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Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Locally: السعودية
Capital
Riyadh
Region
Asia
ISO
SA
Local time in Saudi Arabia
live · IANARiyadh
Asia/Riyadh
Reference ledger
CapitalRiyadhAdministrative seat
LanguagesArabic1 listed
CurrenciesSaudi riyal1 listed
Time zonesAsia/Riyadh1 IANA identifier
Area2,149,690 km²Ranked 14 of 241 by area
Dialing+966International calling prefix
A sense of scale
area percentileLarger than 95% of places in this atlas.
At 2,149,690 km², Saudi Arabia ranks 14 of 241 records by land area. This comparison uses the same bundled source for every profile, so the scale is internally consistent.
#14by area in this atlas
Land neighbors
7Field notes
2 notes“Saudi Arabia is home to the world’s largest sand desert, the Rub' al Khali.”
02The kingdom bans the public practice of any religion other than Islam.
Use these identifiers accurately
The two-letter code SA is the compact ISO identifier used in addresses, locale selectors, and many data feeds. The dialing prefix +966 belongs at the start of an international phone number. Time zone names such as Asia/Riyadh should be preferred over a fixed UTC offset because they carry daylight-saving rules.
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ISOSA
Borders7
Time zones1