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Type of government-
Absolute Monarchy -
Branches of Government
Consultative council represent legislative branch.
The King and Council of Ministers represent the executive branch.
The judicial branch is subordinated to the Islamic Law and consists if three main parts: Courts of the First Instance, Courts of Cassation, and the Supreme Council of Justice. -
Year Founded-
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was founded in 1932 by Ibn Saud. He united the four regions into a single state through a series of conquests beginning in 1902 with the capture of Riyadh, the ancestral home of his family, the House of Saud. -
current leader-
Mohammed bin Salman
