Saudi Arabia

Country in Western Asia

Saudi Arabia is a country in Western Asia, with its capital in Riyadh. About 37 million people live there (2025), making it the 43rd most populous of the 195 countries. At 2,149,690 km², it is the 12th largest country by area. It borders Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and 2 more.

Saudi Arabia at a glance

Capital: Riyadh
Population (2025): 37 million
Area: 2,149,690 km²
Density: 17 per km²
Official language: Arabic
Currency: Saudi riyal
People: Saudi Arabian
Calling code: +966
Internet domain: .sa
Coast: Has a coastline

Where is Saudi Arabia?

How Saudi Arabia compares

Population rank

43rd of 195

18th of 47 in Asia

Size rank

12th of 195

4th of 47 in Asia

Crowding

17 per km²

More crowded than 10% of countries

Similar in size: DR Congo (2,344,858 km²).
Similar population: Uzbekistan (37.1 million).
Saudi Arabia is the only place that uses the Saudi riyal.
Arabic is also an official language in 24 other countries: Algeria, Bahrain, Chad, the Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt and 18 more.

The flag of Saudi Arabia

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Its outline

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Its emoji clues

The four clues we use for Saudi Arabia in Guess the Country by Emoji.

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How players do with Saudi Arabia

Every answer in DodoThinks games is counted anonymously. This is how players have done with Saudi Arabia so far, from 535 answers up to November 2026.

On the map

72% right

144th hardest of 176 · 419 answers

Its flag

89% right

127th hardest of 145 · 116 answers

Players find Saudi Arabia on the map in 72% of tries, which makes it one of the easiest. The most common wrong answer is Iraq.
Players recognise the flag of Saudi Arabia in 89% of tries, one of the highest of any flag. The most common wrong answer is Ukraine.

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Countries that border Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia borders 7 countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Quick quiz: Saudi Arabia

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1. Which is the flag of Saudi Arabia?
2. What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?
3. Which of these borders Saudi Arabia?

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Questions about Saudi Arabia

Is Saudi Arabia a country?

Yes. Saudi Arabia is an independent country and one of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

What is the capital of Saudi Arabia?

The capital of Saudi Arabia is Riyadh.

Which countries border Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia borders 7 countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

How many countries border Saudi Arabia?

7. Saudi Arabia shares a land border with 7 countries.

How big is Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia covers 2,149,690 km², about the same size as DR Congo (2,344,858 km²).

Is Saudi Arabia hard to find on a map?

Not for most players. On DodoThinks map quizzes, players find Saudi Arabia in 72% of 419 tries, 144th hardest of 176 places with enough answers to count. The most common wrong answer is Iraq.

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