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Asia SA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
  • المملكة العربية السعودية / Al-´Arabiya as-Sa´
  • Region : Western Asia
  • Capital : Riyadh
  • Area : 2,149,690.00 km²
  • Official Language : Arabic
  • Population : 33,700,000.00
  • GDP(Nominal) : 779.289
  • GPI Rank : 129
  • GII Rank : 68
Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula between the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. The land has a total area of 2,149,690 km² and a total coastline of 2,640 km. This area is approximately 309% of the area of Texas. The country has 1,285 partially uninhabited islands in the open sea. There are direct national borders with the 7 neighbouring countries Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Yemen. The distance between New York City and the Capital Riyadh is about 10,520 km.According to the definition of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Saudi Arabia is one of the developing countries because of its lower economic performance. With an Human Development Index (HDI) of 0.857 Saudi Arabia counts as one of the high developed economies by UN-definition. However, the IMF does not share this classification.
Population
Population Per Km2

15.68

Life Expectancy of Males

73.8

Life Expectancy of Females

76.6

Birth Rate

17.8 ‰

Death Rate

3.5 ‰

Passport
Passport of Saudi Arabia
VF : 42 , VOA : 46 MS : 88
Currency : Saudi Rial (SAR)

1 US Dollar = 3.76 Rial
1 Rial = 0.27 US Dollar

Economy

Item

Value

GDP : 779.289 | GDP(PPP) : 1898.510
Important Cities

City/Region

Population

Riyadh / CapitalAr Riyad

6,507,000

JeddahMakkah

3,976,000

MeccaMakkah

1,675,000

MedinaAl Madinah al Munawwarah

1,183,000

DammamEastern Province

769,000

Ta’ifMakkah

531,000

TabukMintaqat Tabuk

455,000

BuraydahAl-Qassim

391,000

Khamis MushaitMintaqat `Asir

388,000

Al HufufEastern Province

293,000

Al MubarrazEastern Province

291,000

HayilMintaqat Ha'il

267,000

NajranNajran

259,000

AbhaMintaqat `Asir

211,000

Yanbu` al BahrAl Madinah al Munawwarah

200,000

UnaizahAl-Qassim

164,000

‘Ar‘arNorthern Borders

149,000

SakakaAl Jawf

128,000

JizanJizan

105,000

Al QurayyatAl Jawf

103,000

Al BahahMintaqat al Bahah

88,000

Ad DawadimiAr Riyad

54,000

SabyaJizan

54,000

TurayfNorthern Borders

41,000

Umm LajjMintaqat Tabuk

34,000

Al MindakMintaqat al Bahah

9,220

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Land Use

Category

Area

Mother Tongue

Lanaguage

Percent

Arabic

95.0 %

other

5.0 %

Transport

Lanaguage

Percent

Climate
The climate in Saudi ArabiaThe climate in Saudi Arabia is subtropical. So it is much drier and warmer than in the most parts of the US or Central Europe. Only in a few humid months per year the intense of rain is a bit higher. Depending on the season, the average daytime temperatures range between 22 and 41 degrees. In some parts of the country the temperature raises up to 46 °C. In the colder months and depending in the region, the temperature lowers down to 9°C in a month's average. Average daytime and nighttime temperaturesDetailed climate data for Saudi Arabia and 11 geographic spots of the country
The climate in Saudi Arabia