1989 INDEX Country Ranks DEFINITIONS ... Economy Government Flags Communications Defense Forces Photos ... [TOP] Saudi Arabia Government - 1989 http://www.theodora.com/wfb1989/saudi_arabia/saudi_arabia_government.html SOURCE: 1989 CIA WORLD FACTBOOK Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Type: monarchy Capital: Riyadh Administrative divisions: 14 emirates (imarat, singularimarah); Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Madinah, Al Qasim, Al Qurayyat, Ar Riyad, Ash Sharqiyah, Asir, Hail, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, Tabuk Independence: 23 September 1932 (unification) Constitution: none; governed according to Sharia (Islamic law) Legal system: based on Islamic law, several secular codes have been introduced; commercial disputes handled by special committees; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction National holiday: Unification of the Kingdom, 23 September (1932) Branches: king rules in consultation with royal family and Council of Ministers Leader: @m5Chief of State and Head of Government King and Prime Minister FAHD bin Abd al-Aziz Al Saud (since 13 June 1982); Crown Prince and Deputy Prime Minister ABDALLAH bin Abd a;-Aziz Al Saud (half-brother to the King, appointed heir to the throne 13 June 1982) Suffrage: none Elections: none Communists: negligible Member of: Arab League, CCC, FAO, G-77, GCC, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IDBIslamic Development Bank, IFAD, IFC, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, International Maritime Satellite Organization, INTERPOL, ITU, IWCInternational Wheat Council, NAM, OAPEC, OIC, OPEC, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WMO | |
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