General Information

General Information  Official Name: Al-Mamlaka al-Arabiya as-Saudiya (The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)  Area: 2,250,000 square kilometers (868,730 square miles)  Physical Features: Deserts, Plateaux, Mountains  Highest Point: Jabal Sawda  Population: 20.8 million (2000): Saudi citizens 74.8%; 25.2% non-Saudi residents  Language: Arabic  Religion: Islam  Flag: Green Banner of Islam, bearing the inscription: "There is no God but God; and Muhammad is his Messenger". The sword was added in 1906, symbolizing the military successes of Islam and of Ibn Saud, founder of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia  Anthem: "Sarei Lil Majd Walaya"  Currency: Saudi Riyal  Capital: Riyadh (population in 2000: 4.7 million)  Head of State and Prime Minister: King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques  Highest Court: Supreme Council of Justice  Administrative Regions: Al-Baha, Al-Jouf, Asir, Eastern, Hail, Jizan, Madinah, Makkah, Najran, Northern Border, Qasim, Riyadh, Tabouk