Saudi Arabia
Asia · Western Asia
Key facts
- Capital
- Riyadh
- Region
- Asia
- Subregion
- Western Asia
- Population (2025)
- 37 million (36,973,555) · rank 43 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 2,149,690 km² · rank 12 of 193
- People per km²
- 17 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always Saudi Arabia, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with Saudi Arabia in the map data: 7.
- Iraq capitals 990 km apart
- Jordan capitals 1,330 km apart
- Kuwait capitals 540 km apart
- Oman capitals 1,210 km apart
- Qatar capitals 490 km apart
- United Arab Emirates capitals 780 km apart
- Yemen
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Turkmenistan, Bangladesh, Brazil, Mauritania.
In the quizzes
The levels on which Saudi Arabia is asked in each selection:
| Selection | Map | Flag | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard |
| Asia | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard |
| Giants by area | Medium · Hard | Medium · Hard | Medium · Hard |
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | Saudi Arabia | Riyadh |
| Italiano | Arabia Saudita | Riad |
| Magyar | Szaúd-Arábia | Rijád |
| Suomi | Saudi-Arabia | Riad |