Officially name: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Capital: Riyadh
Largest city: Riyadh
Official language: Arabic
Government: Islamic absolute monarchy
Saudi Arabia occupies about 80 percent of the Arabian peninsula, lying between latitudes 16° and 33° N, and longitudes 34° and 56° E.
Except for the south western province of Asir, Saudi Arabia has a desert climate with extremely high day-time temperatures and a sharp temperature drop at night.