Saudi Arabia

Summary

Saudi Arabia is a sovereign state^[1]. It draws 13,572 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #29 of 197).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saudi Arabia's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].
• Saudi Arabia is in the country of Saudi Arabia^[4].
• Saudi Arabia is on the body of water Persian Gulf^[5].
• Saudi Arabia is on the body of water Red Sea^[6].
• Saudi Arabia is on the body of water Gulf of Aqaba^[7].
• Saudi Arabia's head of government is recorded as Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud^[8].
• Saudi Arabia's image is recorded as Arabian Desert.jpg^[9].
• Saudi Arabia's image is recorded as Saudi Arabia - Location Map (2013) - SAU - UNOCHA.svg^[10].
• Saudi Arabia's continent is recorded as Asia^[11].
• Saudi Arabia's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[12].
• Saudi Arabia's instance of is recorded as kingdom^[13].
• Saudi Arabia's instance of is recorded as country^[14].
• Saudi Arabia's head of state is recorded as Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud^[15].
• Saudi Arabia's capital is recorded as Riyadh^[16].
• Saudi Arabia's official language is recorded as Arabic^[17].
• Saudi Arabia's currency is recorded as Saudi riyal^[18].
• Saudi Arabia's flag image is recorded as Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg^[19].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Jordan^[20].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Kuwait^[21].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Qatar^[22].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Bahrain^[23].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as United Arab Emirates^[24].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Oman^[25].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Yemen^[26].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Iraq^[27].

Body

Geography

Saudi Arabia is in the country of it^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Persian Gulf^[5], a sea^[28], in it^[29]; Red Sea^[6], a sea^[30], in Egypt^[31]; and Gulf of Aqaba^[7], a bay^[32], in Egypt^[33]. Its continent is recorded as Asia^[11]. Part of include Middle East^[34], a transcontinental region^[35], in Iran^[36]; West Asia^[37], a region^[38]; Arab states of the Persian Gulf^[39], a region^[40]; and Arab world^[41], a transcontinental region^[42], in United Arab Emirates^[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[12], kingdom^[13], and country^[14]. Saudi Arabia's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].

History and Context

Saud I is named after Saudi Arabia^[44].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Saudi Arabia include Saudis^[45], a human population^[46], in it^[47].

Why It Matters

Saudi Arabia draws 13,572 Wikipedia views per month (sovereign_state category, ranking #29 of 197).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[48] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[49]

Entities named for it include Saudis^[45], a human population^[46], in it^[47].