• The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a sovereign Arab Islamic State. The Kingdom’s religion is Islam, its constitution is the Quran and the Sunna of the Prophet, peace be upon him, its language is Arabic, and its capital is the city of Riyadh.

• The eids of the State are Eid Al-Fitr and Eid Al-Adha and its calendar is the Hijri Calendar.

• The flag of the State shall be as follows:

  • a) Its color shall be green.

  • b) Its width shall be two-thirds its length.

  • c) the expression (لا إله إلا الله محمد رسول الله)1 shall be in the center of the flag and an unsheathed sword shall be beneath it. The flag may not be flown at halfmast.

• The law shall specify the provisions related thereto

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• 1 This translates into “There is no god but Allah, and Muhammad is the Messenger of Allah”.

• The emblem of the State shall be two crossed swords with a date palm tree in the middle of the upper space between them. The law shall specify the anthem and medals of the State.

• Citizens shall pledge allegiance to the King on the basis of the Quran and the Sunna of the Prophet, peace be upon him, and on the basis of submission and obedience in times of hardship, ease, fortune, and adversity.

• Governance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia derives its authority from the Quran and the Sunna of the Prophet, peace be upon him. The Quran and Sunna shall govern this Law and all the laws of the State.

Governance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia shall be based on justice, shura, and equality in accordance with Sharia.