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Saudi Arabia

SAU · Arabian Peninsula

Salmane ben Abdelaziz Al Saoud

Identity

Regime

Absolute monarchy

Capital

Riyadh

Population

36,000,000

Area

2,149,690 km²

Currency

SAR

Executive

Head of State

Salmane ben Abdelaziz Al Saoud
2015

Head of Government

Salmane ben Abdelaziz Al Saoud
2015

Cabinet (size)

Parliament

—

Governance

V-Dem (0-1)

0.02
#174

Freedom House

9/100
Not Free

CPI corruption

57/100
#45

Press RSF

19/100
#176

Economy

GDP (B$)

1277 Md$
2025

GDP / capita

34,537 $
2025

Growth %

4.5 %
2025

Inflation %

2.1 %
2025

Unemployment %

3.0 %
2025

Defense & nuclear

Defense budget

81.5 Md$
6.5 %PIB · #7

Nuclear posture

latent_potential

Listed military units

International posture

Sanctions

—

Chokepoints

Bab el-Mandeb

Alliances

OPEP · G20 · BRICS+ · OCI · Conseil de coopération du Golfe · UN · WTO · Arab League · GCC

Alignment USA · RUS · CHN

50% · 53% · 71%
UN vote

Treaties ratified (of 10)

4/10