Ethnicities: Arab (90%), Afro-Asian (10%)
Saudi Arabia is a compact state
Saudi Arabia is a nation state (almost everyone identifies as arabic.
Saudi Arabia most closely identifies as a nation-state. Saudi Arabia is occupied by people almost completely of the arabic ethnicity. Out of their population, 90% are of arabic ethnicity, and just 10% are of the afro-asian ethnicity. So, the territory of Saudi Arabia corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has basically been transformed into a nationality. Saudi Arabia is most like a compact state. Although it is large, the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly. The main border issue for Saudi Arabia is the one between them and Yemen. A concrete boundary does exist, but tension between the two countries over the boundary still exists.
Demonym: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Anthem:
Hasten to glory and supremacy!
Glorify the Creator of the heavens
And raise the green, fluttering flag,
Carrying the emblem of Light!
Repeat – God is greatest!
O my country,
My country, may you always live,
The glory of all Muslims!
Long live the King,
For the flag and the country!
In 1947, Saudi Arabia did not have a national anthem. That year when the king went to Egypt, he asked an egyptian composer to write the country a national anthem. It was written in an Arab fanfare style. In 1958, the first lyrics were written to go along with the anthem. They weren’t heard very often, and in 1984, new lyrics were written. The anthem is centralized around religion, which shows that it is very prominent in Saudi Arabia, and many people practice Islam. It also praises the king, showing that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy.
Flag: Saudi Arabia’s flag is green which is to represent the country’s puritanical Muslim Wahabi sect. It is also said that green was the Prophet Muhammad’s favorite color. the white script in the middle says, “There is no God but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God”. The sword represent Abd-al-Aziz.
Saudi Arabia is a compact state
Saudi Arabia is a nation state (almost everyone identifies as arabic.
Saudi Arabia most closely identifies as a nation-state. Saudi Arabia is occupied by people almost completely of the arabic ethnicity. Out of their population, 90% are of arabic ethnicity, and just 10% are of the afro-asian ethnicity. So, the territory of Saudi Arabia corresponds to that occupied by a particular ethnicity that has basically been transformed into a nationality. Saudi Arabia is most like a compact state. Although it is large, the distance from the center to any boundary does not vary significantly. The main border issue for Saudi Arabia is the one between them and Yemen. A concrete boundary does exist, but tension between the two countries over the boundary still exists.
Demonym: Saudi or Saudi Arabian
Anthem:
Hasten to glory and supremacy!
Glorify the Creator of the heavens
And raise the green, fluttering flag,
Carrying the emblem of Light!
Repeat – God is greatest!
O my country,
My country, may you always live,
The glory of all Muslims!
Long live the King,
For the flag and the country!
In 1947, Saudi Arabia did not have a national anthem. That year when the king went to Egypt, he asked an egyptian composer to write the country a national anthem. It was written in an Arab fanfare style. In 1958, the first lyrics were written to go along with the anthem. They weren’t heard very often, and in 1984, new lyrics were written. The anthem is centralized around religion, which shows that it is very prominent in Saudi Arabia, and many people practice Islam. It also praises the king, showing that Saudi Arabia is a monarchy.
Flag: Saudi Arabia’s flag is green which is to represent the country’s puritanical Muslim Wahabi sect. It is also said that green was the Prophet Muhammad’s favorite color. the white script in the middle says, “There is no God but God, and Muhammad is the Messenger of God”. The sword represent Abd-al-Aziz.