Countries

Saudi Arabia

Also Known As Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Citation Formats

General Reference

Geography Atlas. "Saudi Arabia." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/saudi-arabia.

APA Style

Geography Atlas. (n.d.). Saudi Arabia. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/saudi-arabia

BibTeX

@misc{geographyatlas-saudi-arabia,
  author = {Geography Atlas},
  title = {Saudi Arabia},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://geography.interactiveatlas.org/countries/saudi-arabia},
  note = {Accessed August 30, 2026}
}

Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is located in the centre of the Middle East and covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, making it the largest country in the Middle East. It is bordered by the Red Sea to the west, Jordan, Iraq and Kuwait to the north, the Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates to the east, Oman to the southeast, and Yemen to the south. On behalf of Ibn Saud, Prince Faisal declared the unification of the kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 23 September 1932. Its capital is Riyadh.

Facts

Capital

Riyadh 1

Population

33,702,731 1

2024 census figure.

Population Estimate Year

2024 1

Area (sq km)

2,149,690 1

Independence or Founding Year

1932 1

On behalf of Ibn Saud, Prince Faisal declared the unification of the kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 23 September 1932; this is the kingdom's founding and unification date, not a colonial-independence date.

Cross-Tradition Connections

Associated With

Dammam

Source Dammam (Wikipedia)

Jeddah

Jeddah is a city in Saudi Arabia.

Source Jeddah (Wikipedia)

Mecca

Source Mecca (Wikipedia)

Medina

Source Medina (Wikipedia)

Riyadh

Riyadh is Saudi Arabia's capital.

Source Riyadh (Wikipedia)

The Arabian Peninsula

The Middle East

Bordered By Water

The Persian Gulf

Source Persian Gulf (Wikipedia)

Has Capital

Riyadh

Riyadh is Saudi Arabia's capital.

Source Riyadh (Wikipedia)

On Continent

Asia

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1. Saudi Arabia (Wikipedia)

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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Riyadh

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2,149,690 km2 (830,000 sq mi)

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33,702,731 (2024 census)

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On Ibn Saud's behalf, Prince Faisal declared the unification on 23 September 1932, and the two kingdoms of Hejaz and Nejd were unified as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

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Located in the centre of the Middle East, it covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula and has a land area of about 2,150,000 km2 (830,000 sq mi), making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the largest in the Middle East, and the twelfth-largest in the world.

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