Saudi Arabia

About Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is a country in Western Asia, one of the 47 countries of Asia on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In Arabic, the name is written السعودية, and the capital الرياض. Saudi Arabia is a member of the Arab League, which brings together 22 countries. It is also one of the 6 members of the Gulf Cooperation Council. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.

The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh. Riyadh lies at about 25° north and 47° east. The official language of Saudi Arabia is Arabic. Its currency is the Saudi Riyal, with the symbol ⁨ر.س⁩ and the international code SAR.

Saudi Arabia covers about 2,149,690 square kilometres, which puts it 12th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with 7 countries: Yemen, Iraq, Oman, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Qatar. The largest of these neighbours by area is Yemen. Other countries in Western Asia include Türkiye, Syria, and Azerbaijan. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Asia quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes Saudi Arabia with the other countries of the same region.