arab 10% Afro-Arab
Religion	Sunni Islam (official) Wahhabism (Salafism) (unofficial)
Demonym	Saudi Arabian Saudi (informal)
Government	Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
• King/Prime Minister	Salman bin Abdulaziz
• Crown Prince	Mohammad bin Nayef
• Deputy Crown Prince	Mohammad bin Salman
Legislature	None (Legislation passed by the Council of Ministers)
Establishment
• Kingdom founded	23 September 1932
Area
• Total	2,149,690 km2 (830,000 sq mi) (12th)
• Water (%)	0.7
Population
• 2017 estimate	33,000,000 (40th)
• Density	15/km2 (38.8/sq mi) (216th)
GDP (PPP)	2016 estimate
• Total	$1.914 trillion (13th)
• Per capita	$58,000 (13th)
GDP (nominal)	2016 estimate
• Total	$693.000 billion (19th)
• Per capita	$21,000 (37th)
HDI (2014)	0.837 very high · 39th
Currency	Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR)
Time zone	AST (UTC+3)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AH)
Drives on the	right
Calling code	+966
ISO 3166 code	SA
Internet TLD	.sa السعودية.
^ Legislation is by king's decree. The Consultative Assembly exists to advise the king.

Saudi Arabia (ⁱ/ˌsɔːdiː əˈreɪbiə/, ⁱ/ˌsaʊ-/), officially known as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is an Arab sovereign state in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km² (830,000 sq mi), Saudi Arabia is geographically the fifth-largest state in Asia and second-largest state in the Arab world after Algeria. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen to the south. It is separated from Israel and Egypt by the Gulf of Aqaba. It is the only nation with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert or barren landforms.