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<text id=93CT1231>
<title>
Saudi Arabia--Government
</title>
<article><source>CIA Factbook</source><hdr>The World Factbook 1993: Saudi Arabia
Government</hdr><body>
<list>
<l>Names:</l>
<l> conventional long form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia</l>
<l> conventional short form: Saudi Arabia</l>
<l> local long form: Al Mamlakah al 'Arabiyah as Su'udiyah</l>
<l> local short form: Al 'Arabiyah as Su'udiyah</l>
</list>
<p>Digraph: SA
</p>
<p>Type: monarchy
</p>
<p>Capital: Riyadh
</p>
<p>Administrative divisions: 14 emirates (imarat, singular -
imarah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Madinah,
Al Qasim, Al Qurayyat, Ar Riyad, Ash Sharqiyah, 'Asir, Ha'il,
Jizan, Makkah, Najran, Tabuk
</p>
<p>Independence: 23 September 1932 (unification)
</p>
<p>Constitution: none; governed according to Shari'a (Islamic
law)
</p>
<p>Legal system: based on Islamic law, several secular codes have
been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special
committees; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction
</p>
<p>National holiday: Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September
(1932)
</p>
<p>Political parties and leaders: none allowed
</p>
<p>Suffrage: none
</p>
<p>Elections: none
</p>
<p>Executive branch: monarch and prime minister, crown prince and
deputy prime minister, Council of Ministers
</p>
<p>Legislative branch: none
</p>
<p>Judicial branch: Supreme Council of Justice
</p>
<p>Leaders:
</p>
<p> Chief of State and Head of Government: King and Prime
Minister FAHD bin 'Abd al-'Aziz Al Sa'ud (since 13 June 1982);
Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister 'ABDALLAH bin 'Abd
al-'Aziz Al Sa'ud (half-brother to the King, appointed heir to
the throne 13 June 1982)
</p>
<p>Member of: ABEDA, AfDB, AFESD, AL, AMF, CCC, ESCWA, FAO, G-19,
G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF,
IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO, ITU, LORCS, NAM,
OAPEC, OAS (observer), OIC, OPEC, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,
UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO
</p>
<list>
<l>Diplomatic representation in US:</l>
<l> chief of mission: Ambassador BANDAR Bin Sultan</l>
<l> chancery: 601 New Hampshire Avenue NW, Washington, DC
20037</l>
<l> telephone: (202) 342-3800</l>
<l> consulates general: Houston, Los Angeles, and New York</l>
</list>
<list>
<l>US diplomatic representation:</l>
<l> chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires C. David
Welch</l>
<l> embassy: Collector Road M, Diplomatic Quarter, Riyadh</l>
<l> mailing address: American Embassy, Unit 61307, Riyadh;
International Mail: P. O. Box 94309, Riyadh 11693; or APO AE
09803-1307</l>
<l> telephone: [966] (1) 488-3800</l>
<l> FAX: Telex 406866</l>
<l> consulates general: Dhahran, Jiddah (Jeddah)</l>
</list>
<p>Flag: 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
</p></body></article></text>