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Country Details

Description: The largest country in the Middle East, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is 95% desert, including the Rub' Al Khali, the biggest mass of sand on the planet. The country is the world's largest producer and exporter of oil, and still uses much of the profits from that industry to improve the infrastructure of the country and the lives of its people. With an overall lack of rain and fresh water, it successfully constructed the world's largest desalination plant on the shores of the Persian Gulf. It's a strictly Muslim land and home to both Medina and Mecca, Islam's holiest cities.

Quick Facts and Figures

Official Name Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Capital City Riyadh

Languages Arabic

Official Currency Saudi Riyal

Religions Muslim

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Population 21,960,000

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Land Area 2,149,690 sq km (829,995 sq miles)

Highest Point Jabal Sawda' (3,133 meters)

Time and Date in Riyadh

Maps

Arabian Peninsula Map here

Asian Continent Map here

Middle East Map here

Middle East Outline Map here

Saudi Arabia Map, CIA version here