Ort: Middle East, bordering the Persian Gulf and the Red Sea, north of Yemen
Geografische Koordinaten: 25° 0' N, 45° 0' E
Küste km: 2,640 km km
Klima: harsh, dry desert with great temperature extremes
Gelände: mostly uninhabited, sandy desert
Höhe: lowest point: Persian Gulf 0 m highest point: Jabal Sawda' 3,133 m
Natürliche Gefahren: frequent sand and dust storms
Währung: Saudi riyal (SAR)
Bevölkerung: 27,019,731 (July 2006 est.)
Sprachen: Arabic
Hauptstadt: Riyadh
Bereiche: 13 provinces: Al Bahah, Al Hudud ash Shamaliyah, Al Jawf, Al Madinah, Al Qasim, Ar Riyad, Ash Sharqiyah (Eastern Province), 'Asir, Ha'il, Jizan, Makkah, Najran, Tabuk