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China is not a democratic country. It is a single party country. The Communist Party holds a monopoly on political power. Decisions are made by a few leaders chosen from the Communist Party.
UN member states and observers
Name | Constitutional form | Head of state |
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China, People’s Republic of | Republic | Ceremonial |
Colombia | Republic | Executive |
Comoros | Republic | Executive |
Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Republic | Executive |
Annual assessment
Rank | Country | Freedom rating |
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1 | Israel | 2.5 |
2 | Lebanon | 4.5 |
3 | Jordan | 5 |
4 | Kuwait | 5 |
In modern usage, it embraces any of the Arabic-speaking peoples living in the vast region from Mauritania, on the Atlantic coast of Africa, to southwestern Iran, including the entire Maghrib of North Africa, Egypt and Sudan, the Arabian Peninsula, and Syria and Iraq.
The government of Saudi Arabia is led by the monarch, King Salman, who acceded to the throne on 23 January 2015. No political parties or national elections are permitted, and according to The Economist’s 2010 Democracy Index, the Saudi government was the seventh-most authoritarian regime among the 167 countries rated.
Saudi Arabia is a non democratic country in many ways: The king rules over the country. 2. No elections are held in this country.
The king of Saudi Arabia is the monarchial head of state and head of government of Saudi Arabia who holds absolute power. He is the head of the Saudi Arabian royal family, the House of Saud. The first Saudi monarch to use the title was King Faisal, however, King Khalid did not use the title after him.
Saudi Arabia has since become the world’s second largest oil producer (behind the US) and the world’s largest oil exporter, controlling the world’s second largest oil reserves and the sixth largest gas reserves. Saudi Arabia is considered both a regional and middle power.
The power, politics and possessions of the ‘world’s richest royals’ With thousands of princes and a collective worth estimated to be as high as almost $2 trillion, the Saudi royal family may be the most powerful aristocrats in the world – and they’re back in the spotlight.
Nassef Sawiris
Top 22 richest Arabs
Rank | Global rank | Name |
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1 | 297 | Nassef Sawiris |
2 | 589 | Isaac Rebrab |
3 | 831 | Majid Al Futtaim |
4 | 956 | Naguib Sawiris |
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
18 billionaires
There are no Saudis on Forbes’ 2020 billionaires list, but Bloomberg includes three Saudis on its Billionaires Index.
Yelena Nikolayevna Baturina
Richest Countries in the Middle East
▲ | Country | GDP per capita |
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1. | Qatar | $102,100 |
2. | Kuwait | $42,100 |
3. | Israel | $36,200 |
4. | Saudi Arabia | $31,300 |
Saudi Arabia
Grenada. Has not had a standing army since 1983, after the American-led invasion. The Royal Grenada Police Force maintains a paramilitary special service unit for internal security purposes.
The Middle East ranking follows its placement of the Turkish army first with Egypt, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Israel, as the region’s top military powers. Of these leading countries, the site claims that three have neither risen nor decreased in power, while Egypt and Israel have seen a reduction in estimated power.
Best Special Forces in the World 2020
The Armed Forces are one of the best-funded in the world. Saudi Arabia has the world’s ninth largest defense budget. International Institute for Strategic Studies estimates in 2017 listed a total of 127,000 personnel (75,000 RSLF; 13,500 Navy; 20,000 Air Force; 16,000 Air Defense; and Strategic Missile Forces 2,500).
An international survey published Monday ranked Israel as the eighth most powerful nation in the world for the third consecutive year, narrowly ahead of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Saudi Arabia and South Korea were ranked 9th and 10th, while the United Arab Emirates was 11th.