United Arab States
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| Capital | Baghdad 33°20′N 44°23′E / 33.333°N 44.383°E |
| Largest city | Cairo |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| Recognised national languages | Kurdish, Tamazight, Somali, Hebrew, Neo-Aramaic |
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| Government | Federal parliamentary republic |
• President | Nadia al-Maghrebi |
• Prime Minister | Omar al-Hashimi |
| Legislature | Arab Parliament |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,132,327 km2 (5,070,420 sq mi) (2nd) |
| Population | |
• 2025 estimate | 481,233,000 (3rd) |
• Density | 36.64/km2 (94.9/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | estimate |
• Total |  $16.81 trillion (4th) |
• Per capita | $34,935 (65th) |
| GDP (nominal) | estimate |
• Total | $8.27 trillion (3rd) |
• Per capita | $17,186 (68th) |
| Gini |  48.7high inequality |
| HDI | 0.846 very high (55th) |
| Currency | Arabian Dinar (AED) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 to +4 |
Arabia, officially the United Arab States, is a transcontinental country in West Asia and North Africa. Sharing land borders with twelve countries across an area of 13 million square kilometers (5,070,420 sq mi), Arabia is the second-largest country in the world by area, and the third most populous with a population of 481 million. It is divided into 30 states and 5 special autonomous republics. The country's capital is Baghdad, and the largest city and administrative center is Cairo.
The land that makes up modern Arabia, spanning the entirety of North Africa and the majority of the Middle East, has one of the longest and most influential histories of any region in the world. A cradle of civilization, Arabia has been home to several ancient civilizations that saw some of the earliest developments of writing, agriculture, urbanisation, organised religion and central government, and is the birthplace of Islam, which emerged in the state of Hejaz.
The early stages of the Arabian War began shortly after the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, initially fought against occupying colonial powers in North Africa. The United Arab States declared independence as an arab socialist federal republic in 1933, and expanded to encompass not just North Africa, but the Arabian peninsula and majority of West Asia after defeating the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1949. The majority of Palestine seceded from Arabia and became the State of Israel in 1948 after a civil war, and a ceasefire was signed between the two newly formed states in 1950, marking the end of the Arabian War. Arabia transitioned from an arab socialist one-party state to a parliamentary democracy in 1990.
Arabia is generally considered a great power with significant regional power throughout Africa and Asia. Arabia is the leading oil producer and exporter, controlling the world's largest oil and natural gas reserves. It's economy is the largest of any African or Middle Eastern country and the world's third-largest by nominal GDP and fourth-largest by PPP. Arabia's income inequality, however, is significant, and the country has struggled with corruption, environmental issues, sectarian and ethnic tensions and periods of severe democratic backsliding and political turmoil. Arabia is a founding member of the United Nations, the Non-Aligned Movement, the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and OPEC.