Saudi Arabia
Saudi-Arabien
Saudi Arabia is in Asia. Here you’ll find flag, capital and neighbours to learn.
Borders: United Arab Emirates, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Yemen
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Naher Osten
- Area
- 2,149,690 km²
- Population
- 36,973,555
- Language
- Arabic
Did you know?
- Geography
Saudi Arabia is the world’s largest country without a single permanently flowing river.
- Nature
The Rubʿ al-Khali is Earth’s largest contiguous sand desert.
- History
Women have only been allowed to drive since 2018.
- Culture
Every year millions of Muslims pilgrimage to Mecca — one of the world’s largest regular gatherings of people.
- Oddities
Saudi Arabia officially follows the Islamic lunar calendar, whose year is about eleven days shorter than the Gregorian.