Saudi Arabia

Summary of Saudi Arabia located in Asia.   Back to All Countries List


Offical Flag of Saudi Arabia
FIPS Code :   SA
ISO Code :   SA
ISO 3 Code :   SAU
Numeric ISO :   682
Continent :   Asia
Area in (Sq KM) :   1960582
DMS :   23° 53' 9.39" N, 45° 4' 44.98" E
Phone Code :   966
Currency :   Rial (SAR)
In Native :   المملكة العربية السعودية

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula. With a land area of approximately 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), Saudi Arabia is geographically the largest sovereign state in Western Asia, the second-largest in the Arab world, the fifth-largest in Asia, and the 12th-largest in the world. Saudi Arabia is bordered by Jordan and Iraq to the north, Kuwait to the northeast, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast and Yemen to the south; it is separated from Egypt and Israel by the Gulf of Aqaba. It is the only country with both a Red Sea coast and a Persian Gulf coast, and most of its terrain consists of arid desert, lowland and mountains. As of October 2018, the Saudi economy was the largest in the Middle East and the 18th largest in the world. Saudi Arabia also has one of the world's youngest populations: 50 percent of its 33.4 million people are under 25 years old.

September 23 Saudi Arabia National Day: On September 23rd 1932, King Abdulaziz announced the unification of the country as a kingdom
 
Capital :   Riyadh
Neighbour Countries :   Qatar,   Oman,   Iraq,   Yemen,   Jordan,   United Arab Emirates,   Kuwait
Languages :   Arabic

Regions in Saudi Arabia

Al Batah Region
Al Jawf Region
Al Madinah Region
Al Qasim Region
Ash Sharqiyah Region
Asir Region
Ha'il Region
Jlzan Region
Makkah Region
Najran Region
Riyadh Region
Tabuk Region
The Northern Border Region

Time zones in Saudi Arabia

Countries can have more than one time zone. Date time has been calculated using UTC.

Time Zone Id GMT Offset Current Date Time
Asia/Riyadh 3 Friday, April 4, 2025 2:30:13 AM

Time Zone Name GMT Offset Current Date Time
Arab Standard Time 3 Friday, April 4, 2025 2:30:13 AM