Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ยท Western Asia
Saudi Arabia is a country in Western Asia, with Riyadh as its capital, home to about 36,973,555 people. Below are its flag, capital, currency, calling code, ISO codes and the countries it borders.
Bordering countries
About Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a United Nations member state in Western Asia. Its capital and seat of government is Riyadh. It shares land borders with 7 countries. The official currency is the Saudi riyal (ุฑ.ุณ), using the code SAR.
To call Saudi Arabia from abroad, dial the country code +966. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes SA (alpha-2) and SAU (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 36,973,555.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Dataset compiled 2026-07-02.