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Hejazi Republic
جمهورية الحجاز (Arabic)
Motto: -
Anthem: ٱلنَّشِيْد ٱلْوَطَنِي ٱلسُّعُوْدِي
"an-Našīd al-Waṭanīy as-Suʿūdī"
"National Anthem of Saudi Arabia"
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Capital
and largest city
Riyadh
24°39′N 46°46′E
Official languagesArabic[1][2]
Ethnic groups
(2014[3])
90% Arab
10% Afro-Arab
Religion
(2050)
Demonym(s)
GovernmentUnitary absolute monarchy
 King
Salman
Mohammed bin Salman
Legislaturenone[lower-alpha 2]
Establishment
1727
1824
13 January 1902
23 September 1932
24 October 1945
31 January 1992
Area
 Total
2,149,690[1] km2 (830,000 sq mi) (12th)
 Water (%)
0.7
Population
 2022 estimate
Increase38,401,000[6] (40th)
 Density
15/km2 (38.8/sq mi) (174th)
GDP (PPP)2022 estimate
 Total
Increase$2.00 trillion [7] (17th)
 Per capita
Increase $55,800[7] (27th)
GDP (nominal)2022 estimate
 Total
Increase $1.01 trillion[7] (18th)
 Per capita
Increase $27,900[7] (43th)
Gini (2013)45.9[8]
medium inequality
HDI (2021)Increase 0.875[9]
very high (35th)
CurrencySaudi riyal (SR) (SAR)
Time zoneUTC+3 (AST)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (AH)
Drives onright
Calling code+966
ISO 3166 codeSA
Internet TLD
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  1. Saudi Arabia has a flag variant.
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  2. There is a Consultative Assembly, or Shura Council, which has no legislative power.[4] As its role is only consultative it is not considered to be a legislature.[5]
  1. "Basic Law of Governance". Ministry of Education. Ministry of Education – Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  2. "The World Factbook". 2 July 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02.
  3. Hefner, Robert W. (2009). Remaking Muslim Politics: Pluralism, Contestation, Democratization. Princeton University Press. p. 202. ISBN 978-1-4008-2639-1.
  4. "Analysts: Saudi Arabia Nervous About Domestic Discontent". www.voanews.com. VoA News - English. Retrieved 2021-06-06.
  5. "The total population – General Authority for Statistics". stats.gov.sa. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  6. "World Economic Outlook Database, October 2022". IMF.org. International Monetary Fund. October 2022. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  7. "The World Factbook". CIA.gov. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 28 May 2019.
  8. "Human Development Report 2021/2022" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 8 September 2022. Retrieved 8 September 2022.

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