Saudi Arabia

Arabie Saoudite

Middle East

Did you know?

•Saudi Arabia covers most of the Arabian Peninsula and is the largest country on it by far.
•Mecca and Medina, Islam's two holiest cities, are both in Saudi Arabia.
•Despite its size, Saudi Arabia has no permanent rivers — its watercourses are mainly seasonal wadis.

Key Information

Capital

Riyadh

Population

35,3 million

Area

2,149,690 km²

GDP

1,3 trillion $

Currency

SAR

Difficulty on MapGuesser

Easy

Subregion

Western Asia

Calling code

+966

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Saudi Arabia is the massive country filling most of the Arabian Peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

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Official Languages

Arabic

Flag Colors

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Flag History

The national flag of Saudi Arabia is a green background with Arabic inscription and a sword in white. The inscription is the Islamic creed, or shahada: "There is no deity but God; Muhammad is the Messenger of God". The current design has been used by the government of Saudi Arabia since 15 March 1973.

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