Saudi Arabie

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Kinrick o Saudi Arabie

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Al-Mamlakah Al-??rab?yah As-Sa??d?yah
Motto:  ?? ??? ??? ????? ???? ???? ????
" L? ?il?ha ?ill?l?l?h, Muhammadun ras?l all?h "
"Thare is nae god but God; Muhammad is the messenger o God." [1] [a] ( Shahada )
Anthem ?????? ?????? (as an instrumental)
" as-Sal?m al-Malakiyy "
"The Royal Salute"
Location o Saudi Arabie
Caipital
and largest city
Riyadh
24°39′N 46°46′E  /  24.650°N 46.767°E  / 24.650; 46.767
Offeecial leids Arabic [3]
Ethnic groups
90% Arab
10% Afro-Arab
Releegion
Sunni Islam
Demonym(s)
Govrenment Unitar Islamic absolute monarchy
Keeng
Salman
Mohammad
Vacant
Legislatur None
Cooncil o Meenisters
Consultative Assembly
Establishment
23 September 1932
24 October 1945
31 Januar 1992
Aurie
? Total
2,149,690 [3]  km 2 (830,000 sq mi) ( 12t )
? Water (%)
0.7
Population
? 2017 estimate
33,000,000 [4] ( 40t )
? Density
15/km 2 (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) Increase 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
Internet TLD
  1. ^ Legislation is bi keeng's decree . The Consultative Assembly exists tae advise the keeng.

Saudi Arabie , kent offeecially as the Kinrick o Saudi Arabie ( Arabic : ??????? ??????? ???????? , al-Mamlaka al-?Arabiyya as-Sa??diyya ) 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.

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 .

Notes [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

  1. The shahada (statement o faith) is whiles translatit intae Inglis as "There is no god but Allah" (an sicweys tae Scots as "Thare is nae god but Allah"), uisin the romanisation o the Arabic wird " Allah " insteid o its translation. The Arabic wird " Allah " lrrterally translates as the God , as the prefix "Al-" is the definite airticle. [2]

References [ eedit | eedit soorce ]

  1. "About Saudi Arabia: Facts and figures" . The royal embassy of Saudi Arabia, Washington, D.C., United States. Archived frae the original on 17 Apryle 2012. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored ( help ) "Archived copy" . Archived frae the original on 17 Apryle 2012 . Retrieved 30 August 2017 . CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link )
    • "God" . Islam: Empire of Faith . PBS.
    • "Islam and Christianity", Encyclopedia of Christianity (2001): Arabic-speaking Christians and Jews also refer to God as Allah .
    • L. Gardet. "Allah". Encyclopaedia of Islam Online .
  2. a b Saudi Arabia entry at The World Factbook
  3. "Official annual projection" . cdsi.gov.sa . 2014. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 9 Mey 2016. "Archived copy" . Archived frae the original on 9 Mey 2016 . Retrieved 30 August 2017 . CS1 maint: archived copy as title ( link )
  4. a b c d "Saudi Arabia" . International Monetary Fund.
  5. "2015 Human Development Report" (PDF) . United Nations Development Programme. 2015.