Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a country in West Asia. Its capital is Riyadh. About 33 million people live there (2018). It covers 2,250,000 square kilometres.
- Capital
- Riyadh
- People (2018)
- 33 million
- Area
- 2,250,000 km²
- Currency
- Saudi riyal
Saudi Arabia at a glance
- Official name
- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- In its own language
- المملكة العربية السعودية, السعودية, Kerajaan Arab Saudi, Arab Saudi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
- Status
- Sovereign country
- Continent
- Asia
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Population
- 33,000,000 (2018)
- Area
- 2,250,000 km² (868,730 mi²)
- People are called
- Saudi Arabian, Saudi
- Official languages
- Arabic
- Currency
- Saudi riyal
- GDP (nominal)
- US$1108 billion (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 78 years (2022)
- Human Development Index
- 0.875 (2021)
- Unemployment
- 11% (2014)
- Government
- absolute monarchy, islamic theocracy, monarchy
- Head of state
- Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (since 2015)
- Head of government
- Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (since 2015)
- Country codes
- SA, SAU
- Calling code
- +966
- Internet domain
- .sa, AlSaudiah
- Drives on the
- right
- Time zones
- UTC+03:00, Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates
- 23.716667°, 44.116667°
Saudi Arabia and its neighbours
Saudi Arabia borders Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Egypt and Iran. Click a neighbour on the map to open its page.
- Saudi Arabia
- Neighbours
Divisions of Saudi Arabia
- list of provinces of Saudi Arabia
Member of
- United Nations
- Arab League
- World Trade Organization
- G20
- Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Development Association
- International Finance Corporation
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes
- African Development Bank
- Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa
- Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development
- Arab Monetary Fund
- Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
and 13 more organisations.
How far are you from Saudi Arabia?
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Questions
What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh.
What is the population of Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia has about 33,000,000 people, as recorded in 2018.
How big is Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia covers 2,250,000 square kilometres (868,730 square miles).
What currency does Saudi Arabia use?
The Saudi riyal.
What language is spoken in Saudi Arabia?
The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic.
Which countries border Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia shares a border with Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Iraq, Egypt and Iran.
Data from Wikidata (CC0), retrieved October 9, 2026. Each figure carries the year it was recorded; a statistic with no recorded date is not shown as current. More on Wikipedia.