Recognised as Country
Saudi Arabia
- SA
- Asia
- SAR
- .sa
Saudi Arabia (SA/SAU) is a country in Asia with its capital at Riyadh. It covers about 2,149,690 km² with a population of roughly 36,000,000, uses the SAR, dials on +966, owns the .sa internet domain and keeps its capital on Asia/Riyadh. It borders 7 countries.
Identity
Official short nameSaudi Arabia
CapitalRiyadh
ContinentAsia
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2SA
ISO 3166-1 alpha-3SAU
Internet TLD.sa
Calling code+966
Currency codeSAR
Geography
Latitude23.8859° N
Longitude45.0792° E
HemisphereNorthern and Eastern
Area2,149,690 km²830,000 square miles
Land neighbours7
Distance from London4,906 kmto the approximate centre of Saudi Arabia, not to Riyadh. ESE, bearing 111.2°
Time
These values depend on today’s date and change daily.
Time zone of the capitalAsia/Riyadhthe IANA zone for Riyadh; a large country spans several zones
Standard offsetUTC+03:00
Observes daylight savingNothe offset is the same all year
Offset in JanuaryUTC+03:00
Offset in JulyUTC+03:00
Current offsetUTC+03:00
Local time now22 Sept 2026, 16:05
Hours ahead of UTC3
Population & scale
Population36,000,000≈estimate, 2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Population density16.7 per km²≈
Share of world population0.444%≈against a world population of about 8.1 billion
Area rank in this dataset12 of 196
Population rank in this dataset41 of 196
Neighbouring countries
Kuwait649 km centre to centre
United Arab Emirates894 km centre to centre
About this data
Dataset version2024 edition, extended to all 196 states in September 2026. Population and area are the latest available national or UN estimates, rounded, and are not exact
Time zone sourcethe IANA time zone database, via the platform
Last updated2026-09-10
StabilityISO codes, TLDs and calling codes are stable; population and area are estimates that change
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