Saudi Arabia, Asia
This post was last updated by José of onez on Monday, 19 May 2025.
Image of Riyadh, capital city of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is a Middle Eastern kingdom investing heavily in renewable energy, diversifying its economy, promoting tourism, and large-scale infrastructure development.
Saudi Arabia in one word would be “Mecca,” meaning holy mosque.
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Saudi Arabia armorial
Saudi Arabia is a country located in the Western Asia sub‑region of the Asia continent, member of OPEC.
Easy learning about Saudi Arabia |
The capital city of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh.
| Saudi Arabia is located in | Western Asia Asia Continent |
| Member of | OPEC since 1960 |
| Saudi Arabia has a population of | 32,264,292 inhabitants within a total area of 1,960,582 Km2 (1,218,247 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| Saudi Arabia’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 102 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.21 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | Saudi Arabia HDI ranks in position nº 37 worldwide HDI of 0.900 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| Saudi Arabia’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 88 countries Saudi Arabia passport ranks 55th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| Saudi Arabia GDP per capita is | $30,099 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| Saudi Arabia ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are illegal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Saudi Arabia EPI (English Proficiency Index) | is classified as Very low proficiency has a score of 417 ranks 105th worldwide (2024 data from EPI) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 25° 00' N, 45° 00' E Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Qatar, Oman, Iraq, Yemen, Jordan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait. |
| Saudi Arabia Climate | harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes |
| Most predominant religion | Muslim (official), |
| Second most predominant religion | other (includes Eastern Orthodox, Protestant, Roman Catholic, Jewish, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh) |
| Currency name & code | Rial (SAR) |
| Internet ccTLD | .sa |
| Saudi Arabia calling code | +966 |
Saudi Arabia administrative divisions
13 regions (manatiq)- Al Bahah
- Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah (Northern Border)
- Al Jawf
- Al Madinah al Munawwarah (Medina)
- Al Qasim
- Ar Riyad (Riyadh)
- Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern)
- 'Asir
- Ha'il
- Jazan
- Makkah al Mukarramah (Mecca)
- Najran
- Tabuk
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