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Federation of Arabia الاتحاد العربية | |
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Motto: ٱللَّهُ، ٱلْوَطَنُ، ٱلْوَحْدَةُ “God, Country, Unity” | |
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Anthem: "United Republic" (Arabic: الجمهورية المتحدة) | |
| Capital | Riyadh |
| Largest city | Dubai |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| Recognised regional languages |
Kurdish Aramaic |
| Ethnic groups (2020) |
85% Arab 10% Afro-Arab 5% Other |
| Demonym(s) |
Arab Arabian |
| Government | Federal parliamentary constitutional republic |
• Prime Minister | Yahya Assiri |
• President | Nasr Taha Mustafa |
• Councillor-General | Mohammad Al Gergawi |
• Representative-General | Hawaa Al Mansoori |
| Legislature | Parliament |
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| House of Representatives | |
| Area | |
• | 3,109,371 km2 (1,200,535 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2020 estimate | 57,190,910 |
| Currency | Arabian dinar (Ð) |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Arabian National Time) |
Arabia (Arabic: العربية al-ʿArabīyah), officially the Federation of Arabia (Arabic: الاتحاد العربية Aitihad al-ʿArabīyah), and sometimes the Arab Union in Commonwealth countries, is a country in West Asia. Occupying the entirety of the Arabian Peninsula, it is the largest country and second-most populous in the Middle East, as well as being the largest country in the Arab world. It is bordered by Palestine and Mesopotamia to the north, and shares maritime borders with Iran, Egypt, and Israel.