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Saudi Arabie, kent offeecially as the Kinrick o Saudi Arabie (Arabic: المملكة العربية السعودية,al-Mamlaka al-ʻArabiyya as-Saʻūdiyya) is a Muslim kintra in the Middle East. It is a kinrick led bi the Saudi ryal faimily, cried the Hoose o Saud an aw. A lot o the warld's ile supply comes frae Saudi Arabie. Acause o this, the Saudi ryal faimily is gey wealthy.
Kinrick o Saudi Arabie | |
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Motto: لا إله إلا الله، محمد رسول الله "Lā ʾilāha ʾillāl–lāh, Muhammadun rasūl allāh" "Thare is nae god but God; Muhammad is the messenger o God."[1][lower-alpha 1] (Shahada) | |
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| Caipital and largest city | Riyadh 24°39′N 46°46′E |
| Offeecial leids | Arabic[3] |
| Ethnic groups | 90% Arab 10% Afro-Arab |
| Releegion | Sunni Islam |
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| Govrenment | Unitar Islamic absolute monarchy |
• Keeng | Salman |
• Croun Prince | Mohammad |
• Depute Croun Prince | Vacant |
| Legislatur | None Cooncil o Meenisters Consultative Assembly |
| Establishment | |
• Kinrick foondit | 23 September 1932 |
| 24 October 1945 | |
• Current constitution | 31 Januar 1992 |
| Aurie | |
• Total | 2,149,690[3] km2 (830,000 sq mi) (12t) |
• Water (%) | 0.7 |
| Population | |
• 2017 estimate | 33,000,000[4] (40t) |
• Density | 15/km2 (38.8/sq mi) (216t) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2017 estimate |
• Total | $1.803 trillion[5] (14t) |
• Per capita | $55,229[5] (12t) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2017 estimate |
• Tot | $689.004 billion[5] (20t) |
• Per capita | $21,100[5] (36t) |
| HDI (2014) |  0.837[6]verra heich · 39t |
| Currency | Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (AST) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AH) |
| Drivin side | right |
| Cawin code | +966 |
| ISO 3166 code | SA |
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Saudi Arabie haes ceeties that are important tae the Muslim releegion. Mony Muslims frae aroond the warld gang tae Mecca in Saudi Arabie tae mak a pilgrimage. The pilgrimage is ane o the requirements o thair releegion. Ither muckle ceeties is Riyadh, Jeddah an Dammam. The pilgrimage is cried hajj in the Arabic. A body wha maks a pilgrimage tae Mecca is cried a hajj in the Arabic leid. Fowk wha arenae Muslim are no allowed tae enter Mecca.
Saudi Arabie is hame tae the larigest mass o saund on earth, kent as the empty quarter desert. The temperatur is gey het.
Maist fowk spik the Arabic leid. Mony fowk frae ither kintras wark in Saudi Arabie. Thay are cried expatriates or expats.
The kintras o Yemen an Oman are sooth o Saudi Arabie. Saudi Arabie is wast o Qatar, the Unitit Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq, an Jordan. Aa o thir kintras cept Jordan an Iraq mak the Arabian Peninsula.
The siller, or currency is cried the Saudi Riyal.
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