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Entity :
Saudi Arabia
Main prefix :
HZ
Callsigns series :
7ZA-7ZZ, 8ZA-8ZZ, HZA-HZZ
Time zone :
+3 h
Continent :
Asia
ITU zone :
39
CQ zone :
21
Saudi Arabia
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Green with large white Arabic script (that may be 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); green is the traditional color of Islam.
Saudi Arabia
Capital:
Riyadh
Administrative divisions:
13 provinces (mintaqat , singular - mintaqah ): Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Madinah, Al Qasim, Ar Riyad, Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern Province), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, and Tabuk.
Population:
23,513,330 (July 2002 est.) includes 5,360,526 non-nationals
Languages:
Arabic
Geographic coordinates:
25° 00' N, 45° 00' E
Area total:
2,149,690 sq. km
Land area:
2,149,690 sq. km
Water area:
0 sq. km
Total land boundaries:
4,431 km
Borders with neighbor countries:
Iraq 814 km, Jordan 744 km, Kuwait 222 km, Oman 676 km, Qatar 60 km, UAE 457 km, Yemen 1,458 km
Coastline:
2,640 km
Elevation extremes:
Persian Gulf 0 m - Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m
Internet country code:
.sa
Currency:
Saudi riyal (SAR)
Name - conventional long form:
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Name - conventional short form:
Saudi Arabia
Name - local long form:
Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
Name - local short form:
Al Arabiyah as Suudiyah
Independence:
23 September 1932 (Unification of the Kingdom)
Constitution:
governed according to Shari'a (Islamic law), the Basic Law that articulates the government's rights and responsibilities was introduced in 1993
Government type:
monarchy
National holiday:
Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932)