Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
ٱلْمَمْلَكَة ٱلْعَرَبِيَّة ٱلسَّعُوْدِيَّة (Arabic ) Al-Mamlakah al-ʿArabīyah as-Saʿūdīyah Motto: لَا إِلٰهَ إِلَّا ٱلله، مُحَمَّدٌ رَسُوْلُ ٱلله "Lā ʾilāha ʾillā Llāh, Muḥammadur rasūlu Llāh " "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God."[1] [a] (Shahada )Anthem: ٱلنَّشِيْد ٱلْوَطَنِي ٱلسَّعُوْدِي "an-Našīd al-Waṭanīy as-Saʿūdī " "National Anthem of Saudi Arabia" Capitaland largest city
Riyadh 24°39′N 46°46′E / 24.650°N 46.767°E / 24.650; 46.767 Official languages Arabic [3] [4] Ethnic groups 90% Arab 10% Afro-Arab Religion Demonym(s) Government Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy Salman bin Abdulaziz Mohammed bin Salman Legislature none[b] 1744 1824 13 January 1902 23 September 1932 24 October 1945 31 January 1992 • Total
2,149,690[3] km2 (830,000 sq mi) (12th ) • Water (%)
0.7 • 2019 estimate
34,218,169[10] (40th ) • Density
15/km2 (38.8/sq mi) (174th ) GDP (PPP ) 2019 estimate • Total
$1.924 trillion[11] (14th ) • Per capita
$56,817[11] (12th ) GDP (nominal) 2019 estimate • Total
$779.289 billion[11] (18th ) • Per capita
$23,566[11] (35th ) Gini (2013) 45.9[12] medium HDI (2019) 0.854[13] very high · 40th Currency Saudi Riyal (SR) (SAR )Time zone UTC +3 (AST )Date format dd/mm/yyyy (AH ) Driving side right Calling code +966 ISO 3166 code SA Internet TLD