Saudi Arabia

Summary

Saudi Arabia is a sovereign state^[1]. It draws 32,775 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 is on the continent of Asia^[9].
• Saudi Arabia's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[10].
• Saudi Arabia's instance of is recorded as kingdom^[11].
• Saudi Arabia's instance of is recorded as country^[12].
• Saudi Arabia's head of state is recorded as Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud^[13].
• Saudi Arabia's capital is recorded as Riyadh^[14].
• Saudi Arabia's official language is recorded as Arabic^[15].
• Saudi Arabia's currency is recorded as Saudi riyal^[16].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Jordan^[17].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Kuwait^[18].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Qatar^[19].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Bahrain^[20].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as United Arab Emirates^[21].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Oman^[22].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Yemen^[23].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Iraq^[24].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Egypt^[25].
• Saudi Arabia's shares border with is recorded as Iran^[26].
• Saudi Arabia's top-level Internet domain is recorded as .sa^[27].

Body

Geography

Saudi Arabia is in the country of it^[4]. Adjacent water bodies include Persian Gulf^[5], a sea^[28]; Red Sea^[6], a sea^[29], in Egypt^[30]; and Gulf of Aqaba^[7], a bay^[31], in Egypt^[32]. It is on the continent of Asia^[9]. Part of include Middle East^[33], a transcontinental region^[34], in Iran^[35]; West Asia^[36], a region^[37]; Arab states of the Persian Gulf^[38], a region^[39]; and Arab world^[40], a transcontinental region^[41], in United Arab Emirates^[42].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[10], kingdom^[11], and country^[12]. Saudi Arabia's religion is recorded as Islam^[3].

History and Context

Saud I is named after Saudi Arabia^[43].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Saudi Arabia include Saudis^[44], a human population^[45].

Why It Matters

Saudi Arabia draws 32,775 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.^[46] It is known by 81 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]

Entities named for it include Saudis^[44], a human population^[45].