SA
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia sits in Western Asia and uses SAR - Saudi riyal (ر.س). This profile combines identifiers, formats, map links, memberships, and the largest city records in one structured reference.
Capital
Riyadh
Population
33.7M
Area
2.1M km2
Population
33.7M
33,702,731 people
Area
2.1M km2
2,149,690 square kilometers
Density
16/km2
Population divided by land area
Capital
Riyadh
24.65, 46.7
Detailed Country Guide
Overview and identity
Saudi Arabia, officially listed here as Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is structured as a practical country reference guide for users searching country facts, maps, flags, codes, and daily-use data. The page should make Saudi Arabia, SA, SAU, the flag, the official name, and the country slug easy to confirm because users often land on country pages while checking identifiers for forms, travel, education, or data products. Saudi Arabia is grouped under Asia, more specifically Western Asia, with Asia shown as the continent context.
Geography and population scale
The country dataset records a population of 33,702,731 people and a land area of 2,149,690 square kilometers, which gives an approximate density of 16 people per square kilometer. The main coordinate reference is 25, 45, while the capital coordinate reference is 24.65, 46.7. Saudi Arabia shares listed land borders with IRQ, JOR, KWT, OMN, QAT, ARE, YEM, and the landlocked value is recorded as no. These details help the page answer common searches around location, area, borders, map position, and population comparison.
Capital and urban network
The capital information is recorded as Riyadh (primary). The largest city entries shown for this country are Riyadh, Jeddah, Mecca, Ad Dammām and Medina. Including cities alongside country-level facts helps the guide answer searches such as largest cities in Saudi Arabia, capital of Saudi Arabia, and major urban areas in Saudi Arabia. This is useful because many users compare the official capital with the largest business, transport, or population centers.
Government, classification, and memberships
The government type is listed as Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy. The classification fields mark sovereignty as yes, United Nations membership as yes, observer status as no, and disputed status as no. International memberships shown for this page include Arab League, G20, OPEC and United Nations. These fields support search intent around political status, country classification, and international organization membership.
Administrative formats and daily-use data
Saudi Arabia uses calling code +966, postal format #####, and time zone data listed as UTC+03:00. The number format uses , as the thousands separator and . as the decimal separator. The week starts on sunday; the academic year starts around Sep 1; the government fiscal year starts around Jan 1; and the personal fiscal year starts around Jan 1.
Currency, language, transport, and references
Currency data lists SAR - Saudi riyal (ر.س), while language records include Arabic. Vehicle data records the driving side as right and vehicle sign codes as SA. Reference links should keep official, Wikipedia, Google Maps, and OpenStreetMap sources together when available so users can move from the structured country guide to map or source pages quickly. The country dataset does not include a recent Gini entry for this profile.
How to use this profile
This Saudi Arabia profile is designed to be scanned in layers: first the name, official name, flag, capital, population, area, and density; then identity, geography, cities, governance, memberships, formats, connectivity, currency, languages, transport, and references. That structure supports both human readers and product workflows where users need to verify a phone code, compare cities, inspect fiscal dates, check postal formats, review memberships, or open a map reference without searching across multiple pages.
Country Snapshot
ISO codes
SA / SAU
Top-level domains
.sa, .السعودية
Continents
Asia
Border countries
IRQ, JOR, KWT, OMN, QAT, ARE, YEM
Driving side
right
Vehicle signs
SA
Flag And Identity
The flag entry for Saudi Arabia is represented by the SA country flag asset.
Largest Cities
#1
Riyadh
Ar Riyāḑ
7,237,000
primary
#2
Jeddah
Makkah al Mukarramah
4,697,000
City
#3
Mecca
Makkah al Mukarramah
2,427,924
admin
#4
Ad Dammām
Ash Sharqīyah
1,532,326
admin
#5
Medina
Al Madīnah al Munawwarah
1,411,599
admin
Governance
Government type
Unitary Islamic absolute monarchy
Sovereign
Yes
UN member
Yes
Landlocked
No
Formats
Week starts
sunday
Academic year
Sep 1
Government fiscal year
Jan 1
Number separators
, thousands, . decimal
Connectivity
Calling codes
+966
Postal format
#####
Timezones
UTC+03:00
Languages
Arabic
International Memberships
Economy And References
Latest Gini entry
N/A
No country entry