| Formal Name: | Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
| Local Name: | Al Arabiyah as Sa’udiyah |
| Local Formal Name: | Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Sa’udiyah |
| Region: | Middle East |
| Associations: | Arab League, United Nations |
| Capital City: | Riyadh |
| Main Cities: | Jeddah, Mecca, Medina |
| ISO 3166 Code: | SA |
| Population: | 25,721,000 |
| Area: | 2,149,690km² |
| Currency: | 1 Saudi riyal = 100 Hallallahs |
| Languages: | Arabic |
| Religions: | Sunni Muslim |
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Flag of Saudi Arabia
Date Flag first adopted: 15th March, 1973
Description: Green, a traditional color in Islamic flags, with the Shahada or Muslim creed in large white Arabic
script (translated as "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God") above a white horizontal
saber (the tip points to the hoist side); design dates to the early twentieth century and is closely associated
with the Al Saud family which established the kingdom in 1932.
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