SAUDI ARABIA

Name:Saudi Arabia (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Local name (Arabic):(ﺔﻳﺩﻮﻌﺴﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟﺍ ﺔﻜﻠﻤﻤﻟﺍ) ﺔﻳﺩﻮﻌﺴﻟﺍ ﺔﻴﺑﺮﻌﻟﺍ
Bordering countries:Kuwait, Iraq, Jordan, Yemen, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Qatar
Status:sovereign state
Surface:1 960.6 ths. sq. km
Population (2003):24 294 ths.
Capital:Riyadh (ﺽﺎﻳﺮﻟﺍ)
Official language:Arabic


Current national symbols

Historical symbols:
Emirate of Jebel Shammar (1830-1921)
Kingdom of Hejaz (1916-1925)
Emirate of Lower Asir (1914-1930)
Sheikhdom of Upper Asir (1916-1923)
Emirate of Nejd (1720-1887 / 1902-1921)
Sultanate of Nejd and its Dependencies (1921-1926)
Kingdom of Nejd, Hejaz and its Dependencies (1926-1932)
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (since 1932)



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