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• Saudi ArabiaSHORT INFORMATION
• Overview• Geography
• Water source
• Climate
• Capital
• Administrative structure
• Language and population
• Political structure
• Monetary unit
• Religion
• Medicine (health)
• Education
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Overview of Saudi Arabia
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Saudi Arabia is the third-largest country in the Middle East by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the third-largest Arab country. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. It is also connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea to its west.
Area
Total 2,149,690 km2 (14th)
Water (%) 0.7
Population
2010 estimate 27,136,977 (46th)
Density 12/km2 (215th)
31/sq mi
Currency: Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR)
Time zone
AST (UTC+3)
Summer (DST) (not observed) (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .sa, السعودية.
Calling code: +966
Officially name: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
Largest city: Riyadh
Official language: Arabic
Government: Islamic absolute monarchy
Capital: Riyadh
Largest city: Riyadh
Official language: Arabic
Government: Islamic absolute monarchy
Saudi Arabia is the third-largest country in the Middle East by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the third-largest Arab country. It is bordered by Jordan and Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south. It is also connected to Bahrain by the King Fahd Causeway. The Persian Gulf lies to the northeast and the Red Sea to its west.
Area
Total 2,149,690 km2 (14th)
Water (%) 0.7
Population
2010 estimate 27,136,977 (46th)
Density 12/km2 (215th)
31/sq mi
Currency: Saudi riyal (SR) (SAR)
Time zone
AST (UTC+3)
Summer (DST) (not observed) (UTC+3)
Drives on the right
Internet TLD: .sa, السعودية.
Calling code: +966
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