位於西亞，擁有阿拉伯半島80%的領土。王國於1932年設立，是現今保留君主制度的國家中，少數由國王掌控絕對權力的國家。1938年探勘到石油，從此成為世界經濟強國，是全世界石油生產量和輸出量最高的國家，也是G20裡唯一一個阿拉伯國家。為避免國家經濟過度仰賴石油，王儲薩爾曼提出「願景2030」，盼轉型成以金融、科技為主的先進國家，但王儲本人因哈紹吉命案形象不佳。該國和什葉派的伊朗積怨已深，雙方在葉門、敘利亞和蘇丹等國大打代理人戰爭。

Year Founded: 1932

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country in West Asia which occupies 80% of the landmass of the Arabian Peninsula. The kingdom was founded in 1932 and is one of the few states where the king has absolute control among the remaining monarchies of our times. The discovery of oil reserves in 1938 sent the state to the ranks of powerful economies. It is the world’s no.1 oil producing and exporting nation and also the one and only Arab country in the G20. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman proposed Saudi Vision 2030 to reduce economic over-dependence on oil, with the hope of transforming the country into an advanced state powered by financial and technological strength. However, the crown prince’s image has been tarnished because of his rumor connection to the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Saudi Arabia holds a long-standing grudge against Shia Iran and the two states wage proxy wars in countries like Yemen, Syria and Sudan.