General Information

  • FIFA Trigramme: KSA
  • Country: Saudi Arabia
  • Country (official name): Al Mamlakah al Arabiyah as Sa'udiyah
  • Continent: Asia
  • Capital: Riyadh
  • Major cities: Jeddah, Mecca, Medina, Dammam, At Ta'if, Al Hufuf
  • Currency: Rial
  • Official languages: Arabic
  • Motto: Allah is the only God and Mohammed is his prophet.

Geographic Information

  • Surface area: 2,240,000 km²
  • Highest point: Jabal al Hijaz 3,133 m.
  • Neighbouring countries: Jordan, Iraq, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, United Arab Emirates
  • Neighbouring seas and oceans: Red Sea, Persian Gulf

Population

  • Population (in millions): 24.29
  • GDP per inhabitant (in US dollars): 10,500
  • Density (inhabitants per km2): 12.39
  • Average age (in years): 18.8
  • Life expectancy at birth (in years): 68.73

Internet

  • Internet code: .sa
  • Number of internet users: 4.800 million (2008)