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Saudi Arabia
absolute monarchy
<p>Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and home to Islam's two holiest shrines in Mecca and Medina. The king's official title is the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques. ABD AL-AZIZ bin Abd al-Rahman AL SAUD (Ibn Saud) founded the modern Saudi state in 1932 after a 30-year campaign to unify most of the Arabian Peninsula.
Profile
CapitalRiyadh
Population36.5M
GDP$2213.0B
Area2,149,690 km²
LanguageArabic (official)
CurrencySaudi riyals (SAR) per US dollar -
Leadership
Head of State
Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud
Since 2015
At a Glance
Population
36.5M
GDP (PPP)
$2213B
